BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Usman Khawaja (c)	c Rogers b Maxwell	28	19	27	4	0	147.36

Colin Munro	not out	99	61	87	9	5	162.29
Marnus Labuschagne	c Stoinis b Paris	30	23	28	2	0	130.43

Sam Billings †	c Cartwright b Coulter-Nile	18	11	20	1	1	163.63

Max Bryant	not out	15	7	10	3	0	214.28
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1, w 17)	24
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 10.70)	214/3
Did not bat: Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Usman Khawaja, 6.6 ov), 2-148 (Marnus Labuschagne, 14.3 ov), 3-193 (Sam Billings, 18.1 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Olly Stone	4	0	38	0	9.50	9	4	1	2	1
Joel Paris	4	0	46	1	11.50	2	7	0	1	0
14.3 to M Labuschagne, Round the wicket again to the right-hander, and he goes hard, into the pitch, and into the body as Labuschagne looks to create room. Cramped on the pull, he ends up hitting in the air, to the left of Stoinis who takes a good, low catch running in off the midwicket boundary. 148/2
Glenn Maxwell	3	0	44	1	14.66	7	2	3	2	0
6.6 to UT Khawaja, only three off the over so far, and the pressure tells on Khawaja, who takes on deep midwicket against this flighted delivery, and ends up picking out the fielder. 66/1
Nathan Coulter-Nile	4	0	35	1	8.75	4	2	1	2	0
18.1 to SW Billings, trusts in his hard-length, into-the-body method, and gets the reward. Billings looks to create room, NCN follows him, and he cramps him on the pull and gets him caught at deep square leg. 193/3
Usama Mir	2	0	20	0	10.00	3	1	1	1	0
Liam Dawson	3	0	25	0	8.33	3	3	0	0	0

Melbourne Stars (T: 215 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Thomas Rogers	c †Billings b Neser	1	2	7	0	0	50.00

Sam Harper †	lbw b Neser	4	2	4	1	0	200.00

Joe Burns	b Swepson	22	23	35	1	1	95.65

Glenn Maxwell (c)	c Kuhnemann b Swepson	23	14	25	3	1	164.28

Marcus Stoinis	c Khawaja b Kuhnemann	2	3	2	0	0	66.66

Hilton Cartwright	c Kuhnemann b Walter	33	16	25	2	3	206.25

Liam Dawson	c Bryant b Johnson	7	10	13	0	0	70.00

Usama Mir	c Swepson b Bartlett	9	11	14	0	0	81.81

Joel Paris	c Walter b Bartlett	5	6	9	0	0	83.33

Olly Stone	b Swepson	2	3	5	0	0	66.66

Nathan Coulter-Nile	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2
TOTAL	15.1 Ov (RR: 7.31)	111
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Sam Harper, 0.3 ov), 2-6 (Thomas Rogers, 0.6 ov), 3-49 (Glenn Maxwell, 5.6 ov), 4-52 (Marcus Stoinis, 6.4 ov), 5-54 (Joe Burns, 7.3 ov), 6-88 (Liam Dawson, 11.1 ov), 7-98 (Hilton Cartwright, 12.5 ov), 8-108 (Usama Mir, 14.1 ov), 9-109 (Joel Paris, 14.4 ov), 10-111 (Olly Stone, 15.1 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Neser	3	0	30	2	10.00	8	1	3	0	0
0.3 to SB Harper, four more, and it's off the pad, but is there a chance Harper's out here? Shuffles a long way across, misses the flick, and the ball runs away very fine, to the fine leg boundary, and Heat think long and hard and call for an lbw review. Impact is definitely in line because he's moved a long way across his stumps, exposing leg stump and a bit of middle, and the ball has nipped in to beat his inside edge. He's on his toes, and it's hit near his knee roll... It's done a lot off the pitch, but not enough to miss leg stump. It's hitting a good chunk of it, according to ball-tracking, and Neser has got Heat the early breakthrough. 5/1 0.6 to TF Rogers, two wickets in the first over! Neser is all over the Stars! Goes short, angles it a long way across Rogers to make the left-hander drag his pull from well outside off stump. Gets it to bounce quite high too. All he manages is a top-edge that climbs high into the night sky before dropping into Billings' gloves behind the stumps. Didn't have to move much at all. 6/2
Xavier Bartlett	3	0	8	2	2.66	10	0	0	0	0
14.1 to Usama Mir, looks to step across and scoop this full, stump-to-stump ball over short fine leg, but it's the slower one, and he's unable to manufacture the pace he needs to clear that fielder. Ends up as a simple catch to Swepson. 108/8 14.4 to JS Paris, slower length ball on the stumps, and is that the match? Paris sweeps in the air, and deep backward square leg, Walter, comes in off the rope and takes a lovely low catch diving forward. 109/9
Spencer Johnson	2	0	25	1	12.50	5	4	1	0	0
11.1 to LA Dawson, short, angling across to off stump, and Dawson can't control his pull against that angle. Goes high in the air, towards deep square leg, and he moves a few yards to his left and completes a simple catch. 88/6
Mitchell Swepson	3.1	0	23	3	7.26	8	2	1	0	0
5.6 to GJ Maxwell, gone, Swepson's got the big wicket! Full on leg stump, and it's perhaps too full for Maxwell to get the desired power and elevation on this reverse-sweep. Hits it well, but straight to the man at deep cover. 49/3 7.3 to JA Burns, gottim! That's quick and skiddy and homing in on the stumps, and Burns pays the price for making room and trying to cut the wrong ball. Had to take his chances, though, with the required rate what it is, and loses his off stump int he process. 54/5 15.1 to OP Stone, and there's the game. Legbreak targeting the stumps, and Stone sweeps and misses. The Heat have won by 103 runs. 111/10 See all photos
Matthew Kuhnemann	3	0	17	1	5.66	4	0	0	0	0
6.4 to MP Stoinis, four down, Stoinis is gone! It's short and wide, and Stoinis would have slapped that either side of the short extra-cover fielder for four on another day, but on this day he hits it straight to the man, Khawaja, who grabs it in both hands, over his head to his left. 52/4
Paul Walter	1	0	7	1	7.00	1	0	0	1	0
12.5 to HWR Cartwright, Seven down. Back of a length, angling into the hip, and he takes on the man on the square leg boundary with the pull, but can't quite clear him. Judges the catch well in the end, finishing a foot or so in front of the rope. 98/7

