Brisbane Heat 203 for five (Khawaja 94, Labuschagne 73, Green 2-29) beat Sydney Thunder 52 for 1 (Warner 36*, Bazley 1-3) by eight runs (DLS technique)
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Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne emerged from T20 droughts with spectacular half-centuries earlier than rain thwarted Sydney Thunder’s hopes of chasing down Brisbane Heat’s large whole within the BBL elimination ultimate.
Kicking off the finals sequence, Khawaja and Labuschagne mixed for a 128-run partnership to energy Heat to the best ever whole on the Sydney Showgrounds.
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Chasing 204, David Warner was in a belligerent temper with 36 off 20 balls to offer hope for Thunder earlier than Sydney’s temperamental climate reared within the seventh over with the house aspect eight runs quick underneath Duckworth-Lewis Stern calculations.
Play was set to restart with Thunder dealing with a revised goal of 90 runs off 9 overs – needing an additional 38 off 13 balls – however the match was in the end referred to as off as a result of persistent rain.
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Heat prevailed and meet Melbourne Renegades in a knockout ultimate at Marvel Stadium on Sunday, whereas Thunder’s see-noticed of a season led to disappointment.
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