The stats highlights from Brown's innings will be up soon as will Tristan Lavalette's match report. Do check it out. Hopefully, there'll be more stories about him as well. A couple of days time to both look back at what was an awesome innings ahead of the grand final. Sixers beat Heat away but the three-time winners will be wary of Heat doing to them what they did to the Strikers side, who were on a hot streak coming in tonight. Join us then, thanks for your company tonight.

Nisha: "SOK V JOSH BROWN (IF FIT) : Match up of the BBL 2023/24 finals!"

Josh Brown, POTM: Hip's a bit sore but will hopefully be alright. Just twisted it tonight. Still pinching myself. When I hit my first pull, I felt good. I was standing still and looking it hit it out if it's in my slot. That's how I've played since grade cricket. My power's always been there, have had to learning to defend. Prefer pace. Strikers are an incredible outfit. Onto the final, that will be interesting. Hope it'll be a good wicket at the SCG.

David: "McSweeney picked a good time to bowl!"

9:55pm Guess who the player of the match will be. The chase brought in very few surprises. The Shorts, especially Matt, had to go big but Spencer Johnson knocked them over with pace, real pace. Kuhnemann, Walter and Bartlett kept things quiet in the middle. Their task was made simple by the monstrous target. The batters went hard, tried their best. Nielsen got fifty, Kelly got 41 but nothing else of note. The day was all about Josh Brown though, he was the only batter to get going and get stuck. Everyone else played on a different pitch pretty much.

19.5
W
McSweeney to Pope, OUT, McSweeney finishes it off, Brisbane Heat win by 54 runs and will take on Sydney Sixers at the SCG. Was a length ball outside off, Pope swung across like Nielsen, skied it towards cover. The skipper took a few steps across and took a dolly. Celebrations follow

L Pope c & b McSweeney 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.4
W
McSweeney to Nielsen, OUT, Juggled but taken. Wakim tried to take it fingers up above his face, fumbled and the ball tipped his cap and was falling down. He swivelled and was falling, took it just above ground. Was a slow wide ball that Nelsen tried slap over cover

HJ Nielsen c Wakim b McSweeney 50 (51m 33b 6x4 1x6) SR: 151.51

19.3
2
McSweeney to Nielsen, 2 runs, Nielsen gets fifty with an under-edge. Wide length ball, he tried to crash it down the ground with a cross bat. fielder ran from the edge and stopped it just inside the ring
19.2
1
McSweeney to Boyce, 1 run, Wide on a fullish length, out of Boyce's slog-sweep arc. Ball goes off the bottom of the bat to short third
19.1
W
McSweeney to Payne, OUT, And strikes first ball. Length around ff, Payne got low and top edged a slog sweep. Went proper high but didn't go that far. Lot of time for McSweeney to settle underneath and take it

DA Payne c & b McSweeney 13 (6m 6b 0x4 2x6) SR: 216.66

Denis: "Just 10 required from the last over! (10 6s, that is...)" Skipper to close out

END OF OVER:
19 | 16 Runs | AS: 157/7 (58 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.26, RRR: 58.00)

  • David Payne13 (5b)
  • Harry Nielsen48 (31b)
  • Paul Walter4-0-40-1
  • Xavier Bartlett4-0-30-1

Heat's pacers have bowled at an average length of 7.8 metres, compared to Strikers' 6.9

18.6
1
Walter to Payne, 1 run, Works the shortish ball down the ground
18.5
6
Walter to Payne, SIX, Cannoned over long-on. Shortish ball angling away outside off, Payne hung back and battering rammed it
18.4
0
Walter to Payne, no run, Inside edges a slog onto pad. Was a fullish ball coming in at the stumps, Payne tried going over midwicket again
18.3
6
Walter to Payne, SIX, Launched just over the deep-backward-square boundary. Was a shortish ball, hip-height, Payne rotated as he pulled it into the sky. Fielder at the boundary leapt out and tried to take it with his left hand, couldn't reach it
18.2
1
Walter to Nielsen, 1 run, Wide and fullish, slashed to deep point
18.1
2
Walter to Nielsen, 2 runs, Shortish cutter comes in towards fifth, cut through backward point

Walter to close out his spell

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | AS: 141/7 (74 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 37.00)

  • David Payne0 (1b)
  • Harry Nielsen45 (29b)
  • Xavier Bartlett4-0-30-1
  • Spencer Johnson4-0-20-3
17.6
0
Bartlett to Payne, no run, Too fast for Payne. He stood leg side of the length ball over leg and tried fending. He can afford a smile
17.5
W
Bartlett to Thornton, OUT, Spooned to wide mid-off. Pitched up, Thornton tried to lift it from off stump while standing still. Toed it to the left of Walter, who scuttled from mid-off and took it.

HTRJY Thornton c Walter b Bartlett 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Matthew: "Strikers outscore Brown! Well done."

17.4
1
Bartlett to Nielsen, 1 run, Slow on a length, outside off, under-edges a cut to backward point
17.3
4
Bartlett to Nielsen, FOUR, Pumped over the bowler, mid-off and mid-on were in. Back-of-hand slower one around off, Nielsen launched it through the line
17.2
6
Bartlett to Nielsen, SIX, Slower bouncer, Nielsen waits an eternity before pulling it over short fine leg. Bouncer around chest-height, Nielsen pretty much hooked it with a swivel
17.1
0
Bartlett to Nielsen, no run, Wide and full, one-knee drive takes it to mid-off

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | AS: 130/6 (85 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 28.33)

  • Harry Nielsen34 (25b)
  • Henry Thornton0 (0b)
  • Spencer Johnson4-0-20-3
  • Matthew Kuhnemann4-0-38-1

Jack: "I've never seen a win probability at 0.01 to 99.9... Wednesday is looking like a tasty final!"

16.6
1
Johnson to Nielsen, 1 run, Full on leg, tries to drive up and over down the ground. Inside edges it onto pad
16.5
W
Johnson to Bazley, OUT, Direct hit from point and that looks out. Bazley walks as it's sent upstairs. Was a fullish ball for which he was outside off, he missed the flick and the ball deflected to Wakim. There was a minor mix-up but they went through. Bazley was a tad casual in his last hop and the ball pinged off the stumps. Sloppy but it won't make much of a difference, just gives Heat another reason to cheer about. Confidence booster for the debutant though

JJ Bazley run out 7 (6m 4b 0x4 1x6) SR: 175.00

Strikers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27DJM ShortMW Short
2nd1DJM ShortJ Weatherald
3rd34J WeatheraldT Kelly
4th24HJ NielsenT Kelly
5th28HJ NielsenBAD Manenti
6th15JJ BazleyHJ Nielsen
7th12HJ NielsenHTRJY Thornton
8th16DA PayneHJ Nielsen
9th3CJ BoyceHJ Nielsen
10th0CJ BoyceL Pope

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652