Highlights Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers T20 Big Bash League 18.01.2026
MAXIMUM! Back of a length, pitching outside off again. J Edwards gets on the back foot and skies a pull for 6 runs behind square.
OUT! Bartlett gets the wicket! Back of a length, pitching outside off once more. Shaw goes back and edges, and is caught by Peirson
MAXIMUM! Back of a length, pitching outside off again. Shaw gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for a half dozen runs.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Shaw gets on the front foot and eases a drive for 4 runs through the off side.
On a good length, outside off. Curran goes back and eases a drive on the off side for 2 runs.
SIX! 50 comes up for Curran in emphatic style! Kuhnemann pitches one up, pitching outside off. Curran gets forward and plays a sweep for a half dozen runs.
Good line and length from Kuhnemann. Shaw gets on the back foot and pulls for a single run. Tidy fielding by Kuhnemann saves a certain boundary.
Back of a length from Kuhnemann, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Curran gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a single run.
SIX! Length ball, outside leg and angled across. Curran gets forward and skies a pull for a half dozen runs.
Full ball, pitching outside off again. Shaw gets on the front foot and plays a flick for a single run.
Neser pitches one up, outside leg and angling across the batter. Curran moves onto the front foot and guides a glance for a couple of runs. The batters attempt an extra run, but Brisbane Heat appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. Replays show the batter made it in safely
Full toss, on leg stump and angled across Shaw. He gets forward and flicks for 1 run.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Shaw gets on the back foot and lofts a mediocre drive down the ground for a pair of runs.
DROPPED! Full toss, on a good line. Shaw pushes forward and punches a drive. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Neser.
Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Curran gets on the back foot and pulls for a run.
CHANCE! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Shaw moves onto the front foot and eases a drive. There's an attempt at a run out from Neser's throw. The missed run out attempt allows Sydney Sixers to scamper through for one overthrow.
Zaman Khan now coming over the wicket. Full ball, pitching on a good line. Shaw gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a flick back behind square, resulting in a single leg bye.
Zaman Khan now coming around the wicket to Curran. On a good line and length. Curran gets on the front foot and tucks a glance down the ground for one run.
Short of a length, pitching outside off once again. Shaw goes back and edges for a single run.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Shaw gets forward and drives
OUT! Bowled. Over the wicket, full, on a good line. Smith pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a flick, the ball gets through, and Smith is bowled
DROPPED! Zaman Khan pitches one up, outside off. Smith gets forward and flicks averagely for a pair of runs. A great chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Kuhnemann.
Full ball, pitching outside leg and angled across. Smith moves down the pitch, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a flick, resulting in 1 leg bye.
Pitched up, on a good line. Curran gets forward and drives for one run.
Back of a length from Bartlett, pitching outside leg and angling across. Curran goes back and plays a pull
Full ball, pitching on leg. Smith gets forward and reverse sweeps sloppily for a run.
Back of a length from Bartlett, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Curran moves onto the back foot and pulls for a run.
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Curran. He gets on the front foot and finesses a glance for 1 run.
Pitched up, on line. Curran gets forward and sweeps for a pair of runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Smith gets on the back foot and slices a cut for a run.
Smith brings up his fifty! Length ball, outside off again. Smith goes back and guides a cut for 2 runs.
Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Curran pushes forward and glances for a run.
Kuhnemann pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Smith moves onto the front foot and plays a flick for 1 run.
Zaman Khan comes around the wicket. Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Curran pushes forward and punches a drive
Pitched up, pitching on a good line once again. Smith gets on the front foot and punches a drive on the leg side for one run.
Full, on line. Smith moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 2 runs.
Zaman Khan now coming over the wicket. Good length, pitching outside off stump. Smith gets on the front foot and drives
Full toss, pitching on a good line. Curran pushes forward and plays a flick for one run.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Curran rocks back and plays a cut back behind point for four runs.
Kuhnemann now coming around the wicket to Curran. Kuhnemann pitches one up, pitching outside off. Curran rocks back and plays a cut for a single run behind point.
Good line and length. Curran gets on the back foot and eases a drive for 2 runs on the leg side.
