Stars vs Heat, 20th Match at Brisbane, BBL, Jan 02 2026 - Full Scorecard

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20th Match (N), Brisbane, January 02, 2026, Big Bash League

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Melbourne Stars

#4

195/6

Brisbane Heat

#5

(19.4/20 ov, T:196) 199/6

Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Max Bryant

, BH

48* (26)

Cricinfo's MVP

Matthew Kuhnemann

, BH

69.97 ptsImpact List

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Melbourne Stars  (20 ovs maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Harper †	c Wildermuth b Balkin	37	23	25	5	1	160.86
Thomas Rogers	b Renshaw	13	12	29	2	0	108.33
Marcus Stoinis (c)	c Balkin b Bartlett	43	35	45	5	1	122.85
Campbell Kellaway	c Bryant b Balkin	29	14	20	6	0	207.14
Glenn Maxwell	c †Peirson b Kuhnemann	1	2	3	0	0	50.00
Hilton Cartwright	not out	26	20	37	1	2	130.00
Tom Curran	c Munro b Patterson	2	2	2	0	0	100.00
Blake Macdonald	not out	37	12	17	4	2	308.33
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 9.75)	195/6
Did not bat: Mitchell Swepson,  Haris Rauf,  Peter Siddle
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Sam Harper, 5.3 ov), 2-56 (Thomas Rogers, 6.2 ov), 3-109 (Campbell Kellaway, 11.4 ov), 4-113 (Glenn Maxwell, 12.1 ov), 5-134 (Marcus Stoinis, 15.5 ov), 6-137 (Tom Curran, 16.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jack Wildermuth	2	0	32	0	16.00	3	7	0	1	0
Xavier Bartlett	4	0	48	1	12.00	7	3	4	1	0
15.5 to MP Stoinis, Simple catch, and Bartlett gets the big fish! Fourth time Bartlett has accounted for Stoinis in the BBL. This is zipped in full on middle and leg. Stoinis wants to flick this through mid wicket but gets opened up in his stance trying to do so. The ball spoons off the leading edge and Balkin does the rest at cover. Huge wicket for the Heat!. 134/5
Oli Patterson	4	0	41	1	10.25	8	6	1	0	0
16.2 to TK Curran, Two wickets in the Surge, and the Heat are turning things around! This is banged into the track, in and around off. Curran backs away, eyeing the open spaces over the off side ring. Cannot get under it enough, though, and can neither keep it down. A tame uppish chip to Munro at cover in the end, and Patterson has dented the Stars' charge further!. 137/6
Matthew Kuhnemann	4	0	22	1	5.50	11	2	0	1	0
12.1 to GJ Maxwell, superb by Peirson and Kuhnemann, and Maxwell is outta here! Tossed up on a length on middle and leg. Kuhnemann knows the reverse is coming. Probably everyone at the Gabba does. Maxwell shapes for it but seems to get either a glove or a scratch on it before the ball loops off the pad. Peirson tracks it all the way and then lunges forward to his right to snare the chance. Massive moment!. 113/4
Thomas Balkin	4	0	35	2	8.75	10	4	1	0	0
5.3 to SB Harper, Harper holes out! And it is the youngster who has come up with the goods. Seems like a cutter banged into the track outside off. Harper tries to glide it over deep third but the lack of pace means he does not get the requisite distance. Wildermuth, stood a few yards inside the deep third fence, does the rest. Timely breakthrough for the Heat!. 52/1 11.4 to C Kellaway, Kellaway perishes, and Balkin has two! Not the greatest ball the youngster will ever bowl but it will do for now. Short, wide and Kellaway laces his square cut. The only problem, though, is he hits it aerially and in deep point's direction. No mistakes in the field this time and Balkin, who had fallen over in his follow-through, cannot quite believe he has two on the night!. 109/3
Matt Renshaw	2	0	13	1	6.50	2	1	0	0	0
6.2 to TF Rogers, through him! Renshaw may have been brought on for the match-up and he has delivered. Arm-ball on a back of a length on off. The ball comes in with the angle and Rogers, anyway caught on the crease, cannot react in time. The ball breezes past and knocks back middle and leg, much to Renshaw's delight. 56/2

