BBL 2023-2024: Match result, most runs, most wickets, after Challenger STR vs HEA

Brisbane Heat defeated Adelaide Strikers by 54 runs and to qualify for the BBL 2023-24 final.

Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown played a match-winning knock for his side against Adelaide Strikers in the Challenger game of the BBL 2023-24. Josh Brown scored 140 runs in 57 balls, which included 10 fours and 12 sixes, and took his team to above par score. Heat finished their innings with 214 runs on the board. Heat skipper Nathan McSweeney also played a useful hand along with Josh Brown and scored 33 runs in 29 balls. He finished the game with three wickets in final over.

Adelaide Strikers were not able to challenge Brisbane Heat in their chase and fell short by 54 runs. Thomas Kelly (41) and Harry Nielson (48) were the two top-scorers for Strikers in the game. Brisbane Heat’s left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson bowled a magnificent spell of 3/20 in his quota of four overs. Johnson dismissed Mathew Short (19), D’Arcy Short (7) and Jake Weatherald (8) early in his spell and rattled Adelaide Strikers’ top-order.

BBL 2023-24: Playoff results

Brisbane Heat have secured their deserving place in the BBL 2023-24 final. Brisbane Heat had a magnificent campaign in the ongoing BBL season and remained unbeaten for the longest time. Brisbane Heat will take on Sydney Sixers in the BBL 2023-24 final on Wednesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. Adelaide Strikers will finish at number three position in the BBL 2023-24. Strikers defeated Scorchers in the knockout game. Sydney Sixers defeated Brisbane Heat in the Qualifier game and booked their spot for the finals.

BBL 2023-24: Most Runs

Adelaide Strikers skipper Mathew Short scored 19 runs against Brisbane Heat in the Challenger game. He remains the leading run-scorer in the BBL 2023-24 with 541 runs. Perth Scorchers’ Aaron Hardie is second with 334 runs. Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown jumps to third place with a magnificent century against Strikers. Brown scored a brilliant knock of 140 runs against Strikers and has scored 313 runs in the BBL 2023-24. Strikers’ Chris Lynn is fourth in this list with 304 runs. Perth Scorchers’ Laurie Evans is fifth on the list with 292 runs.

Here are the top-5 leading run-scorer in the BBL 2023-24 after Match 39

1. Mathew Short (Adelaide Strikers) – 541 Runs

2. Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers) – 334 Runs

3. Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat) – 313 Runs

4. Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers) – 304 Runs

5. Laurie Evans (Perth Scorchers) – 292 Runs

BBL 2023-24: Most Wickets

Brisbane Heat’s Xavier Bartlett is still leading the top wicket-takers tally with 17 wickets. He picked up one wicket in the Challenger game against Adelaide Strikers. Bartlett’s Heat teammate Paul Walter is second on the list with 16 wickets. Walter picked up one wicket against Strikers. Sydney Sixers’ Ben Dwarshuis is now third with 16 wickets. Perth Scorchers’ left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff is fourth on the list with 16 wickets. Adelaide Strikers’ Jamie Overton is fifth on the table with 16 wickets.

Here are the top-5 leading wicket-taker in the BBL 2023-24 after Match 39

1. Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat) – 18 Wickets

2. Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat) – 16 Wickets

3. Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) – 16 Wickets

4. Jason Bherendorff (Perth Scorchers) – 16 Wickets

5. Jamie Overton (Adelaide Strikers) – 16 Wickets

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