Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, 40th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player HighlightsBRH vs SYS, 40th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Xavier Bartlett to Jack Edwards, SIX, Jack Edwards ends with a six and the Sixers are into the finals. A short delivery again, on off, Edwards is a tall man, he goes on the back foot and pulls, deep square-leg watches it sail over his head as he backtracks

Xavier Bartlett to Lachlan Shaw, out Caught by Jimmy Peirson!! Good short delivery and Lachlan Shaw top-edges the pull, hurried him outside off, he fails to keep it down, simple catch for Jimmy Peirson. Lachlan Shaw c Jimmy Peirson b Xavier Bartlett 17(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

Xavier Bartlett to Lachlan Shaw, SIX, that should do it. A back of a length delivery on off, Lachlan Shaw goes on the back foot and pulls it flat and over wide long-on, picked the length so quickly

Xavier Bartlett to Lachlan Shaw, FOUR, full just outside off, Lachlan Shaw leans back and throws the bat, slices it over backward point, into the gap

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, length delivery and following Smith outside the leg-stump, he flicks and misses, a legbye taken

Xavier Bartlett to Sam Curran, 1 run, full on middle, Sam Curran gets forward to drive to mid-off, takes a single

Xavier Bartlett to Sam Curran, no run, slower-ball and into the pitch, on the body, Sam Curran gets inside the line, just taps it to short fine, straight to the fielder

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, 1 run, Smith has batted left-handed there! It's full outside the leg-stump, for a right-hander, he turns around and then drives it left-handed, mistimes it to mid-off (for a right-hander)

Xavier Bartlett to Sam Curran, 1 run, a slower-ball and dug in short on the stumps, Sam Curran goes on the back foot and pulls hard and straight to deep mid-wicket

Xavier Bartlett to Sam Curran, FOUR, short of length on middle, Sam Curran gets forward and flat-bats the pull hard and to the deep mid-wicket fence, good way to start the Surge

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, no run, how has that missed the stumps? Xavier Bartlett has his hands on his head. A lovely slower-ball and totally deceives Smith, it cuts back in and goes over the stumps. Smith was looking to push that and only the extra bounce of the Gabba takes it over

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, FOUR, full outside off, shapes away, Smith gets across and swipes it over mid-wicket, agricultural but effective, runs away

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, no run, short of length outside off, big movement away, Smith tries a big slog and misses, good take to his right by Jimmy Peirson

Xavier Bartlett to Moises Henriques, 1 run, good stop at backward point. Kuhnemann the man. It's a short of length delivery outside off, shapes away, Moises Henriques gets forward to drive well and it's more runs it not for the spinner's effort

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, 3 runs, length and Smith jumps out of his crease, slices the loft over cover, they come back for three as the ball plugs in the outfield

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, no run, fullish on middle, Smith high-elbows and shows the full face of the bat to drive to mid-off

Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, out Caught by Max Bryant!! Thick leading-edge and gone. Xavier Bartlett is a big outswing bowler, that's why he gets so many leading-edges as the batters try to flick across the line. Length delivery on middle and leg, Babar gets forward to flick across the line, closes the face of the bat too early and the leading-edge is neatly taken on the reverse-cup by mid-on. That's the early wicket the Heat wanted. Babar Azam c Max Bryant b Xavier Bartlett 1(7)

Xavier Bartlett to Smith, 1 run, short of length outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and cuts so hard, but straight to the fielder at deep backward point

Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, leg byes, 1 run, Xavier Bartlett follows Babar Azam outside the leg-stump with a full delivery, he flicks and misses, off the pad and Smith calls him through for a quick legbye

Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, no run, good shot. A length delivery on off, Babar Azam gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it back to Xavier Bartlett who stops well

Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, no run, short of length outside off, rising, Babar Azam goes on the back foot to cut, mistimes it to cover

Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, leg byes, FOUR, short of length and down leg, Babar Azam flicks and misses, off the thigh pad and diving Jimmy Peirson to his left can't stop it, poor bowling