Brisbane Heat Vs Sydney Thunder Cricket Scorecard, Match 9 – BBL 2025-26

Sydney Thunder won by 34 runs
Match 9, Big Bash League 2025-26 • Manuka Oval, Canberra • Dec 22 2025
ST
Sydney Thunder 193/4 (20.0)
BH
Brisbane Heat 159/6 (20.0)
Player of the Match
Matthew Gilkes
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Sam Konstas
c Colin Munro b Jack Wildermuth
634580140.0
Matthew Gilkes
lbw b Shaheen Afridi
764843158.3
Sam Billings (wk)
c Shaheen Afridi b Matthew Kuhnemann
251122227.3
David Warner (c)
c Tom Alsop b Jack Wildermuth
7410175.0
Daniel Sams
not out
111010110.0
Chris Green
not out
120050.0
Extras 10 (lb 4, w 6)
Total 193/4 (20.0 Overs)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Shaheen Afridi4.003518.8
Xavier Bartlett4.0053013.3
Liam Haskett3.0036012.0
Matthew Kuhnemann4.002917.3
Jack Wildermuth4.002526.3
Matt Renshaw1.0011011.0
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Colin Munro
c Nathan McAndrew b Shadab Khan
181430128.6
Jack Wildermuth
b Shadab Khan
14152093.3
Matt Renshaw
b Shadab Khan
432841153.6
Hugh Weibgen
b Daniel Sams
302620115.4
Tom Alsop
st Sam Billings b Shadab Khan
590055.6
Max Bryant
c Chris Green b Daniel Sams
251802138.9
Jimmy Peirson (wk)
not out
11701157.1
Xavier Bartlett (c)
not out
3300100.0
Extras 10 (lb 5, w 5)
Total 159/6 (20.0 Overs)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Reece Topley2.0021010.5
Nathan McAndrew4.013508.8
Daniel Sams4.002526.3
Shadab Khan4.002446.0
Chris Green4.003208.0
Tanveer Sangha2.001708.5
Match Information
SeriesBig Bash League 2025-26
Date & TimeDec 22 2025, Mon - 01:45 PM (IST)
VenueManuka Oval, Canberra
TossBrisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bowl.
Sydney Thunder Playing XI
Matthew Gilkes, Sam Konstas, David Warner (c), Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (wk), Shadab Khan, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Reece Topley
Brisbane Heat Playing XI
Colin Munro, Jack Wildermuth, Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Tom Alsop, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett (c), Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Kuhnemann, Liam Haskett
Head to Head Records (Overall)
15
HEAT
VS
9
THUNDER

Brisbane Heat Vs Sydney Thunder – BBL Match 9 Highlight – DEC 22 2025

This one felt a bit all over the place… but in that classic Big Bash way where you just can’t look away. Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder messy at times, exciting at others, and somehow it worked.

Brisbane batted first and came out swinging. No slow build-up, just straight into attack mode. A few big shots early had the crowd buzzing. But yeah… it didn’t last smoothly. Wickets started falling, and suddenly that strong start felt a bit wasted.

Still, they managed to recover slightly towards the end. Not a massive total, but definitely something to defend.

Thunder’s chase started cautiously. Maybe too cautiously. Dot balls piled up, and you could sense the pressure creeping in. Then out of nowhere a couple of clean hits, and things started to shift.

But Brisbane kept fighting. Tight overs, a wicket here and there… just enough to keep the game alive. For a while, it honestly felt like it could swing either way.

In the end though, Thunder held their nerve. One calm partnership, no panic, just ticking runs… and that got them over the line.