Brisbane Heat BBL v Adelaide Strikers BBL

Result · Round 4 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2025/26 · Sat 27 Dec 2025 · The Gabba, WOOLOONGABBA

Brisbane Heat BBL 179/9 (20 ov)

Adelaide Strikers BBL 172 (19.5 ov)

Brisbane Heat BBL won by 7 runs

Match report

Brisbane Heat BBL made 179/9 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Adelaide Strikers BBL to 172 (19.5 ov) to win by 7 runs. For the winners, Max Bryant made a half-century (63 off 32) with 4 sixes and Xavier Bartlett took 3/26 from 4 overs. For Adelaide Strikers BBL, Matt Short made a half-century (63 off 39) and Matt Short took 2/13 from 3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Matt Short (30)

Adelaide Strikers BBL · 63 (39) & 2/13 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Brisbane Heat BBL

🏏 Max Bryant (26) 63 (32)

🏏 Matt Renshaw (29) 33 (22)

🎯 Xavier Bartlett (27) 3/26 (4)

🎯 Thomas Balkin (21) 2/30 (3.5)

Adelaide Strikers BBL

🏏 Matt Short (30) 63 (39)

🏏 Jerrsses Wadia 34 (16)

🎯 Matt Short (30) 2/13 (3)

🎯 Hassan Ali 2/36 (4)

Match details

Competition: KFC T20 Big Bash League
Round: Round 4
Format: T20
Venue: The Gabba, WOOLOONGABBA
Date: Saturday 27 December 2025, 6:15pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Adelaide Strikers BBL won the toss and chose to field
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius, Donovan Koch, Sam Nogajski

Brisbane Heat BBL · 1st Innings - Brisbane Heat BBL 179/9 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin Munro	b: L Wood	14	8	2	0	175.00
Jack Wildermuth (32)	c: H Ali b: L Scott	1	4	0	0	25.00
Matt Renshaw (29)	c: J Sangha b: M Short	33	22	2	2	150.00
Hugh Weibgen (21)	c: J Overton b: M Short	10	11	0	1	90.90
Max Bryant (26)	c: M Short b: H Ali	63	32	4	4	196.87
Tom Alsop	c: J Wadia b: L Pope	10	14	0	0	71.42
Jimmy Peirson (33)	run out (M Harvey, H Nielsen)	13	10	0	1	130.00
Xavier Bartlett (27)	c: M Harvey b: H Ali	15	13	2	0	115.38
Shaheen Shah Afridi	c: H Nielsen b: L Wood	4	5	0	0	80.00
Matthew Kuhnemann (29)	not out	2*	2	0	0	100.00
Thomas Balkin (21)	not out	0*	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 8, nb 2, pen 0)	14
Total	20 Ov (RR 8.95)	179/9

Did not bat: Lachlan Hearne (25), Liam Haskett, Oliver Patterson (19)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Jack Wildermuth), 2-31 (Colin Munro), 3-55 (Hugh Weibgen), 4-74 (Matt Renshaw), 5-98 (Tom Alsop), 6-150 (Max Bryant), 7-168 (Xavier Bartlett), 8-174 (Shaheen Shah Afridi), 9-177 (Jimmy Peirson)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Luke Wood	4	43	2	10.75	2	2
Liam Scott (25)	1	6	1	6.00	0	0
Jamie Overton	3	33	0	11.00	2	0
Hassan Ali	4	36	2	9.00	2	0
Lloyd Pope (26)	4	32	1	8.00	2	0
Matt Short (30)	3	13	2	4.33	0	0
Jerrsses Wadia	1	12	0	12.00	0	0

