length ball on middle, Siddle goes to pull and a top edge swirls over the third man rope caught one-handed by Wes Agar in the dugout. It's not enough for the Strikers though as Brisbane Heat hold on to win by six runs.
Heat vs Strikers, 13th Match at Brisbane, BBL, Dec 23 2022 - Match Result
9.19 pm So Brisbane Heat snap an eight-match losing streak stretching back to last season and as a result get their first win of the 2022-23 BBL campaign. For the Strikers, that's also their first loss after winning three straight to start the season. Heat benefitted significantly from Sam Billings being dropped twice, and then Strikers shot themselves in the foot wasting a review on the first ball of the chase, only to not have one available when Chris Lynn was given out lbw on a decision that would have been reversed had the review still be available to use.
Sam Billings is unsurprisingly named Player of the Match for his half-century: "I think both sides were pretty rusty if you can call it that way. Each side gave each other opportunities to get back into the game without being really ruthless. Maybe you iron out those errors as you get later into the tournament but it was a great result for us. It wasn't pretty at times, but you have days like that. I struggled to time it but you stick in there, a little bit of luck here and there and then one over can really change the game. That over against Peter Siddle [27 runs in the 19th] I came out on top and that really changed the game. I did struggle a little bit today. Sometimes when the bowler is running up, your mind is not quite that clear. Some days it just takes a little bit longer. Sometimes you just have to stick it out. You've got one of the best bowlers in the world in Rashid Khan up against you, get through that and it will get easier. It's just about having that clarity about what your game plan is, especially when you're struggling. You're not gonna take down Rashid Khan for 25 in an over. So it's trying to be smart. We kept on losing wickets at key times, but finally we got up to a decent score and held on."
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slower bouncer on sixth stump, Siddle fans on this trying to clear the off side.
missed runout! Full on the stumps, punches this through extra cover for one. Relay to the keeper is fumbled badly when Siddle was at least five yards short.
15 off 3 to win now. Strikers still marginally alive. Captain Siddle the last man in.
charges a full slower ball on fourth stump at 109 kph and skies a drive toward long-on, Neser charges forward from the rope and takes a wonderful athletic sliding catch 20 yards in front the rope.
another thigh high full toss on the wide guideline, premeditates the scoop over the keeper again but can't get bat on it.
thigh high full toss on sixth stump, shuffles across to ramp this over the keeper and it flops for two.
Bazley to bowl the final over.
Not the easiest take with rain drops continuing to patter down into his face while looking up for the chance.
fullish length on the stumps, goes for another booming heave and skies a swirler over the keeper. He comes forward just short of the striker's stumps and takes a catch reaching far in front of his body.
slower bouncer on fifth stump at 118 kph, swings through this.
dropped! Length ball on the body, backs away to pull and skews this toward extra cover. Swepson took a step back initially before charging in from the ring and slides forward feet first trying to cushion a catch but it slips through his hands.
length ball on leg stump as Agar backs away trying to access the offside but miscues this to extra cover on the ring.
length ball on off, miscues a pull that flutters over the bowler toward long-on, poor running as they settle for just a single.
yorker on middle, backs away to heave and drags this out into the leg side for one.
Neser back for the 19th.
floated full on middle and leg, Agar backs away and launches a lofted drive that doesn't carry to long-on back on the rope. They take a single.
full on fourth stump, charges this and scuffs a drive for one to mid-off.
floated very full on seventh stump, goes to drive and there's a sound on the way through to the keeper. Most likely bat on ground. Mild appeal for caught behind denied and they don't go for a review.
back of a length on off, slaps this wide of extra cover and they take a single.
Swepson bowling way too full with mid-off up in the ring.
full on off, Agar backs away from leg to create room to access the off side again and driven in the gap between mid-off and extra cover to the rope.
full on sixth stump, drives this flat over Swepson and beats mid-off easily to the rope.
length ball on fifth stump, Agar slaps this on the up high over extra cover, misfield by Swepson trying to flick this back to a trailing chaser and it generates a third run.
short ball on fifth stump at full pace 129 kph, goes to pull and skews this off the splice with a top edge fluttering to mid-on. Basic catch five yards in from the ring taken by Munro at waist height reaching in front of his body after a fast hustle jog in.
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3W |
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Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | |
Toss | Brisbane Heat, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 23 December 2022 - night (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Brisbane Heat 2, Adelaide Strikers 0 |
Over 20 • AS 160/9