Heat pull off sensational record Big Bash chase

Brisbane Men’s Big Bash League

Perth Scorchers 257-6 (20 overs): Allen 79 (38), Connolly 77 (37), Bartlett 2-44

Brisbane Heat 258-2 (19.5 overs): Wildermuth 110* (54), Renshaw 102 (51)

Eight wickets for Heat.

In a stunning eight-wicket victory over the Perth Scorchers, Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth led Brisbane Heat to their highest-ever Big Bash League victory.

Colin Munro was sent off the first ball after winning the match 258 to the Gabba, but Wildermuth and Renshaw combined to set a Big Bash record of 211.

Renshaw attempted a tight second run to earn his first T20 century with a score of 48 balls before getting too tired and receiving a run-out of 102.

Wildermuth led the charge with 46 balls, which allowed Heat to score nine off the final over, which was bowled by Aaron Hardie, before Wildermuth was able to sustain his first T20 century.

After Wildermuth blocked a yorker and ran, Hardie had an easy chance to run out Bryant before retiring hurt on 28 when he slipped during a third run and suffered a shoulder injury.

Wildermuth slammed the penultimate delivery to backward point after two balls, and a misfield made it possible for him to scamper back for a second, ending unbeaten on 110 from 54.

The second-most successful chase in a T20 is the third-highest success chase for any T20, and it is the first time two players have eclipsed 100 in the second-innings.

In their astonishing knocks, Renshaw and Wildermuth each hit five fours and nine sixes.

Renshaw said, “The message was to trust ourselves,” during the break.

“Funnily enough, I hit the ball horribly in the indoor nets during the break.

We had some luck on our part, but knowing how well they batted gave us the assurance that the target was attainable and the wicket was excellent. “

Because captain Nathan McSweeney, who was supposed to start at number three, rolled his ankle while attempting a catch in the Scorchers’ innings and was unable to bat, Heat’s chase was even more remarkable.

Big Bash records the 36 sixes both teams struck, as well as the 515 runs that were scored throughout the contest.

The Scorchers won the game 257-6 thanks to Australia’s Cooper Connolly’s 77 and New Zealand’s Finn Allen’s 79 off 38.

The Heat won the Big Bash championship game in front of 25, 000 fans in Brisbane, making it the second highest score ever recorded.

In the 2021-22 matchup between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars, the team has the record for the most Big Bash victories.