Overview
- Heat reached 258 for 2 with one ball to spare to defeat Perth Scorchers, marking the Big Bash League’s highest successful chase and the third-highest in T20 history.
- Matt Renshaw scored 102 and was named Player of the Match, while Jack Wildermuth finished 110 not out as the pair shared a BBL-record 212-run partnership after a first-ball wicket.
- Perth had set 257 for 6, the second-highest BBL total, led by Finn Allen’s 79 and Cooper Connolly’s 77, featuring a single-innings league record of 18 sixes.
- The game produced tournament records for aggregate runs (515) and total sixes (36), underscoring a night dominated by power hitting.
- Key moments included a front-foot no-ball that reprieved Renshaw, multiple dropped catches, and a tense finish with a missed run-out and a misfield after Max Bryant retired hurt.