Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers: The sixth match of the Big Bash League 2025-26 witnessed a high-scoring thriller between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Brisbane. A total of 515 runs were scored in this thrilling match and Brisbane Heat achieved the big target of 258 runs by losing only 2 wickets in just 19.5 overs. With this, Brisbane Heat also made the record of the biggest run chase in the history of Big Bash League. During this period, 2 batsmen from Brisbane Heat scored centuries.
Perth Scorchers put 257 runs on the board
Perth Scorchers batted first in the match, but the start was slow when Mitchell Marsh was out early, but the pair of Finn Allen and Cooper Connolly created a storm. Both added runs quickly for the second wicket. Allen scored 79 runs in 38 balls, which included 8 sixes, while Connolly played an explosive inning of 77 runs in 37 balls. With the help of Nick Hobson’s quick 26 runs in the last overs, Perth scored 257 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. This was Scorchers’ biggest score so far in BBL.
Brisbane Heat’s record run chase
In reply, Brisbane Heat had a bad start when Colin Munro was out on the very first ball. But Jack Wildermuth and Matt Renshaw played a wonderful partnership. Both of them made a huge partnership of 212 runs for the second wicket. Renshaw scored 102 runs in 51 balls, which included 9 sixes, while Wildermuth scored 110 not out in 54 balls, which also included 9 sixes. Apart from this, Max Bryant retired due to injury after scoring 28 runs, but the team achieved the target even before the last ball. Matt Renshaw was also chosen player of the match for his century.
HISTORY MADE! We can’t believe what we’ve just witnessed!
The biggest chase in BBL History! #BBL15 pic.twitter.com/IHIqH8g1HT
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 19, 2025
This match will also be remembered in the history of BBL for the rain of sixes, where the batsmen of both the teams hit a flurry of big shots. For the first time, 36 sixes were seen in a Big Bash League match. Before this, even 30 sixes had not been hit in any match. Apart from this, for the first time two centuries were seen in a single innings in Big Bash League.
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