Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Scorecard, BBL 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 10 January 2026
Sydney Thunder batting
1st innings, run rate 9.00
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Matthew Gilkesc Jack Wildermuth b Matt Renshaw |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.1 |
 David Warner (c)run out (Nathan McSweeney) |
82 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 146.4 |
 Cameron Bancroftc Xavier Bartlett b Thomas Balkin |
4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
 Sam Billings (wk)c Jimmy Peirson b Matt Renshaw |
34 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 130.8 |
 Nic Maddinsonc Matt Renshaw b Matthew Kuhnemann |
21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 150.0 |
 Daniel Samsc Marnus Labuschagne b Xavier Bartlett |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
 Chris Greennot out |
12* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 240.0 |
 David Willeynot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 11 (lb 4, w 6, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 180/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-35 Matthew Gilkes 4.3 ov, 2-49 Cameron Bancroft 6.6 ov, 3-133 David Warner 15.2 ov, 4-158 Sam Billings 17.5 ov, 5-167 Daniel Sams 18.5 ov, 6-169 Nic Maddinson 19.1 ov
Did not batBrisbane Heat bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Nathan McSweeney |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
 Xavier Bartlett1 wd |
4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| ZK Zaman Khan3 wd |
3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
 Matt Renshaw |
4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
 Matthew Kuhnemann1 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| TB Thomas Balkin1 wd, 1 nb |
3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
 Marnus Labuschagne |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Brisbane Heat batting
2nd innings, run rate 11.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Wildermuthc Tanveer Sangha b Daniel Sams |
39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 260.0 |
 Usman Khawaja (c)c David Willey b Wes Agar |
78 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 162.5 |
| Nathan McSweeneyc David Willey b Chris Green |
12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| Matt Renshawnot out |
42* | 26 | 4 | 1 | 161.5 |
 Max Bryantnot out |
6* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.0 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 2, w 2, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 183/3 (16.2 ov) | ||||
1-57 Jack Wildermuth 3.5 ov, 2-83 Nathan McSweeney 6.6 ov, 3-176 Usman Khawaja 15.6 ov
Did not batJimmy Peirson, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann, Thomas Balkin, Xavier Bartlett, Zaman Khan
Sydney Thunder bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey1 nb |
3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| RH Ryan Hadley1 wd |
2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
 Wes Agar |
2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Daniel Sams1 nb |
2.2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 14.14 |
| Chris Green1 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Tanveer Sangha |
3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Thunder, bat
- Ground
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Start
- Sat 10 Jan, 05:00 UK
- Competition
- BBL 2026
- Next meeting
- Heat v ThunderSun 17 Jan, 09:15 GMT
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Questions
When is Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder?
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder starts at 05:00 UK time (10:30 in India) on Saturday 10 January 2026, at The Gabba, Brisbane, part of BBL 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head to head?
Brisbane Heat lead the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head to head at 13-8 from 22 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 10 January 2026 at The Gabba, was won by Brisbane Heat.
What is Brisbane Heat's recent form?
Brisbane Heat have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Sydney Sixers on 18 Jan, 171/9 to 177/5.
What is Sydney Thunder's recent form?
Sydney Thunder have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W L L L; most recently they lost to Sydney Sixers on 16 Jan, 189/6 to 191/5.
What is a good score at The Gabba?
A good first-innings score at The Gabba is around 178, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 57% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.