BBL: Renshaw’s boundary seals last-ball thriller to keep Heat season alive
Brisbane Heat coach Dan Vettori has implored his side to embrace their backs against the wall mentality ahead of Thursday’s must-win clash with Melbourne Stars. The defending champions have never been in better form than they are at the moment and the Stars are looking to bounce back from a demoralising loss to Adelaide Strikers. However, Vettori is confident his team can once again back up their seven-wicket first BBL win over Hobart Hurricanes. The Heat coach has challenged skipper Chris Lynn and other members of the squad to lead from the front as they attempt to keep their season alive for another week.”We’ve got great confidence in our ability and we’re playing some very good cricket at the moment,” Vettori said on Wednesday.”We’ve won four games out of five at home this season, which is something we’ll take great pride in.”
Brisbane Heat coach Dan Vettori has implored his side to embrace their backs against the wall mentality ahead of Thursday’s must-win clash with Melbourne Stars.
The Brisbane Heat finished as runners-up in the Big Bash League for the first time since their inaugural season, but with plenty of work still to do.
The Heat were forced into a last-ball thriller against Hobart Hurricanes at Allan Border Field on Saturday night after rain delayed their clash with Melbourne Stars until 5pm (AEDT).
Their round 16 clash was decided by just two runs, with Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch hitting half centuries as they kept their BBL record perfect by beating Perth Scorchers 4-3 in Sydney earlier this month.
However it wasn’t enough for them to claim top spot this time around and now they will be looking to go one better when they take on Melbourne Stars at The Gabba tomorrow night.
The defending champions have never been in better form than they are at the moment and the Stars are looking to bounce back from a demoralising loss to Adelaide Strikers.
The defending champions have never been in better form than they are at the moment and the Stars are looking to bounce back from a demoralising loss to Adelaide Strikers.
The Heat have won seven of their last nine games, while Melbourne has lost three of its last six matches. The Heat are coming off a thrilling victory over Sydney Sixers at home on Tuesday night when Ben Cutting hit the winning runs with two balls remaining in an eight-run win over the Sixers at Gabba Stadium BBl 12.
The Stars suffered a heartbreaking loss to Adelaide in their last match which was decided by one run after Daniel Worrall bowled David Hussey for four runs off the final ball of the match in Adelaide
However, Vettori is confident his team can once again back up their seven-wicket first BBL win over Hobart Hurricanes.
However, Vettori is confident his team can once again back up their seven-wicket first BBL win over Hobart Hurricanes.
The Heat coach has challenged skipper Chris Lynn and other members of the squad to lead from the front as they attempt to keep their season alive for another week.
“We’ve got some experience in our group now and we need people who are able to step up when it’s needed,” Vettori said on Monday afternoon at Adelaide Oval. “There’s going to be times when it gets tough out there and you need someone who can turn things around.”
The Heat coach has challenged skipper Chris Lynn and other members of the squad to lead from the front as they attempt to keep their season alive for another week.
The Heat coach has challenged skipper Chris Lynn and other members of the squad to lead from the front as they attempt to keep their season alive for another week.
Renshaw’s boundary seals last-ball thriller to keep Heat season alive
The BBL finals series will be decided in Adelaide on Wednesday night, with defending champions Perth Scorchers needing victory over Brisbane Heat at Optus Stadium – where they hold a 5-1 record this summer – to seal back-to-back titles.
But if Brisbane do finish runners-up they will play Melbourne Stars in next week’s elimination final at Carrara on Thursday night (7:40pm AEST).
“We’ve got great confidence in our ability and we’re playing some very good cricket at the moment,” Vettori said on Wednesday.
“We’ve got great confidence in our ability to win games. We’ve won four out of five at home this year, so we’ll take a lot of pride in that,” Vettori said.
“We’re playing some very good cricket at the moment and hopefully we can continue that.”
We’ve won four games out of five at home this season, which is something we’ll take great pride in.”
“We’ve won four games out of five at home this season, which is something we’ll take great pride in. We need to keep our season alive for another week.”
Renshaw said his team was disappointed with their batting performance but was pleased they were able to come back strongly in the last two matches of the series. “We started very poorly but after a few disappointing performances we’ve found some form,” he said. “The bowlers have been fantastic and it’s great to see them get rewarded.”
Brisbane Heat needs another win to keep their season alive
Brisbane Heat needs another win to keep their season alive.
The Heat have a good chance of winning the match, as they are in good form and have a good home record. If Brisbane win this match, they will stay in the competition and play another game on Friday (tomorrow).
Conclusion
The Brisbane Heat have never been in better form than they are at the moment and the Stars are looking to bounce back from a demoralising loss to Adelaide Strikers. However, Vettori is confident his team can once again back up their seven-wicket first BBL win over Hobart Hurricanes.
