Overview
- Brisbane posted 160-8 before restricting Hobart to 157-8, with Nathan McSweeney (49) and Matt Renshaw (37) top-scoring for the Heat and Ben McDermott (59) and Beau Webster (51) leading the Hurricanes.
- Hobart needed six off the last over, but Zaman Khan closed it out with a sequence of dot, single, dot, dot, wicket, single to seal the three-run win.
- The chase unraveled late as the Hurricanes lost four wickets in the final three overs, highlighted by Xavier Bartlett’s penultimate over that removed Rehan Ahmed and Chris Jordan and cost just five runs.
- Usman Khawaja credited aggressive field placements and Marnus Labuschagne’s pressure after Labuschagne dismissed Webster to break a 98-run stand, with Renshaw earlier saving crucial runs with a spectacular boundary tap-back.
- The result denied Hobart a shot at clinching the minor premiership and opened the door for Perth Scorchers or Melbourne Stars to overtake them, while Brisbane rose to fourth and can secure playoffs by beating the Sixers; Wisden, citing ESPNcricinfo, reported the six runs as the fewest ever defended in a BBL last over.