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Brisbane Heat innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 0 wicket)
Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 8
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (UT Khawaja 20, C Munro 22, Ex 8)
C Munro: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 101/1 in 10.0 overs (C Munro 51, M Labuschagne 9)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (C Munro 31, M Labuschagne 11, Ex 9)
Brisbane Heat: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 18
Powerplay 2: Overs 16.1 - 18.0 (Batting side - 31 runs, 0 wicket)
Brisbane Heat: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 23
Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 214/3 in 20.0 overs (C Munro 99, M Bryant 15)

Melbourne Stars innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 2 wickets)
Over 0.3: Review by Brisbane Heat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Wilson, Batter - SB Harper (Upheld)
Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Melbourne Stars - 73/5 in 10.0 overs (HWR Cartwright 15, LA Dawson 5)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 12.0 (Batting side - 20 runs, 1 wicket)
Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 2

MATCH DETAILS

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss	Melbourne Stars, elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2023/24
Player Of The Match	Colin Munro
Match days	07 December 2023 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Gerard AboodDRS Paul WilsonDRS
TV Umpire	Shawn Craig
Match Referee	Kepler Wessels
Points	Brisbane Heat 2, Melbourne Stars 0

Language

English

Win Probability

BH 100%

BHMS

100%50%100%

Over 16 • MS 111/10

Olly Stone b Swepson 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 66.66

Heat won by 103 runs

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Stars Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
TF Rogers	caught	1	2
SB Harper	lbw	4	2
JA Burns	bowled	22	23
GJ Maxwell	caught	23	14
MP Stoinis	caught	2	3
HWR Cartwright	caught	33	16
LA Dawson	caught	7	10
Usama Mir	caught	9	11
JS Paris	caught	5	6
OP Stone	bowled	2	3
NM Coulter-Nile	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)
Total	111(10 wkts; 15.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
MG Neser	3	30	2	10
XC Bartlett	3	8	2	2.66
SH Johnson	2	25	1	12.5
MJ Swepson	3.1	23	3	7.26
MP Kuhnemann	3	17	1	5.66
PI Walter	1	7	1	7

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	5	Sam Harper	Thomas Rogers
2nd	1	Joe Burns	Thomas Rogers
3rd	43	Glenn Maxwell	Joe Burns
4th	3	Marcus Stoinis	Joe Burns
5th	2	Joe Burns	Hilton Cartwright
6th	34	Liam Dawson	Hilton Cartwright
7th	10	Hilton Cartwright	Usama Mir
8th	10	Joel Paris	Usama Mir
9th	1	Olly Stone	Joel Paris
10th	2	Nathan Coulter-Nile	Olly Stone

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Big Bash League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BH	10	7	1	16	0.972
SS	10	6	2	14	0.339
PS	10	6	3	13	0.725
AS	10	5	4	11	0.331
HH	10	4	6	8	-0.268
MS	10	4	6	8	-1.051
MR	10	2	6	6	-0.289
ST	10	1	7	4	-0.652

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