Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, 40th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Highlights

Sam Curran to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, length ball on off, driven hard down the ground and despite Curran getting a hand on it, the ball still beats mid-off to the boundary

Sam Curran to Nathan McSweeney, wide, out Matthew Kuhnemann Run Out!! Tries a wide yorker but it's too wide. Oh Kuhnemann is running for the bye for some reason. McSweeney keeps his head and doesn't leave the crease. Matthew Kuhnemann run out (Josh Philippe/Sam Curran) 0(1)

Sam Curran to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, pace on, it's back of a length on leg, he steps across and pulls it over short fine. Nearly goes all the way!

Sam Curran to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, another moon ball, dips on a good length and clatters it down the ground. Struck well enough by McSweeney to beat long-off to his right

Sam Curran to Matthew Kuhnemann, leg byes, 1 run, review for LBW! Full and straight, Kuhnemann is rooted to the crease and struck on the back pad. It nipped in sharply and is missing leg stump easily.

Mitchell Starc to Xavier Bartlett, out Caught by Moises Henriques!! Superb catch from Henriques, was struck very hard! Short of length outside off, pace off and Bartlett flat-bats it powerfully down the ground. Henriques has to jump high at mid-off before stretching out to grab it with the reverse-cup. Takes it superbly and then falls on his back. Xavier Bartlett c Moises Henriques b Mitchell Starc 2(5)

Mitchell Starc to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, great timing! And it's fifty for McSweeney after struggling for the most part in this innings. Full and straight, he doesn't go too hard, holds his shape and punches it over mid-off

Sam Curran to Neser, out Caught by Joel Davies!! Sliced in the air and gone! End of a blistering knock from Neser! Has pumped life into an innings that was going nowhere. Full and angling away, looks to spank it into the off-side but slices it off the outside half to sweeper cover. Neser c Joel Davies b Sam Curran 35(14) [4s-5 6s-2]

Sean Abbott to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, waits on it nicely to find the gap! Short of length just outside off, pace off, McSweeney holds his shape before unleashing the upper-cut to beat deep backward point to his left

Sean Abbott to Neser, FOUR, Abbott outfoxed him but he still gets it away to the boundary! Neser backs away, the response from Abbott is to go well wide of off, and Neser falls to the floor in trying to reach out. But he still makes great contact, carving it to the third man boundary. Nearly went all the way!

Sean Abbott to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, slower length ball, McSweeney advances, holds his shape and lofts it over mid-off. Heat on the charge!

Jack Edwards to Neser, SIX, he can't put a foot wrong! Slower one, he waits for it and absolutely smokes it over the long-on boundary

Jack Edwards to Neser, FOUR, the crowd has come alive with this knock from Neser! Full outside off, he swings hard and whacks it over the off-side ring

Jack Edwards to Neser, SIX, Neser on fire! Slower length ball, he backs away and tonks it over long-on

Mitchell Starc to Neser, FOUR, hattrick of fours to finish the over! Short of length at the body, pace off at 130kph and Neser smashes the pull through midwicket

Mitchell Starc to Neser, FOUR, superbly maneuvered! Full and angled in, tries following Neser as he backs away but he still creates enough room to drive through extra cover

Mitchell Starc to Neser, FOUR, gets hold of this one! Full and straight, he clears the front leg and smashes it down the ground

Mitchell Starc to Jimmy Peirson, out Caught by Sam Curran!! Would you believe it, Starc has another wicket off a full toss. It's wide outside off, Peirson reaches out to drive and picks out extra cover. Not the start to the Power Surge that Heat were hoping for. Jimmy Peirson c Sam Curran b Mitchell Starc 1(2)

Sam Curran to Max Bryant, out Lbw!! Plumb in front! Full and straight, he swipes across the line, misses and is hit on the back pad. Bryant goes for the review but unless he has got some bat, he's unlikely to survive. Oh wait, this isn't as straightforward as it initially looked. It's angling away from over the wicket, and ball-tracking says it's only just clipping off stump. So the Heat keep the review at least. Max Bryant lbw b Sam Curran 14(13) [4s-2]

Sam Curran to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, McSweeney finding his timing now. Back of a length on leg, McSweeney pulls it fine, beats the fielder at fine leg to his left

Jack Edwards to Max Bryant, FOUR, lofted down the ground! Good length wide of off, mid-off is in the ring and Bryant reaches out to hammer it over the fielder

Joel Davies to Nathan McSweeney, FOUR, finally some relief for McSweeney! Has been a mighty struggle for him out there. Full and fired in on leg, he swats it across the line and sends it racing past short fine

Joel Davies to Max Bryant, FOUR, finds the boundary! Darted in on leg, short ball and Bryant uses the pace to pull it behind square between two fielders

Joel Davies to Labuschagne, out Caught by Lachlan Shaw!! The pressure was building and Labuschagne holes out in the deep in trying to go for the big shot. Pushed through flat on a length, he pulls hard, doesn't get enough to clear the boundary and it's safely taken by Shaw at deep midwicket. Labuschagne c Lachlan Shaw b Joel Davies 18(18) [4s-2]

Sam Curran to Labuschagne, 1 run, dropped! Slower length ball at the stumps, Labuschagne swipes across the line, hits it straight to deep midwicket and Dwarshuis puts it down

Jack Edwards to Nathan McSweeney, 1 run, slower one floated up outside off, McSweeney shuffles across and drives to long-on

Ben Dwarshuis to Labuschagne, FOUR, gets hold of this one! Short of length at the body, Labuschagne pulls hard and finds the gap in front of square

Sean Abbott to Nathan McSweeney, no run, Babar runs up to Smith and gives him a consolatory pat as the catch goes down! Back of a length outside off, McSweeney cuts hard, goes quickly to Smith who is standing closer than usual at backward point. He reaches above the head with the reverse cup but fails to hold on

Jack Edwards to Nathan McSweeney, leg byes, FOUR, gets the line wrong and is punished! It's straying down leg, McSweeney glances it away and gets it nice and fine

Mitchell Starc to Labuschagne, FOUR, how about that for a response from Labuschagne! Hangs back and blasts it through the covers! It's a length delivery angling away, there's some width on offer and he frees the arms nicely

Mitchell Starc to Matt Renshaw, out Caught by Josh Philippe!! Edged and gone! Cracker from Starc gets rid of Renshaw. Real trouble for the Heat now. Pitched up and swinging away from off, draws him into the drive, the feet don't move and the edge is found. Matt Renshaw c Josh Philippe b Mitchell Starc 0(4)

Sean Abbott to Khawaja, out Caught by Ben Dwarshuis!! Khawaja goes cheaply as well! Makes room for the cut, gets a thick edge and it flies to short third where Dwarshuis moves smartly to his right before grabbing it with the reverse cup. The line was off stump and Khawaja couldn't free the arms like he wanted. Khawaja c Ben Dwarshuis b Sean Abbott 11(7) [4s-2]

Sean Abbott to Khawaja, FOUR, this time he strikes it clean! Full and wide, Khawaja throws his bat at it and smacks it over mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Jack Wildermuth, out Caught by Sean Abbott!! Oh dear, he's hit this full toss straight to short cover. Good sharp catch from Abbott there. Are they checking the height of the full toss? Looked to be well below the waist and the replay confirms the same. Wildermuth will have to depart. It was only just outside off, he went hard at it and sliced it off the outside half. Jack Wildermuth c Sean Abbott b Mitchell Starc 1(2)

Mitchell Starc to Khawaja, FOUR, Khawaja gets a loosener and he puts it away! Full toss on the pads, flicked behind square and it races to the boundary