Brisbane Heat Vs Melbourne Renegades Cricket Scorecard, Match 2 – BBL 2025-26

Result
Match 2 - GMHBA Stadium, Geelong, Australia | Dec 15 2025
MR
MELBOURNE RENEGADES212/5
BH
BRISBANE HEAT198/8
Melbourne Renegades won by 14 runs (CRR: 9.9)
Player of the Match
Tim Seifert
Batting: Melbourne Renegades Inning
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Josh Brownc Hugh Weibgen b Xavier Bartlett151321115.38
Tim Seifertc Jimmy Peirson b Jack Wildermuth1025696182.14
Muhammad Rizwan (wk)c Max Bryant b Paddy Dooley4100040.00
Jake Fraser-McGurkb Jack Wildermuth14711200.00
Oliver Peakec Nathan McSweeney b Jack Wildermuth592963203.45
Hassan Khannot out560083.33
Will Sutherland (c)not out3200150.00
Extras (lb 2, w 4, Nb 3)10
Total212/5 (20.0 ov)
Bowling: Brisbane Heat
BowlerOMRWECON
Xavier Bartlett4.002416.00
Shaheen Afridi2.4045016.90
Paddy Dooley4.003719.30
Jack Wildermuth4.003438.50
Liam Haskett4.0045011.30
Nathan McSweeney1.2024018.00
Batting: Brisbane Heat Inning
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Colin Munroc Hassan Khan b Will Sutherland553235171.88
Jack Wildermuthc Muhammad Rizwan b Jason Behrendorff02000.00
Nathan McSweeney (c)run out (Hassan Khan)9101090.00
Matt Renshawc Jason Behrendorff b Gurinder Sandhu181221150.00
Max Bryantc Oliver Peake b Jason Behrendorff14161087.50
Hugh Weibgennot out382042190.00
Xavier Bartlettc Jake Fraser-McGurk b Will Sutherland130033.33
Jimmy Peirson (wk)c (Sub) b Will Sutherland502243227.27
Shaheen Afridib Gurinder Sandhu03000.00
Liam Haskettnot out2100200.00
Extras (lb 4, w 5, Nb 1)11
Total198/8 (20.0 ov)
Bowling: Melbourne Renegades
BowlerOMRWECON
Jason Behrendorff4.003428.50
Fergus O'Neill3.0043014.30
Gurinder Sandhu4.003528.80
Will Sutherland4.003338.30
Hassan Khan3.0030010.00
Matthew Spoors2.001809.00
Match Information & Lineups
SeriesBig Bash League
DateDec 15 2025, Mon - 01:45 PM
VenueGMHBA Stadium, Geelong
TossBrisbane Heat (Bowl)
CityGeelong
CountryAustralia
Melbourne Renegades XI
Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Muhammad Rizwan (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peake, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Matthew Spoors, Fergus O'Neill, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff
Brisbane Heat XI
Colin Munro, Jack Wildermuth, Nathan McSweeney (c), Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett, Shaheen Afridi, Liam Haskett, Paddy Dooley

Brisbane Heat Vs Melbourne Renegades – BBL Match 2 Highlight – DEC 15, 2025

The second game of the Big Bash League season brought plenty of action as Brisbane Heat faced Melbourne Renegades on December 15, 2025.

Melbourne Renegades were sent in to bat first, and the early overs looked promising. Their openers tried to play positively, finding a couple of quick boundaries that briefly lifted the tempo. However, Brisbane’s bowlers soon found their rhythm. Tight lines and clever variations began to slow the scoring, and a pair of wickets in the middle overs suddenly shifted the momentum.

Renegades struggled to build long partnerships after that. Even though a few late shots helped them add some valuable runs at the end, their final total felt slightly below what they had hoped for.

When Brisbane Heat came out to chase, they looked calm from the beginning. The openers played with patience, picking the right balls to attack while keeping the scoreboard ticking with singles and twos.

Once the middle overs arrived, the Heat batters opened up a bit more. A couple of confident boundaries reduced the pressure and put the target well within reach.

With a few overs still left, Brisbane Heat comfortably crossed the line, starting their campaign with a confident victory while the Renegades were left searching for answers.