Opener Josh Brown, with just 20 games of T20 experience and a solitary appearance for his state Queensland, began his charge with a maximum and a four in the third over itself. By the ninth over, he had cleared the fence four more times to register just his second BBL fifty off 22 balls and celebrated the achievement with two more big blows in the ensuing over. Even after the 129-run stand with Nathan McSweeney concluded a little after the halfway stage, of which the skipper had contributed just 33 runs, there was no stopping Brown as he raced to a 41-ball century amidst a ravenous standing ovation from the home crowd. The 30-year-old's onslaught eventually ended in the 17th over, with a score of 140 off 57 balls laced with 12 sixes and 10 boundaries, ending a 64-run partnership where Matt Renshaw had managed just four runs.

During all this chaos, broadcaster Erin Holland made her way to Brown's mom sitting in the stand and after comforting her to ensure her son was still at the crease, the proud mother could not help but rave about her son's achievements. She divulged his golfing brilliance and the fact he had scored 10 goals in a soccer game when he was eight years old with a tangible gleam on her face. The wholesome interaction peaked when Holland informed Mrs. Brown her son had broken the record for the highest score in BBL knockout history, leading to a moment of ecstatic celebration.