Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Live Score and Commentary, BBL, 2 January, 2026
COMPLETED / Match 20 / The Gabba
199/6 (19.4 ov)
195/6 (20 ov)
Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets
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Player of the match
Max Bryant,
Brisbane Heat
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bryant | 48 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 184.62 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Haris Rauf | 3.4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 11.18 |
| Tom Curran | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Sixers (SIX won by 5 wickets) | Match 40 | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Hobart Hurricanes (HEA won by 3 runs) | Match 35 | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Sydney Thunder (HEA won by 7 wickets) | Match 29 | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Sydney Sixers (SIX won by 3 wickets) | Match 24 | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Melbourne Stars (HEA won by 4 wickets) | Match 20 | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart Hurricanes (HUR won by 3 runs (DLS METHOD)) | Knockout | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Perth Scorchers (PS won by 6 wickets) | Match 39 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Adelaide Strikers (MS won by 6 wickets) | Match 34 | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Melbourne Renegades (MS won by 8 wickets) | Match 30 | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Sydney Sixers (SIX won by 6 wickets) | Match 27 | 8 Jan 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 66 run (4.1 ov): Xavier Bartlett: 21 (9), Max Bryant: 38 (16)
- Last Bat: Jimmy Peirson 14(8) - c TK Curran b H Rauf Haris Rauf
- Fall of Wickets: 18 - 1 Jack Wildermuth, 34 - 2 Colin Munro, 103 - 3 Nathan McSweeney, 107 - 4 Matt Renshaw, 109 - 5 Hugh Weibgen, 109 - 5 Hugh Weibgen, 133 - 6 Jimmy Peirson, 133 - 6 Jimmy Peirson
- Reviews Remaining: Brisbane Heat - 2 of 2, Melbourne Stars - 2 of 2
- Toss: Brisbane Heat elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Match 20
- Series: BBL
- Date: Friday, January 02, 2026
- Time: 01:45 PM
- Venue: The Gabba
- City: Brisbane
- Umpires: Roberto Howard (Australia), Troy Penman (Australia), Gerard Abood (Australia, TV)
- Referee: Joanne Broadbent (Australia)
Haris Rauf to Max Bryant, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease, swats defensive shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
End of over 16 (16 runs)
Mitchell Swepson to Max Bryant, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the leg stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease, trying to hit sloge sweep, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
Mitchell Swepson to Max Bryant, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Max Bryant no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Mitchell Swepson to Max Bryant, 1 run, Max Bryant hangs in the crease to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sloge sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Mitchell Swepson to Xavier Bartlett, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Xavier Bartlett goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum! If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Mitchell Swepson to Xavier Bartlett, Four, Four !! googly, full length, on the stumps. Xavier Bartlett goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mitchell Swepson to Xavier Bartlett, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! googly, good length, on the leg stump, Xavier Bartlett goes forward, aims to slam sloge sweep, but deflect off the pads, and batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.
Mitchell Swepson to Max Bryant, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Max Bryant no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Mitchell Swepson to Max Bryant, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Max Bryant with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Mitchell Swepson to Max Bryant, 1 run, Max Bryant hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 17 (16 runs)
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, 2 runs, Max Bryant hangs in the crease to take outswinger of fulltoss aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 2 runs.
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, short length, on the off stump, and Max Bryant hangs on and tries to hit uppercut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Max Bryant goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, 5 no ball, Four !! slower ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four. Umpire signals it a no ball !
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, Six, Six !! With a brilliant inswinger on the off stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Peter Siddle to Max Bryant, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Max Bryant hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
End of over 18 (17 runs)
Tom Curran to Xavier Bartlett, 2 runs, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Tom Curran to Xavier Bartlett, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Tom Curran to Xavier Bartlett, 2 runs, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
Tom Curran to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
Tom Curran to Max Bryant, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the off stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers cut sending it flying to the deep point region for a remarkable Maximum! If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
Tom Curran to Max Bryant, 2 runs, Max Bryant hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
End of over 19 (17 runs)
Haris Rauf to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Haris Rauf to Max Bryant, 2 runs, Max Bryant goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 2 runs.
Haris Rauf to Max Bryant, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the off stump, Max Bryant hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Haris Rauf to Max Bryant, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Max Bryant goes back, plays uppercut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.