Thunder Feel the Burns as Brisbane Snap Sydney’s Streak | Brisbane Heat

The score: Sydney Thunder 8-174 (Hales 46, Sams 37; Mujeeb 2-26) lost to Brisbane Heat 5-175 (Burns 52, Denly 50; Sangha 3-40) by five wickets with five balls to spare

The points: Heat 4, Thunder 0

The heroes: Forget The Bash Bros, and meet instead The Joe Bros! Messrs Burns and Denly might not put quite as many bums on seats as their predecessors but they were ruthlessly efficient when it mattered for the Heat tonight, as their 90-run stand for the third wicket proved the game’s most decisive partnership. In his second BBL outing, Denly – the Heat’s third English import of the summer – was composed and looked very much the part in putting together an even 50 from 36 balls. Test discard Burns…