Heat Hold Their Nerve to Sink Stars on Soggy Gold Coast | Brisbane Heat

The scorecard: Brisbane Heat 3-115 (Lynn 48, Bryant 31; Zampa 2-7) beat the Melbourne Stars 6-110 (Stoinis 34, Larkin 35no, Steketee 3-25) by 18 runs (DLS Method)

The points: Brisbane Heat 4, Melbourne Stars 0

The revised numbers: Persistent sub-tropical rain on the Gold Coast meant this was a rain-interrupted affair, with each side ultimately limited to 10 overs. It meant a maximum of two overs per bowler, while the DLS calculations revised the Heat’s total up from 3-115 to a target of 129 for the Stars, and a Bash Boost target of 59 after five overs. Curiously, the Melbourne Stars received only two Powerplay overs, while the Heat had four, given they started their innings expecting to bat a full…