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

19.1
Joel Paris to Munro, 1 run, low full toss on leg-stump,
Joel Paris [3.0-0-30-1] is back into the attack
18.6
Coulter-Nile to Bryant, no run, off-pace delivery and Bryant is deceived, he is through the pull early and is struck on the tummy
18.5
Coulter-Nile to Munro, 1 run, to mid-off
18.5
Coulter-Nile to Munro, wide, tries the wide yorker but sprays it well outside off, Munro lets it pass and collects the wide
Coulter-Nile seems to have pulled something after delivering the previous ball but he is going to carry on.
18.4
Coulter-Nile to Bryant, 1 run, slower ball and Bryant swings across the line, the top-edge lands safely near third man
18.3
Coulter-Nile to Munro, 1 run, to long-on
Round the wicket to Munro
18.2
Coulter-Nile to Bryant, 1 run, short of length around off, Bryant mistimes the pull to deep square leg
Max Bryant, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.1
Coulter-Nile to Billings, out Caught by Cartwright!! Billings holes out looking for the big hit. Coulter-Nile comes back and pounds it into the surface, cramps a backing away Billings for room and hence the pull shot is miscued, Billings c Cartwright b Coulter-Nile 18(11) [4s-1 6s-1]
Coulter-Nile to Billings, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Nathan Coulter-Nile [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack
17.6
Olly Stone to Munro, 2 runs, to backward square leg
17.6
Olly Stone to Munro, no ball, full and outside off, Munro does not connect with the drive and this time the ball was clearly inside the wide marker. But third umpire has caught Stone overstepping. Free-hit coming up..
17.6
Olly Stone to Munro, no run
17.5
Olly Stone to Munro, no run, slower ball around off, Munro toe-ends the flat-batted hit back to Stone
17.4
Olly Stone to Munro, FOUR, very full delivery outside off, Munro reaches for the drive and slices it over short third
17.4
Olly Stone to Munro, wide