Complete
Big Bash League 2023-24, 1st Match, Brisbane, Dec 7th, 2023

Brisbane Heat

(19.6 ov) 214/3

Melbourne Stars

(15.1 ov) 111/10

Complete Brisbane Heat won by 103 runs

Player of Match: Colin Munro

14.4
Joel Paris to Billings, 1 run, good length ball around off, Billings pats it with soft hands to the off-side and rotates strike
Sam Billings, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.3
Joel Paris to Labuschagne, out Caught by Stoinis!! The partnership is broken. Stoinis holds on to a good catch. Paris comes back and provides a much needed breakthrough. Slower ball bowled into the wicket, Labuschagne c Stoinis b Joel Paris 30(23) [4s-2]
Joel Paris to Labuschagne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
14.2
Joel Paris to Munro, leg byes, 1 run
14.1
Joel Paris to Labuschagne, 1 run, angled in from round the wicket, Labuschagne works it to deep mid-wicket and gets Munro back on strike
Joel Paris [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
13.6
Dawson to Labuschagne, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket
13.5
Dawson to Labuschagne, FOUR, unlucky Dawson. He saw Labuschagne setting up for the reverse sweep and slowed the pace down,
13.4
Dawson to Munro, 1 run, drags the length back and slows it up, Munro swipes it towards deep mid-wicket
13.3
Dawson to Labuschagne, 1 run, shimmies down and drives it hard to long-off, straight to the fielder
13.2
Dawson to Labuschagne, FOUR, much needed for Labuschagne. He was going at just over run-a-ball and needed to step up. Attempts the reverse sweep and executes it to perfection,
13.1
Dawson to Labuschagne, no run, comes down the track, converts it into a full toss and drills it back to Dawson
12.6
Coulter-Nile to Munro, no run, makes room and Coulter-Nile takes pace off as he follows him, Munro misses the pull and the ball brushes the thigh pad
12.5
Coulter-Nile to Labuschagne, 1 run, to deep square leg
12.4
Coulter-Nile to Munro, 1 run, direct hit and Labuschagne was gone. Munro moves around in the crease but Coulter-Nile nails the yorker outside off, dug out to short third and Labuschagne called for the single, Burns has a shy and does not hit the target at the striker's end
12.3
Coulter-Nile to Labuschagne, 1 run, off-pace delivery and Labuschagne nurdles it backward of square leg, just a single
12.2
Coulter-Nile to Munro, 1 run, backs away early and Coulter-Nile follows him with a slower ball, swatted to deep mid-wicket
12.1
Coulter-Nile to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length around off, Labuschagne makes room and slashes it to third man
Nathan Coulter-Nile [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack