All on the line for Brisbane Heat
The last game of the Big Bash League season comes tonight, and it just kind of makes sense that it is an all-or-nothing clash for the Brisbane Heat.
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John, I’m interested in why you think the Heat would be better off bowling first?
Before today’s game (in which they again chose to bat first), they were 2 from 7 chasing a total.
The two wins came when chasing small totals – 5/131 chasing Hobart’s 9/126, and 3/114 chasing Adelaide’s 110.
Their five losses batting second:
143 v Thunder’s 6/172
8/145 v Stars’ 7/167
109 v Scorchers 6/149
8/179 v Scorchers 3/213
120 v Renegades 6/164
The common denominator in all five losses is that despite knowing the target, their top order failed every time and they weren’t always big targets. The *best* they did batting second was to only lose eight wickets.
There’s nothing in any of that that screams ‘bowl first’ about them; they are and have long been the perennial front-running team. And they’re a long way from being brilliant at that, too..
All on the line for Brisbane Heat