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THE Brisbane Heat are the KFC 20 Big Bash League champions after defeating the Perth Scorchers by 34 runs in the final at The Furnace last night. Brisbane batted first and made 167-5 off 20 overs and in response Perth were only able to limp to 133-9.
Luke Pomersbach (37) and Joe Burns (43) set up the total for the Heat before it was Nathan Hauritz (0-11 off three overs) who did the job with the ball.
Hauritz opened the bowling and only conceded four runs off his first two overs and also took three well-judged catches in the outfield to dismiss Perth openers Marcus Stoinis (one) and Shaun Marsh (16).
Perth’s run chase never really got going with Adam Voges’ 49 and Marcus North’s 24 the only scores of note.
Wickets continued to tumble in the second half of the Perth run chase as they fell to their second straight Big Bash League final loss after last year’s defeat to the Sydney Sixers.
Early wickets won it for Brisbane. Stoinis (one) and the dangerous Shaun Marsh (16) failed to do any damage and from there it was always going to be hard. Marcus North hit 15 runs off one Dan Christian over, but Christian got his man when North was out in the last ball of the same over.
The slow start to the Perth innings cost them dearly. The run chase never really got out of first gear. The Stoinis experiment at the top of the order did not work as he was dismissed for one and Perth slumped to just 36-1 off their first seven overs.
They could not keep Hauritz out of the game.
The off-spinner opened the bowling for the Heat and only conceded four runs off his first two overs to set the tone for the whole innings.
His work in the field was just as important as he took three well-judged catches in the deep, which included both of the Perth openers.
The first was close to the deck to remove Stoinis and the second a leaping catch in the deep to get the dangerous Marsh.
For the shortest format of the game’s showcase the match lacked a wow moment. It was all very ho-hum from both teams. There were high scoring overs and good catches, but nothing that stood out as a big jaw-dropping wow moment.
Both teams earn a place in the lucrative Champions League to be played late this year as a result of winning their way through to the Big Bash League final. (Omnisport)
Luke Pomersbach (37) and Joe Burns (43) set up the total for the Heat before it was Nathan Hauritz (0-11 off three overs) who did the job with the ball.
Hauritz opened the bowling and only conceded four runs off his first two overs and also took three well-judged catches in the outfield to dismiss Perth openers Marcus Stoinis (one) and Shaun Marsh (16).
Perth’s run chase never really got going with Adam Voges’ 49 and Marcus North’s 24 the only scores of note.
Wickets continued to tumble in the second half of the Perth run chase as they fell to their second straight Big Bash League final loss after last year’s defeat to the Sydney Sixers.
Early wickets won it for Brisbane. Stoinis (one) and the dangerous Shaun Marsh (16) failed to do any damage and from there it was always going to be hard. Marcus North hit 15 runs off one Dan Christian over, but Christian got his man when North was out in the last ball of the same over.
The slow start to the Perth innings cost them dearly. The run chase never really got out of first gear. The Stoinis experiment at the top of the order did not work as he was dismissed for one and Perth slumped to just 36-1 off their first seven overs.
They could not keep Hauritz out of the game.
The off-spinner opened the bowling for the Heat and only conceded four runs off his first two overs to set the tone for the whole innings.
His work in the field was just as important as he took three well-judged catches in the deep, which included both of the Perth openers.
The first was close to the deck to remove Stoinis and the second a leaping catch in the deep to get the dangerous Marsh.
For the shortest format of the game’s showcase the match lacked a wow moment. It was all very ho-hum from both teams. There were high scoring overs and good catches, but nothing that stood out as a big jaw-dropping wow moment.
Both teams earn a place in the lucrative Champions League to be played late this year as a result of winning their way through to the Big Bash League final. (Omnisport)
