Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Scorecard, BBL 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 18 January 2026
Brisbane Heat batting
1st innings, run rate 8.55
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jack Wildermuthc Sean Abbott b Mitchell Starc |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Usman Khawaja (c)c Ben Dwarshuis b Sean Abbott |
11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.1 |
 Nathan McSweeneynot out |
69* | 54 | 8 | 0 | 127.8 |
 Matt Renshawc Josh Philippe b Mitchell Starc |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Marnus Labuschagnec Lachlan Shaw b Joel Davies |
18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Max Bryantlbw b Sam Curran |
14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 107.7 |
 Jimmy Peirson (wk)c Sam Curran b Mitchell Starc |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Michael Neserc Lachlan Shaw b Sam Curran |
35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 250.0 |
 Xavier Bartlettc Moises Henriques b Mitchell Starc |
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
 Matthew Kuhnemannrun out (Josh Philippe) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ZK Zaman Khannot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 20 (lb 6, w 14) | ||||
| Total | 171/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-6 Jack Wildermuth 0.5 ov, 2-12 Usman Khawaja 1.4 ov, 3-18 Matt Renshaw 2.4 ov, 4-59 Marnus Labuschagne 9.4 ov, 5-95 Max Bryant 13.5 ov, 6-96 Jimmy Peirson 14.1 ov, 7-144 Michael Neser 17.2 ov, 8-155 Xavier Bartlett 18.6 ov, 9-167 Matthew Kuhnemann 19.6 ov
Sydney Sixers bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mitchell Starc5 wd |
4 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
 Sean Abbott |
3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
 Jack Edwards3 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
| JD Joel Davies1 wd |
3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
 Ben Dwarshuis1 wd |
2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
 Sam Curran4 wd |
4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
Sydney Sixers batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.48
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Babar Azamc Max Bryant b Xavier Bartlett |
1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
 Steven Smithb Zaman Khan |
54 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 135.0 |
 Josh Philippe (wk)c Jack Wildermuth b Michael Neser |
8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160.0 |
 Moises Henriques (c)c Marnus Labuschagne b Jack Wildermuth |
24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 120.0 |
| Sam Currannot out |
53* | 27 | 5 | 2 | 196.3 |
 Lachlan Shawc Jimmy Peirson b Xavier Bartlett |
17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.7 |
| Jack Edwardsnot out |
6* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.0 |
| Extras | 14 (lb 12, w 2) | ||||
| Total | 177/5 (18.4 ov) | ||||
1-21 Babar Azam 1.6 ov, 2-31 Josh Philippe 2.6 ov, 3-74 Moises Henriques 8.4 ov, 4-134 Steven Smith 15.2 ov, 5-171 Lachlan Shaw 18.3 ov
Did not batBrisbane Heat bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Neser1 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Xavier Bartlett |
3.4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.73 |
| Jack Wildermuth |
2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann |
4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| ZK Zaman Khan1 wd |
3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne |
1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Matt Renshaw |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Match details
- Player of the match
- Sam Curran 53* (27), 2/37
- Toss
- Sixers, bowl
- Ground
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Start
- Sun 18 Jan, 08:15 UK
- Competition
- BBL 2026
- Next meeting
- Heat v SixersTue 15 Dec, 08:15 GMT
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Questions
When is Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers?
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers starts at 08:15 UK time (13:45 in India) on Sunday 18 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 Sixers head to head?
Sydney Sixers lead the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers head to head at 15-7 from 25 T20 meetings, with 3 no results, and the latest, on 18 January 2026 at The Gabba, was won by Sydney Sixers.
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 Sixers's recent form?
Sydney Sixers have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W L W W; most recently they lost to Perth Scorchers on 25 Jan, 132 to 133/4.
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.