The Brisbane Heat have clinched their second men's Big Bash League title, the first in 11 years, with a victory in the BBL13 Final. Josh Brown's remarkable innings, which he described as feeling 'surreal', placed him among elite company and was pivotal in their win. The Heat set a winning score of 214 runs in The Challenger, 50 runs above the Opta Predictor's forecast, and in the final, they posted a total of 166/8, setting a target of 167 for the Sixers. Matt Renshaw's vital 40 not out was key to their total. Eight Brisbane Heat players featured in their second consecutive BBL Final, showcasing the team's depth and consistency. Xavier Bartlett's strategic late start to the season paid off with the team's successful run to the final. Spencer Johnson's four wickets in the final match were instrumental in securing the Heat's championship victory.
Led by Brown, Bartlett and Spencer Johnson, Brisbane Heat are on top of the Big Bash mountain once again š #BBL13 ā¶ļø https://t.co/zi0IX0uXqp https://t.co/DPHV0Kk25k
The Heat are #BBL13 Champions! They win their first men's title in 11 years š
A FOURTH for Spencer Johnson, and the Heat can smell it now! #BBL13 https://t.co/hiMr4GHq06
There's not many better sights for a leg-spinner than this pearler š And Jimmy Peirson had the glovework to match it! #BBL13 #GoldenMoment @BKTtires https://t.co/92KSdiHTzF
The opening bowler for Sixers and opening batter for Heat are the top performers, but it's Matt Renshaw's crucial 40* that takes Brisbane to a 166/8 #BBL13 ā¶ļø https://t.co/zi0IX0uXqp https://t.co/ZR6c0dwDTZ
The Sixers need 167 to win the #BBL13 title! Full scorecard of the Heat's 8-166 š
Josh Brown passes 50 for the second innings in a row! And the Heat are motoring along at the halfway mark! Full scorecard š
10 - @SixersBBL took all 10 of the Brisbane Heat's wickets when they met in The Qualifier, the second time in the Heat's last three games they've been dismissed. Pavilion. https://t.co/cSeKpzFcvg
59 - Moises Henriques scored 59 runs from 50 balls in his last BBL game against the Brisbane Heat including three sixes - his joint-most in an innings in the competition. Thump. https://t.co/1WENjJpMFf
"We've also got the great Stephen O'Keefe who we can let loose on him." Can the Sixers' experience stop Josh Brown in tonight's #BBL13 Final? https://t.co/L9P71glS8j
Brisbane Heat's hard-hitting opener has revealed what helps him clear the rope regularly @jackpayn | #BBL13 https://t.co/6vlZvW7RUr
Brisbane looked dead and buried last time the Heat met the Sixers in a final at the SCG, but Michael Neser had other ideas #TheFinish @BKTtires https://t.co/QDF3fcOKXh
a Sixers vs. Doc Rivers second round is the surest way to determine if I will die on the spot or become immortal
There is no amount of regular-season disparity between the Sixers and Heat that would make me comfortable with meeting them in the playoffs
Queensland's decision to hold Xavier Bartlett back at the start of the summer has paid dividends with a second straight appearance in the BBL Final! @jackpayn #BBL13 https://t.co/bVNGORrNty
'Feels surreal' - Josh Brown An innings that will go down as a T20 classic āØ https://t.co/ZLQ45dWkFE | #BB13 https://t.co/6pNqtuXlNN
Eight Brisbane Heat players are set to take the field for a second straight #BBL Final as the club aims to become just the third to win multiple championships, writes @jackpayn | #BBL13 https://t.co/aY1GDDfVFl
Josh Brown played one of the best innings you'll see in a T20 knockout match š https://t.co/esbnTgckUQ | #BBL13 https://t.co/iNtcyUmAxz
214 - The @HeatBBL were hot in The Challenger, outpacing the initial forecast of the Opta Predictor by 50 runs and setting an eventual winning score of 214 runs. Aurora. https://t.co/uyvmoDuTls
Brown joins some elite company #BBL13 https://t.co/cHjRHzghmh