Length ball, outside off. Curran moves onto the front foot and defends
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Curran gets on the back foot and drives for four runs on the off side.
Kuhnemann comes over the wicket to Curran. On a good length, outside off stump. Curran rocks back and punches a mediocre drive for a couple of runs through the off side field.
Good length from Kuhnemann, pitching outside off stump. Smith advances and drives sloppily for 1 run on the off side.
Full, on line. Smith pushes forward and plays a flick for a run.
Short of a length, outside leg and angling across Curran. He goes back, and is struck on the body while attempting a pull, resulting in a single leg bye.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Smith moves onto the back foot and pulls shakily for a single run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Smith rocks back and inside edges
Pitched up, outside off. Curran gets on the front foot and eases a drive on the off side for 1 run.
Full toss, on line once more. Smith moves onto the front foot and scoops back behind square for three runs.
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Smith advances down the pitch and drives for a single run down the ground.
Short of a length, outside off. Smith moves onto the back foot and cuts for two runs.
Full, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Smith pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a flick
FOUR! Renshaw comes over the wicket. Renshaw pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Smith moves down the pitch and lofts a drive for 4 runs.
Renshaw now coming around the wicket to Curran. Good length, pitching outside off once again. Curran goes back and drives through the off side for a run.
Full ball, outside off stump once more. Smith gets forward and punches a drive for a run.
Back-to-back boundaries! Back of a length from Wildermuth, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Curran moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs behind square.
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump again. Curran goes back and slices a cut for 4 runs behind point.
OUT! Wildermuth gets the wicket! Short of a length, outside off. Henriques gets on the back foot and skies a sloppy pull, and is caught by Labuschagne
On a good line and length. Henriques gets forward and defends
Good length from Wildermuth, outside off stump. Smith rocks back and cuts late for a run back behind point.
Good length from Wildermuth, outside off stump. Henriques gets forward and late cuts for a single run back behind point.
Good length, pitching outside off. Henriques rocks back and drives for 1 run.
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump. Henriques goes back and guides a cut for 4 runs behind point.
Full ball, outside off once more. Henriques gets on the front foot and drives for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Pitched up, outside off. Henriques moves down the pitch and lifts a drive over the off side field for four runs.
Labuschagne pitches one up, on line. Henriques gets forward and drives on the on side for a couple of runs.
Labuschagne pitches one up, outside off stump. Henriques moves onto the front foot and eases a drive
Full toss, pitching on a good line. Henriques gets forward and drives for one run.
Full, pitching outside off stump once again. Henriques pushes forward but swings and misses while trying a drive
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Smith moves onto the back foot and guides a cut for one run behind point.
Wide. Full toss, pitching well down the leg side. Smith gets forward but misses while attempting to play a flick
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump once more. Smith gets forward and drives for 4 runs over the off side field.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump again. Smith creates space but swings and misses while trying a drive
Full toss, outside off stump. Smith moves onto the front foot and drives for two runs behind point.
On a good line and length from Kuhnemann. Henriques moves onto the front foot and defends
On a good length, outside off stump. Smith goes back and punches a drive for a run on the off side.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Henriques gets forward and eases a drive for 1 run on the off side.
Pitched up, on line. Smith gets on the front foot and drives through the off side for one run.
Length ball, outside off stump. Smith moves onto the back foot and drives
On a good line and length from Kuhnemann. Henriques gets forward and tucks a glance back behind square for one run.
Wildermuth pitches one up, outside off stump again. Henriques gets on the front foot and drives through the off side field for a run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off once more. Smith moves onto the back foot and slices a cut for a run back behind point.
Back of a length from Wildermuth, pitching outside off stump once more. Henriques moves onto the back foot and plays a cut for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Henriques moves onto the back foot and punches a drive
Keeper moves up to the stumps. Good length from Wildermuth, outside off stump once more. Henriques gets forward and defends
FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump. Henriques gets on the back foot and pulls for 4 runs.
Full, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Smith gets forward but misses while attempting to play a drive
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump once more. Smith pushes forward and plays a sweep for 4 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off again. Smith goes back but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
Bartlett pitches one up, pitching outside off once more. Henriques gets forward and drives on the off side for a single run.