Adelaide Strikers BBL · 1st Innings - Adelaide Strikers BBL 172 (19.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matt Short (30)	c: L Haskett b: X Bartlett	63	39	5	2	161.53
Christopher Lynn (35)	c&b: X Bartlett	22	24	2	0	91.66
Mackenzie Harvey (25)	c: T Balkin b: X Bartlett	0	2	0	0	0.00
Liam Scott (25)	c: X Bartlett b: M Renshaw	6	7	1	0	85.71
Harry Manenti (25)	b: M Kuhnemann	24	12	3	1	200.00
Jamie Overton	c: J Peirson b: J Wildermuth	10	8	1	0	125.00
Jerrsses Wadia	c: J Peirson b: J Wildermuth	34	16	1	3	212.50
Luke Wood	run out (H Weibgen, J Peirson)	1	2	0	0	50.00
Harry Nielsen (30)	c: J Wildermuth b: T Balkin	7	6	1	0	116.66
Hassan Ali	c: L Haskett b: T Balkin	1	2	0	0	50.00
Lloyd Pope (26)	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 0, pen 0)	3
Total	19.5 Ov (RR 8.67)	172

Did not bat: Jason Sangha (26), Alex Ross, Henry Thornton (29), Cameron Boyce

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Christopher Lynn), 2-57 (Mackenzie Harvey), 3-64 (Liam Scott), 4-104 (Harry Manenti), 5-120 (Jamie Overton), 6-156 (Matt Short), 7-162 (Luke Wood), 8-163 (Jerrsses Wadia), 9-170 (Hassan Ali), 10-172 (Harry Nielsen)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Shaheen Shah Afridi	3	26	0	8.66	1
Xavier Bartlett (27)	4	26	3	6.50	0
Jack Wildermuth (32)	4	59	2	14.75	0
Matthew Kuhnemann (29)	4	23	1	5.75	0
Thomas Balkin (21)	3.5	30	2	7.82	1
Matt Renshaw (29)	1	7	1	7.00	0

Brisbane Heat BBL

Shaheen Shah Afridi Opening Bowler 21 rating
Hugh Weibgen (21) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Lachlan Hearne (25) Top-Order Batter 79 rating
Tom Alsop Middle-Order Batter 30 rating
Matt Renshaw (29) Opening Batter 100 rating
Thomas Balkin (21) Opening Bowler 57 rating
Jack Wildermuth (32) All-Rounder 98 rating
Liam Haskett First-Change Bowler 58 rating
Colin Munro Opening Batter 42 rating
Matthew Kuhnemann (29) First-Change Bowler 87 rating
Max Bryant (26) Top-Order Batter 97 rating
Oliver Patterson (19) Opening Bowler 71 rating
Jimmy Peirson (33) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating
Xavier Bartlett (27) Opening Bowler 95 rating

Adelaide Strikers BBL

Mackenzie Harvey (25) Top-Order Batter 95 rating
Harry Nielsen (30) Wicketkeeper-Batter 99 rating
Matt Short (30) Opening Batter 100 rating
Jason Sangha (26) Top-Order Batter 96 rating
Harry Manenti (25) All-Rounder 79 rating
Hassan Ali First-Change Bowler 49 rating
Alex Ross Middle-Order Batter 54 rating
Jamie Overton Bowling All-Rounder 58 rating
Jerrsses Wadia All-Rounder 83 rating
Lloyd Pope (26) Second-Change Bowler 76 rating
Henry Thornton (29) First-Change Bowler 69 rating
Cameron Boyce First-Change Bowler 49 rating
Christopher Lynn (35) Top-Order Batter 37 rating
Luke Wood Opening Bowler 35 rating
Liam Scott (25) All-Rounder 99 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Brisbane Heat BBL	179/9 (20 ov)	8.95	10	8	14	Max Bryant 63
Adelaide Strikers BBL	172 (19.5 ov)	8.67	14	6	3	Matt Short 63

Partnerships · Brisbane Heat BBL

1st wkt 8
2nd wkt 23
3rd wkt 24
4th wkt 19
5th wkt 24
6th wkt 52
7th wkt 18
8th wkt 6
9th wkt 3
10th wkt 2*

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

Partnerships · Adelaide Strikers BBL

1st wkt 57
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 7
4th wkt 40
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 36
7th wkt 6
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 7
10th wkt 2

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