caught at short third man! Game over. Steketee responds with a 103kph, slower ball, he charged and swung hard, got a thick edge that sliced off the outside edge to Lynn at short third man. Easy catch
Heat vs Renegades, 49th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 23 2021 - Match Result
The Heat keep themselves in the finals hunt with a 26-run win. They claim all four points and move up to fourth on the table for now although that could change tonight. Chris Lynn and Max Bryant set the game up at the top of the order with a return to form and Marnus Labuschagne played well to help the Heat set a winning total. They defended it well with Swepson, Laughlin and Labuschagne bowling particularly well. Sam Harper made a half-century but he didn't get much support.
Marnus Labuschagne is Player of the Match for the first time his his T20 career or his 49 off 31 and 1 for 10.
flicked over square leg! First six in the BBL for Evans! Angled into leg, got the perfect length to pick this up and whip over the square leg rope
back of a length, top of middle, he defends from the crease
caught at deep forward square! Bryant moves to the other hot spot on the other side at the start of the new over and takes the catch. Prestwidge got a length ball, he sat back and tried to launch over deep square, he hit it ok but got under it and it fell short of the rope, Bryant runs to his right and takes it well
holes out to deep midwicket! He had to go for it. Flatter on off, he tried to slog sweep but got it on the toe of the bat and it went high to deep midwicket but fell about 5 metres short of the rope where Bryant is waiting and he took the catch easily
tossed up, driven firmly to long off
slower and shorter outside off, he cuts firmly but can't beat a diving Labuschagne at cover. Good stop
shorter leg break, top of off, he's back and forcing this to long on
shorter wide of off, he's back and cutting firmly to deep point
shorter leg break, he's back and punching this firmly to cover
leg break drifts down leg and called wide
Swepson returns
Garv Asnani: "As a Heat supporter, I really want them to qualify as I have been waiting for three seasons and this time they have lost 3-4 close matches"
full on leg, he clips this straight to short fine
advances and drives magnificently wide of mid off! What a shot! Charging to a length ball and he crunched it on the up into the gap
137kph, good length, wide of off, he tries to drive and misses
a miscue straight to mid off! Clever slower ball does it. 119kph, slower ball, Imad tried to loft over mid off, he miscued it off the toe of the bat and presented a very easy catch to Burns on the circle
thumped over wide mid on! 132kph, length on leg, Imad holds his shape beautifully and swings through the line to crack it over wide mid on
133kph, full on leg, he swings hard but drags it straight to mid on
The Heat got 41 off the last 18 balls. The Renegades need 45 off 24 with a Surge over. Bartlett to bowl this one
heaved over square leg! A length ball angled into leg, he was sitting back and just muscled it with the bottom hand over square leg
back of a length, 130kph, he pushes this to cover
Lakshmi: "Out of curiosity.. Is Mack Harvey anyway related to Ian Harvey? " Yes. Nephew
good length on off, he drives but drags it without much timing to mid on
1W | ||||
2W | ||||
1W | 1W | |||
1W | ||||
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | |
Toss | Brisbane Heat, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2020/21 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 23 January 2021 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Brisbane Heat 4, Melbourne Renegades 0 |
Over 19 • MR 147/10