Bartlett pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Smith shuffles down the pitch and drives averagely for 3 runs over the off side field.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line again. Smith moves onto the front foot and drives
OUT! Caught. Neser pitches one up, on line. Philippe pushes forward and scoops averagely back behind square. The umpire gives Philippe out, however the umpires then ask Philippe to remain while a review is undertaken. The decision is upheld, and Philippe is given out.
FOUR! On a good length, outside off stump. Philippe moves onto the back foot and guides a cut for 4 runs.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Philippe moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance
FOUR! Full ball, on line once again. Philippe moves onto the front foot and plays a scoop for four runs back behind square.
Full ball, on a good line. Philippe moves onto the front foot and punches a drive
Wide. Pitched up, pitching far outside off.
Good length from Neser, pitching outside off stump. Smith moves onto the back foot and drives for 1 run.
OUT! Bartlett gets the wicket! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and plays a sloppy flick, and is caught by Bryant down the ground.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Smith moves onto the back foot and cuts for one run.
Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Babar Azam steps away, and is hit on the pads while attempting a drive, resulting in a single leg bye.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump again. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and drives
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam pushes forward and eases a drive
FOUR! On a good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Babar Azam rocks back and inside edges behind square for four runs.
On a good line and length. Smith goes back, and is hit on the pads while trying a glance behind square on the on side, resulting in four leg byes.
Neser pitches one up, pitching outside off. Smith gets on the front foot and outside edges for 2 runs back behind point.
FOUR MORE! Full, on line. Smith moves onto the front foot and plays a flick for four runs.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Smith gets on the back foot and plays a cut for 4 runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam gets on the back foot and plays a late cut for one run back behind point.
Neser pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
And another! Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. McSweeney goes back and pulls behind square for 4 runs.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off again. McSweeney gets forward and punches a drive for four runs.
Full, outside off. McSweeney gets on the front foot and eases a drive
Wide. Short, pitching on a good line once again.
Full ball, on a good line again. McSweeney moves onto the front foot and eases a mediocre drive for a single run on the on side.
OUT! Caught. Good line and length from Starc. Bartlett backs away and drives, but is impressively caught by Henriques down the ground.
Pitched up, outside off stump once more. Bartlett pushes forward and punches a drive
Full toss, outside off stump. Bartlett creates space but swings and misses while trying a drive
Back of a length from Starc, on line. McSweeney moves onto the back foot and pulls for one run.
Starc pitches one up, outside off. McSweeney gets forward and eases a drive for two runs.
FOUR! McSweeney brings up his 50 in emphatic style! Starc pitches one up, outside off stump. McSweeney gets on the front foot and drives for four runs on the off side.
Length ball, outside leg and angling across. McSweeney pushes forward and glances behind square on the leg side for a single run.
Short of a length, on a good line. Bartlett goes back and plays a sloppy pull down the ground for 1 run.
Full ball, on a good line. McSweeney pushes forward and eases a drive for one run down the ground.
Full, on leg stump and angling across. Bartlett pushes forward and flicks for a run.
OUT! Curran breaks through! Pitched up, on a good line once again. Neser gets on the front foot and skies a wild drive, and is caught by Davies on the off side.
Full ball, on line. Neser gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 2 runs.
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off once again. McSweeney moves onto the back foot and cuts back behind point for four runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Neser moves onto the back foot and cuts sloppily for a run.
FOUR! Full, outside off stump. Neser gets forward and lifts a drive back behind point for four runs.
On a good length, outside off. McSweeney goes back and pulls for 1 run.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. McSweeney advances down the pitch and drives on the off side for 4 runs.
Full ball, outside off stump. McSweeney pushes forward and outside edges for a couple of runs behind point.
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Neser gets forward and punches a drive
Wide. Pitching well outside off stump.
Full, pitching outside off. Neser gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive
MAXIMUM! Full, pitching on a good line. Neser pushes forward and drives over the leg side field for six runs.
FOUR! Pitched up, outside off stump. Neser moves onto the front foot and drives for 4 runs.
SIX! J Edwards pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Neser creates room and lifts a drive for six runs over the on side field.
