‌BBL | Twitter reacts to McSweeney and Renshaw power Brisbane atop in BBL standings

Arijit Kundu

ByArijit Kundu, SportsCafe Editor

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Brisbane Heat defeated the Adelaide Strikers by three wickets and stayed atop the Big Bash League points table. Jamie Overton’s blazing 45 was nullified by Nathan McSweeney’s match-winning 78* and Matt Renshaw’s 54 as the Heat sealed a last-ball thriller at the Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday.

Winning the toss and choosing to field first worked well for the Brisbane Heat as the Short duo failed to perform inside the powerplay. However, Chris Lynn’s 24 and Ollie Pope’s 34 stabilised the stage followed by Alex Ross’ 15-ball 20 and Jamie Overton’s magnificent 24-ball 45* pulled the Strikers out of scrutiny. James Bazley assisted Overton during the slog overs with his 23 runs cameo propelling the visitors to 174/6 in 20 overs. 

In response, Henry Thornton was viscous with the new ball and cleaned up the openers - Colin Munro and Jimmy Pierson - inside the powerplay. However, Nathan McSweeney bounced back following his poor returns against India in the ongoing Test series with Matt Renshaw doing his damage from one end. The duo powered the hosts to 85/3 from 19/2 before Renshaw fell after scoring a fifty at a 200-strike rate. Soon, Max Bryant fell in the twelfth over before Paul Walter played anchor to McSweeney’s sensational strokeplay, adding 55 runs for the fifth wicket. However, Walter was dismissed caught, and bowled by Matt Short in the 17th over with the score reading 150/5 in 17 overs. With 26 needed off the last three overs, the hosts extracted 20 runs off the next couple of overs with run-a-ball required off the last over. A dot and a wicket followed before Mitchell Swepson gave the strike back to McSweeney, needing four off three. A couple of runs followed against Liam Scott before a single each came off the last couple of balls as the Heat beat Strikers in the enthralling encounter.

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