Brisbane Heat  (T: 196 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Wildermuth	c Cartwright b Siddle	15	10	10	3	0	150.00
Colin Munro	c †Harper b Curran	3	6	19	0	0	50.00
Nathan McSweeney (c)	c Stoinis b Siddle	43	31	38	5	1	138.70
Matt Renshaw	c Kellaway b Swepson	41	27	31	4	1	151.85
Max Bryant	not out	48	26	38	3	4	184.61
Hugh Weibgen	c †Harper b Swepson	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
Jimmy Peirson †	c Curran b Haris Rauf	14	8	12	1	1	175.00
Xavier Bartlett	not out	21	9	21	2	1	233.33
Extras	(lb 5, nb 1, w 7)	13
Total	19.4 Ov (RR: 10.11)	199/6
Did not bat: Matthew Kuhnemann,  Thomas Balkin,  Oli Patterson
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Jack Wildermuth, 2.3 ov), 2-34 (Colin Munro, 4.1 ov), 3-103 (Nathan McSweeney, 11.6 ov), 4-107 (Matt Renshaw, 12.2 ov), 5-109 (Hugh Weibgen, 12.6 ov), 6-133 (Jimmy Peirson, 15.4 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Glenn Maxwell	3	0	20	0	6.66	7	2	0	0	0
Tom Curran	4	0	47	1	11.75	5	5	2	0	0
4.1 to C Munro, gloved and taken! Dug into the track outside leg and this seems like a change-up. Munro has a swipe at it but does not have a lot of pace to work with. Ends up gloving it and Harper flies high to his right to snaffle up the chance. Stars keep with another vital scalp!. 34/2
Peter Siddle	4	0	38	2	9.50	9	4	1	1	1
2.3 to JD Wildermuth, Wildermuth bites the dust! Hard length, following the batter outside leg. Wildermuth tries to help this on its way but is a touch cramped for room. Hitting to the bigger boundary too and Cartwright, stationed well inside the deep square leg fence, makes no mistake!. 18/1 11.6 to NA McSweeney, clothed to mid on, and Siddle comes up with the goods yet again! Hard length just outside off. Seems to rush onto McSweeney and he cannot free his arms completely. A bit of a half-swing in the end and the ball spoons to Stoinis at mid on, who back-pedals and takes the catch in front of his face. Big moment in the game!. 103/3
Haris Rauf	3.4	0	41	1	11.18	10	2	4	2	0
15.4 to JJ Peirson, catching practice for fine leg! Back of a length on middle stump. Peirson tries to repeat the dose but by staying on his feet this time. Peirson helps it away and Curran takes it, despite seeming to suggest that he lost it completely in the lights. Heat six down now, and staring down the barrel!. 133/6
Marcus Stoinis	2	0	18	0	9.00	2	2	0	0	0
Mitchell Swepson	3	0	30	2	10.00	6	3	1	4	0
12.2 to MT Renshaw, soft, soft dismissal, and the Stars tighten their grip further! Googly on a back of a length wide outside off. Renshaw is tempted into the cut again but this time, he slices across it way too much. Simple chance for backward point, and the Heat are in a spot of bother now!. 107/4 12.6 to HD Weibgen, Swepson has two in the over, and this chase is flagging! Fizzed through on a length outside off. Weibgen hangs back, trying to punch it through the off side. Too full to be going back, though, and the extra zip off the surface means that Weibgen can only feather it. Top grab by Harper, and the Heat are five down now!. 109/5

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Match Flow

• Melbourne Stars innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 0 wicket)
• Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 2
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (SB Harper 37, TF Rogers 11, Ex 2)
• Drinks: Melbourne Stars - 86/2 in 10.0 overs (MP Stoinis 20, C Kellaway 13)
• Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 3
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (MP Stoinis 22, C Kellaway 29, Ex 1)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 9 runs, 2 wickets)
• Over 17.5: Review by Brisbane Heat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - T Penman, Batter - HWR Cartwright (Struck down - Umpires Call)
• Melbourne Stars: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 7
• Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
• 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (HWR Cartwright 13, BD Macdonald 36, Ex 2)
• Innings Break: Melbourne Stars - 195/6 in 20.0 overs (HWR Cartwright 26, BD Macdonald 37)

• Brisbane Heat innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 1 wicket)
• Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 1
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (NA McSweeney 21, MT Renshaw 25, Ex 4)
• Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 89/2 in 10.0 overs (NA McSweeney 40, MT Renshaw 26)
• Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 5
• Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 25 runs, 1 wicket)
• Brisbane Heat: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 11
• Attendance: 31,948
• 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (M Bryant 24, XC Bartlett 20, Ex 7)

Match Details

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss	Brisbane Heat, elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	Max Bryant
Match days	2 January 2026 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Roberto HowardDRS Troy PenmanDRS
TV Umpire	Gerard Abood
Reserve Umpire	Riki Wessels
Match Referee	Joanne Broadbent
Points	Brisbane Heat 2, Melbourne Stars 0