Hobart Hurricanes BBL v Brisbane Heat BBL

Result · Round 9 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2025/26 · Wed 14 Jan 2026 · Ninja Stadium, BELLERIVE

Hobart Hurricanes BBL 157/8 (20 ov)

Brisbane Heat BBL 160/8 (20 ov)

Brisbane Heat BBL won by 3 runs

Match report

Brisbane Heat BBL made 160/8 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Hobart Hurricanes BBL to 157/8 (20 ov) to win by 3 runs. For the winners, Nathan Mcsweeney top-scored with 49 off 32 and Xavier Bartlett took 3/44 from 4 overs. For Hobart Hurricanes BBL, Ben McDermott made a half-century (59 off 36) with 3 sixes and Riley Meredith took 3/40 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Xavier Bartlett (27)

Brisbane Heat BBL · 5 (3) & 3/44 & 1 dismissal

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Hobart Hurricanes BBL

🏏 Ben McDermott (31) 59 (36)

🏏 Beau Webster (32) 51 (43)

🎯 Riley Meredith (29) 3/40 (4)

🎯 Nathan Ellis (31) 2/30 (4)

Brisbane Heat BBL

🏏 Nathan Mcsweeney (26) 49 (32)

🏏 Matt Renshaw (29) 37 (25)

🎯 Xavier Bartlett (27) 3/44 (4)

🎯 Matthew Kuhnemann (29) 2/24 (4)

Match details

Competition: KFC T20 Big Bash League
Round: Round 9
Format: T20
Venue: Ninja Stadium, BELLERIVE
Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026, 7:15pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Hobart Hurricanes BBL won the toss and chose to field
Umpires: Mike Graham-Smith, Riki Wessels, Donovan Koch

Brisbane Heat BBL · 1st Innings - Brisbane Heat BBL 160/8 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
******** (18)	c: M Owen b: B Webster	19	18	0	1	105.55
Jack Wildermuth (32)	b: R Meredith	6	11	0	0	54.54
Nathan Mcsweeney (26)	c: T Ward b: N Ellis	49	32	7	0	153.12
Matt Renshaw (29)	c: B McDermott b: ********	37	25	2	2	148.00
Max Bryant (26)	b: N Ellis	20	14	2	1	142.85
Jimmy Peirson (33)	c: M Wright b: R Meredith	8	8	1	0	100.00
Marnus Labuschagne (31)	c: M Owen b: ********	5	6	0	0	83.33
Michael Neser (35)	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.00
Xavier Bartlett (27)	b: R Meredith	5	3	1	0	166.66
Matthew Kuhnemann (29)	not out	0*	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 3, nb 0, pen 0)	10
Total	20 Ov (RR 8.00)	160/8

Did not bat: Zaman Khan, Hugh Weibgen (21), Thomas Balkin (22)

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Jack Wildermuth), 2-46 (********), 3-110 (Matt Renshaw), 4-127 (Nathan Mcsweeney), 5-146 (Max Bryant), 6-153 (Marnus Labuschagne), 7-153 (Jimmy Peirson), 8-159 (Xavier Bartlett)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Nikhil Chaudhary (29)	1	2	0	2.00	0
Riley Meredith (29)	4	40	3	10.00	0
Nathan Ellis (31)	4	30	2	7.50	1
******** (18)	3	19	0	6.33	1
******** (22)	4	27	2	6.75	0
Beau Webster (32)	1	9	1	9.00	0
******** (18)	2	21	0	10.50	0
Mitchell Owen (24)	1	5	0	5.00	1

Hobart Hurricanes BBL · 1st Innings - Hobart Hurricanes BBL 157/8 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Timothy Ward (27)	c: M Labuschagne b: M Kuhnemann	1	3	0	0	33.33
Mitchell Owen (24)	c: M Labuschagne b: X Bartlett	8	6	0	0	133.33
Beau Webster (32)	c: N Mcsweeney b: M Labuschagne	51	43	5	1	118.60
Ben McDermott (31)	b: M Kuhnemann	59	36	3	3	163.88
Nikhil Chaudhary (29)	c: M Neser b: Z Khan	16	17	1	0	94.11
******** (18)	c: X Bartlett b: M Neser	11	8	0	1	137.50
******** (18)	c: M Renshaw b: X Bartlett	0	1	0	0	0.00
******** (18)	c: M Bryant b: X Bartlett	0	2	0	0	0.00
Nathan Ellis (31)	not out	2*	3	0	0	66.66
******** (22)	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 7, nb 0, pen 0)	8
Total	20 Ov (RR 7.85)	157/8

Did not bat: Riley Meredith (29), Mac Wright (27), Billy Stanlake (31), William Prestwidge

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Timothy Ward), 2-26 (Mitchell Owen), 3-124 (Beau Webster), 4-134 (Ben McDermott), 5-150 (********), 6-152 (********), 7-152 (********), 8-156 (Nikhil Chaudhary)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Matthew Kuhnemann (29)	4	24	2	6.00	0
Xavier Bartlett (27)	4	44	3	11.00	1
Michael Neser (35)	3	32	1	10.66	0
Zaman Khan	4	29	1	7.25	6
Marnus Labuschagne (31)	3	16	1	5.33	0
Matt Renshaw (29)	2	11	0	5.50	0

Hobart Hurricanes BBL

******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 74 rating
******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 76 rating
******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 66 rating
******** (22) Second-Change Bowler 63 rating
Ben McDermott (31) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Riley Meredith (29) Opening Bowler 90 rating
Nikhil Chaudhary (29) All-Rounder 95 rating
Mac Wright (27) Top-Order Batter 94 rating
Beau Webster (32) All-Rounder 100 rating
Nathan Ellis (31) First-Change Bowler 95 rating
Billy Stanlake (31) Opening Bowler 83 rating
Timothy Ward (27) Opening Batter 100 rating
William Prestwidge All-Rounder 79 rating
Mitchell Owen (24) All-Rounder 100 rating

Brisbane Heat BBL

Max Bryant (26) Top-Order Batter 97 rating
Jack Wildermuth (32) All-Rounder 98 rating
Nathan Mcsweeney (26) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Xavier Bartlett (27) Opening Bowler 95 rating
Zaman Khan First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Hugh Weibgen (21) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Matt Renshaw (29) Opening Batter 100 rating
Matthew Kuhnemann (29) First-Change Bowler 87 rating
Thomas Balkin (22) Opening Bowler 57 rating
Michael Neser (35) Bowling All-Rounder 92 rating
Jimmy Peirson (33) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating
Marnus Labuschagne (31) All-Rounder 100 rating
******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Brisbane Heat BBL	160/8 (20 ov)	8.00	13	4	10	Nathan Mcsweeney 49
Hobart Hurricanes BBL	157/8 (20 ov)	7.85	9	5	8	Ben McDermott 59

Partnerships · Brisbane Heat BBL

1st wkt 18
2nd wkt 28
3rd wkt 64
4th wkt 17
5th wkt 19
6th wkt 7
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 6
9th wkt 1*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Hobart Hurricanes BBL

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 22
3rd wkt 98
4th wkt 10
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 1*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.