Good line and length. McSweeney moves onto the front foot and flicks a glance for a single run.
Back-to-back boundaries! Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Neser goes back and pulls for four runs.
Back-to-back boundaries! Starc comes around the wicket to Neser. Full, pitching on a good line. Neser creates room and drives for 4 runs.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Neser gets on the front foot and drives for four runs.
Short of a length, outside off. Neser moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Neser. He moves onto the back foot and cuts
OUT! Starc breaks through! Full toss, outside off stump. Peirson gets forward and drives, but is caught by Curran on the off side.
Length ball, outside off stump. Peirson rocks back and drives back behind point for one run.
OUT! LBW. Full, pitching on a good line. Bryant gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a flick. The umpire gives Bryant out LBW, however Bryant signals for a review. DRS comes back as umpire's call, meaning that Bryant is out.
Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. McSweeney gets on the back foot and plays a pull behind square for a run.
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. McSweeney rocks back and plays a pull back behind square for four runs.
Curran pitches one up, pitching outside leg and angled across Bryant. He gets on the front foot and plays a poor sweep behind square for a single run.
Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. McSweeney gets on the front foot and glances behind square for a run.
Wide. Short ball, pitching far outside off.
FOUR! Pitched up, outside off again. Bryant gets forward and plays a drive over the off side field for 4 runs.
Full toss, outside off stump. McSweeney moves onto the front foot and drives poorly for a run.
J Edwards pitches one up, on line. Bryant moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for one run through the on side field.
Pitched up, outside off. McSweeney pushes forward and drives through the off side field for a single run.
Full, outside off. McSweeney gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 2 runs.
Pitched up, on line. Bryant moves onto the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for 1 run.
FOUR! Davies pitches one up, on leg stump. McSweeney gets on the front foot and sweeps behind square for four runs.
Good line and length from Davies once again. Bryant goes back and glances for a run behind square.
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Bryant moves onto the back foot and plays a pull behind square for four runs.
Davies pitches one up, outside off. McSweeney gets on the front foot and edges through the on side field for a single run.
Good length from Davies, outside off. Bryant goes back and drives through the leg side field for a single run. The ball is misfielded costing Sydney Sixers a single run.
Good line and length from Davies again. McSweeney gets on the front foot and finesses a glance behind square for a single run.
Short of a length, on line. McSweeney gets on the back foot and pulls for a single run.
Wide. Back of a length, pitching far outside leg. McSweeney rocks back but swings and misses while attempting a pull
Full ball, pitching outside off. McSweeney gets forward and drives on the off side for a pair of runs.
On a good length, outside leg and angled across. Bryant gets on the front foot and tucks a shaky glance for a single run through the leg side field.
Back of a length from Dwarshuis, pitching near leg stump and angling across Bryant. He gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
Short of a length, outside off stump. Bryant goes back but swings and misses while trying a cut
Back of a length from Dwarshuis, outside leg and angling across McSweeney. He goes back and plays a pull behind square for a single run.
On a good line and length. Bryant pushes forward and edges
Davies pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once more. Bryant moves onto the front foot and eases a drive
Full, pitching on a good line. McSweeney pushes forward and edges back behind square for a run.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. McSweeney gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying to play a reverse sweep
On a good length, pitching outside off. Labuschagne advances down the pitch and guides a glance through the on side field for one run.
Full ball, outside off stump once again. McSweeney advances but makes no contact while trying to play a drive
Wide. Short of a length, pitching well outside off stump.
On a good length, outside off stump. McSweeney gets forward and punches a drive for a couple of runs through the off side.
Full ball, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. McSweeney gets on the front foot and flicks for a couple of runs behind square.
DROPPED! Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Labuschagne pushes forward and flicks for a run. A huge chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Dwarshuis.
Good length from Curran, pitching outside off. Labuschagne moves onto the back foot but decides to allow the ball to pass through to Philippe
Length ball, outside leg and angling across the batter. McSweeney moves onto the back foot and glances on the on side for a run.
Full ball, outside off. McSweeney gets on the front foot and drives for a run.
J Edwards pitches one up, on a good line again. Labuschagne gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a sweep behind square, resulting in a single leg bye.
