Adelaide Strikers Vs Brisbane Heat Cricket Scorecard, Match 13 – BBL 2025-26

BBL Match 13 Scorecard - Heat vs Strikers
Completed
Big Bash League 2025-26 • Match 13 • The Gabba, Brisbane
BH
BRISBANE HEAT 179/9 (20.0)
AS
ADELAIDE STRIKERS 172 (19.5)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 runs CRR 8.67
POTM
Xavier Bartlett
Batting: Brisbane Heat Innings 179/9 (20.0 Overs)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Colin Munrob Luke Wood 14 8 2 0 175.00
Jack Wildermuthc Hasan Ali b Liam Scott 1 4 0 0 25.00
Matt Renshawc (Sub) b Matt Short 33 22 2 2 150.00
Hugh Weibgenc Jamie Overton b Matt Short 10 11 0 1 90.91
Max Bryantc Matt Short b Hasan Ali 63 32 4 4 196.88
Tom Alsopc Jerrssis Wadia b Lloyd Pope 10 14 0 0 71.43
Jimmy Peirson (wk)Run out (Harry Nielsen) 13 10 0 1 130.00
Xavier Bartlett (c)c Mackenzie Harvey b Hasan Ali 15 13 2 0 115.38
Shaheen Afridic Harry Nielsen b Luke Wood 4 5 0 0 80.00
Matthew Kuhnemannnot out 2 2 0 0 100.00
Thomas Balkinnot out 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras 14 (lb 4, w 8, nb 2)
Bowling: Adelaide Strikers
Bowler O M R W ECON
Luke Wood 4.0 0 43 2 10.75
Liam Scott 1.0 0 6 1 6.00
Jamie Overton 3.0 0 33 0 11.00
Hasan Ali 4.0 0 36 2 9.00
Lloyd Pope 4.0 0 32 1 8.00
Matt Short 3.0 0 13 2 4.33
Jerrssis Wadia 1.0 0 12 0 12.00
Batting: Adelaide Strikers Innings 172 All Out (19.5 Overs)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Matt Short (c)c (Sub) b Xavier Bartlett 63 39 5 2 161.54
Chris Lynnc and b Xavier Bartlett 22 24 2 0 91.67
Mackenzie Harveyc Thomas Balkin b Xavier Bartlett 0 2 0 0 0.00
Liam Scottc Xavier Bartlett b Matt Renshaw 6 7 1 0 85.71
Harry Manentib Matthew Kuhnemann 24 12 3 1 200.00
Jamie Overtonc Jimmy Peirson b Jack Wildermuth 10 8 1 0 125.00
Jerrssis Wadiac Jimmy Peirson b Jack Wildermuth 34 16 1 3 212.50
Luke WoodRun out (Hugh Weibgen) 1 2 0 0 50.00
Harry Nielsen (wk)c Jack Wildermuth b Thomas Balkin 7 6 1 0 116.67
Hasan Alic (Sub) b Thomas Balkin 1 2 0 0 50.00
Lloyd Popenot out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Extras 3 (lb 1, w 2)
Bowling: Brisbane Heat
Bowler O M R W ECON
Shaheen Afridi 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Xavier Bartlett 4.0 0 26 3 6.50
Jack Wildermuth 4.0 0 59 2 14.75
Matthew Kuhnemann 4.0 0 23 1 5.75
Thomas Balkin 3.5 0 30 2 8.37
Matt Renshaw 1.0 0 7 1 7.00
Match Information & Official Lineups
SeriesBig Bash League 2025-26
MatchMatch 13
Date & TimeDec 27 2025, Sat - 01:45 PM (IST)
TossAdelaide Strikers won & chose to bowl first
VenueBrisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba)
City & CountryBrisbane, Australia
Match StatusCompleted
Brisbane Heat Playing XI
Colin Munro, Jack Wildermuth, Matt Renshaw, Hugh Weibgen, Tom Alsop, Max Bryant, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett (c), Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Kuhnemann, Thomas Balkin
Adelaide Strikers Playing XI
Matt Short (c), Chris Lynn, Mackenzie Harvey, Liam Scott, Harry Manenti, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen (wk), Luke Wood, Hasan Ali, Jerrssis Wadia, Lloyd Pope
BBL Head to Head Record
12
BRISBANE HEAT
VS
11
ADELAIDE STRIKERS
*1 Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Adelaide Strikers Vs Brisbane Heat – BBL Match 13 Highlight – 27 DEC 2025

The BBL clash between Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat on December 27 honestly felt like one of those games where both teams kept giving each other chances to take control, then immediately throwing momentum away again. Proper Big Bash chaos from start to finish.

Adelaide started brightly with the bat and looked dangerous during the early overs. A couple of aggressive shots over the infield got the crowd involved quickly and for a while Brisbane’s bowlers seemed slightly rattled. But the innings never fully settled. One wicket slowed things down, another added pressure, and suddenly batters were forcing risky shots trying to rebuild momentum too fast.

Brisbane’s chase had nervous moments almost throughout. At one stage things looked comfortable enough, especially when one partnership started finding boundaries regularly. Then the match changed again. Adelaide grabbed quick wickets and suddenly every dot ball felt heavier than before. Fielders were diving around everywhere and bowlers celebrated breakthroughs like the final had already been won.

The last few overs honestly turned messy in typical BBL style. Misfields, risky running between wickets, dropped catches little bit of everything happened before the game was finally decided.

Not exactly perfect cricket technically. Some sloppy moments from both teams for sure. Still, the entertainment level stayed high the entire night and the crowd definitely got their money’s worth