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Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Thunder by five wickets at the Gabba, thanks to fifties for Joe Burns and Joe Denly
Axed Test opener Joe Burns released the shackles with a match-winning innings for the Brisbane Heat as they kept in touch with the BBL’s top five and snapped the Sydney Thunder’s five-game winning streak.
Key points:
- The Brisbane Heat moved up to sixth on the Big Bash ladder with a five-wicket win over the Sydney Thunder at the Gabba
- Half-centuries from Joe Burns and Joe Denly helped the Heat chase down their target of 175 runs with five balls to spare
- The Thunder’s Daniel Sams was hit on the helmet by a bouncer and was substituted with concussion symptoms
Dropped ahead of this week’s Sydney Test after a horror run of form, Burns (52 off 38) seized control after Chris Lynn’s (30 off 16) exit as they chased down the Thunder’s 8-174 with five…
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