Pitched up, on line. Labuschagne moves onto the front foot and drives averagely for 2 runs.
Wide. Full ball, pitching well down the leg side. Labuschagne pushes forward but swings and misses while trying a flick
Good length from J Edwards, outside off. Labuschagne gets on the front foot and inside edges onto the pads while trying a glance
Pitched up, on line. McSweeney gets on the front foot and flicks back behind square for one run.
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside off stump. McSweeney moves onto the back foot and defends
FOUR! Good length, outside leg and angled across Labuschagne. He moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Labuschagne moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a cut
Full, on line. McSweeney moves onto the front foot and drives for a run.
Pitched up, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Labuschagne moves onto the front foot and flicks back behind square for a run.
On a good length, outside off stump once more. Labuschagne gets on the front foot and drives
Full, pitching outside off stump once again. McSweeney gets on the front foot and edges for one run back behind square.
Back of a length, outside off. McSweeney gets on the back foot and flicks a glance for a single run through the leg side field.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. McSweeney goes back and glances
Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Labuschagne moves onto the back foot and drives for 1 run. The ball is misfielded by Davies costing a single run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. McSweeney rocks back and drives for 1 run.
Wide. Davies pitches one up, pitching well down the leg side. McSweeney gets forward but swings and misses while trying a scoop
Davies pitches one up, outside leg. McSweeney gets forward but makes no contact while trying a scoop
On a good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Labuschagne moves onto the back foot and drives for one run.
Length ball, outside off stump again. Labuschagne goes back and cuts for a run back behind point.
Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. McSweeney gets on the front foot and drives for one run.
Back of a length, outside off stump. Labuschagne goes back and slices a cut back behind point for a run.
On a good line and length. McSweeney gets on the back foot and glances behind square on the on side for one run.
Good length from Abbott, outside off stump. Labuschagne gets on the back foot and drives for a single run on the off side.
J Edwards pitches one up, pitching outside off. McSweeney gets on the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
Good length, outside off. McSweeney moves onto the front foot and defends
Wide. Full ball, pitching well down the leg side. McSweeney moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while trying a flick
Full ball, on line but angling across the batter. McSweeney moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a flick, resulting in 4 leg byes behind square.
Full, on a good line. McSweeney pushes forward and punches a drive
Good length, pitching outside off again. McSweeney decides to let the ball through to the wicketkeeper untouched
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside off stump. McSweeney decides to allow it to through to Philippe untouched
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off. Labuschagne moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for 4 runs.
Good length from Starc, outside off stump. Labuschagne gets on the back foot but lets it through to the keeper without offering a shot
OUT! Starc gets the wicket! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Renshaw gets on the front foot and edges, and is caught by Philippe
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Renshaw gets on the front foot and defends
Wide. Full ball, pitching far outside leg. Renshaw gets on the front foot and swings and misses while attempting a flick, but it beats the wicketkeeper and flies to the boundary for five wides. The ball is misfielded by Philippe.
Full, outside off once again. McSweeney gets on the front foot and punches a shaky drive through the off side for 1 run.
Good length from Starc, pitching outside off stump. McSweeney gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a cut
Good length from Abbott, pitching outside off stump. Renshaw gets on the front foot but misses while attempting to play a drive
Length ball, outside off stump again. Renshaw pushes forward but allows it to go through to the wicketkeeper without offering a shot
OUT! Caught. Good length from Abbott, outside leg and angled across the batter. Khawaja moves onto the back foot and plays a cut, but is caught by Dwarshuis
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off. Khawaja gets forward and drives over the off side field for four runs.
Full, on line. Khawaja moves onto the front foot and drives averagely for two runs down the ground.
On a good line and length. Khawaja gets forward but makes no contact while attempting a glance
Full, outside off once again. McSweeney moves onto the front foot and drives
OUT! Caught. Full toss, pitching outside off. Wildermuth gets on the front foot and eases a drive, but is caught by Abbott
Good length, outside off. Khawaja rocks back and late cuts for one run behind point.
Full ball, outside off once again. Khawaja advances down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
FOUR! Full toss, outside leg and angling across. Khawaja moves onto the front foot and flicks back behind square for four runs.