2023–24 Brisbane Heat season

Brisbane Heat

2023–24 season
Coach	Wade Seccombe
Captain(s)	Usman Khawaja James Peirson (Acting)
Home ground	The Gabba, Brisbane
BBL Season	1st Place
BBL finals	Champion
Leading Run Scorer	Josh Brown (366)
Leading Wicket Taker	Xavier Bartlett (20)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023-24 season was the Brisbane Heat's 13th in the Twenty20 cricket Big Bash League. The team was coached by Wade Seccombe and captained by Usman Khawaja. ^[1] Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as "the Gabba" in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Roster

The team's squad for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 22 November 2023. ^[5]

• Players with international caps are listed in bold
• Ages are given as of the Heats opening match of the tournament, 7 December 2023

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
71	Sam Billings	England	(1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 32)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player & International Cap, Wicketkeeper-batter
98	Josh Brown	Australia	(1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
17	Max Bryant	Australia	(1999-03-10)10 March 1999 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
18	Usman Khawaja	Australia	(1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
33	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	(1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	International Cap
82	Colin Munro	New Zealand	(1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas player & International Cap
77	Matt Renshaw	Australia	(1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	International Cap
All-rounders
20	Michael Neser	Australia	(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
96	Nathan McSweeney	Australia	(1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
22	Paul Walter	England	(1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
24	Jack Wildermuth	Australia	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Wicket-Keepers
59	James Peirson	Australia	(1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 31)	Right-handed	—
Spin Bowlers
30	Matthew Kuhnemann	Australia	(1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
4	Mitchell Swepson	Australia	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	International Cap
Pace Bowlers
19	Xavier Bartlett	Australia	(1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
45	Spencer Johnson	Australia	(1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	International Cap
8	Will Prestwidge	Australia	(2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Brisbane Heat (C)	10	7	1	2	16	0.972	Advanced to Qualifier
2	Sydney Sixers	10	6	2	2	14	0.339
3	Perth Scorchers	10	6	3	1	13	0.725	Advanced to Knockout
4	Adelaide Strikers	10	5	4	1	11	0.331
5	Hobart Hurricanes	10	4	6	0	8	−0.268
6	Melbourne Stars	10	4	6	0	8	−1.051
7	Melbourne Renegades	10	2	6	2	6	−0.289
8	Sydney Thunder	10	1	7	2	4	−0.652

Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions

Regular season

Match 1 7 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 3/214 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 111 (15.1 overs)
Colin Munro 99* (61) Nathan Coulter-Nile 1/35 (4 overs)		Hilton Cartwright 33 (16) Mitchell Swepson 3/23 (3.1 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 103 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 20,315 [6] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 3 9 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers	v	Brisbane Heat

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: TBA [7] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Nathan Johnstone

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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Match 6 12 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/151 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 131 (19 overs)
Colin Munro 46 (33) Tanveer Sangha 3/21 (4 overs)		Oliver Davies 35 (30) Xavier Bartlett 3/35 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 20 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: TBA [8] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 21 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 8/162 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 4/163 (18.1 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (23) Paul Walter 3/27 (4 overs)		Matt Renshaw 49* (37) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,893 [9] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16 27 December 2023 18:15 (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 172 (19.4 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 9/157 (20 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 73 (52) Daniel Sams 5/30 (4 overs)		Cameron Bancroft 46 (39) Xavier Bartlett 3/29 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 29,155 [10] Umpires: Donovan Koch and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Nathan McSweeney (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 22 1 January 2024 18:15 (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat	v	Sydney Sixers

Match abandoned without a ball bowled The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: – [11] Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Ben Treloar

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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Match 24 3 January 2024 18:05 (N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 8/141 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 4/104 (14.3 overs)
Josh Philippe 41 (36) Matthew Kuhnemann 2/19 (4 overs)		Josh Brown 43 (31) Ben Dwarshuis 1/7 (2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs (DLS method) Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 10,372 [12] Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.

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Match 29 7 January 2024 18:15 (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 132/7 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 116/9 (16 overs)
Colin Munro 56 (47) Chris Jordan 3/19 (4 overs)		Nikhil Chaudhary 55 (38) Xavier Bartlett 3/30 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 1 run (DLS method) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (BRH)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and decided to bowl first.

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Match 32 10 January 2024 18:40 (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 6/191 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 9/168 (20 overs)
Michael Neser 64* (30) Ashton Agar 2/29 (4 overs)		Laurie Evans 51 (29) Spencer Johnson 2/23 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 23 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: – [13] Umpires: Greg Davidson and David Taylor Player of the match: Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 35 13 January 2024 13:15 Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 6/163 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 128 (19.5 overs)
Nick Hobson 48* (30) Michael Neser 2/21 (3 overs)		Jimmy Peirson 42 (41) Andrew Tye 4/14 (3.5 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 32,583 [14] Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Play-offs

Qualifier 19 January 2024 18:40 AEST (N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 152/8 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 113 (17.5 overs)
Moises Henriques 59 (50) Michael Neser 3/27 (4 overs)		Jimmy Peirson 26 (25) Ben Dwarshuis 5/21 (3.5 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 39 runs Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara Attendance: – [15] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

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Challenger 22 January 2024 18:40 AEST (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/214 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 160 (19.5 overs)
Josh Brown 140 (57) David Payne 2/17 (3 overs)		Harry Nielsen 50 (33) Spencer Johnson 3/20 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara Attendance: – [16] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)

• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

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Final 24 January 2024 19:15 AEDT (N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 8/166 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 112 (17.3 overs)
Josh Brown 53 (38) Sean Abbott 4/32 (4 overs)		Moises Henriques 25 (27) Spencer Johnson 4/26 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 43,153 [17] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

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