Matt Renshaw is the Man of the Match.
8:54pm Strikers came back strong with the bat, and bossed the early stages of this innings as well, but Brisbane Heat put things firmly back in place after dominating for most of the game. In serious trouble early in the chase, they found a completely new dimension to Renshaw's batting. Innovation, power, touch - he had just about everything but his running sorted today. Doubled his highest score and stayed not out on 90, did the newly named "Rennovator". McCullum played second fiddle to him with a fifty of his own and their stand of 122 took Strikers out of it. That puts Heat in sixth place and, technically, alive in the tournament. Thanks for joining us and don't forget to head over to the Perth Scorchers game.
Mert: "Ross has been a consistent batter in the bash for a long time now, i think he deserves a shot in t20 team. "
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | BH: 172/4 (5 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.55, RRR: 2.50)
- Matt Renshaw89 (49b)
- Alex Ross18 (10b)
- Ben Laughlin3-0-30-0
- Rashid Khan4-0-30-1
Geoff Waddell: "Renshaw can still get 100 - two sixes without any other score." --- Not anymore, unfortunately.
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | BH: 164/4 (13 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.64, RRR: 4.33)
- Alex Ross17 (9b)
- Matt Renshaw82 (44b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-30-1
- Michael Neser3-0-32-0