Twitter Reactions: Brisbane Heat 'burns' Renegades to hand them 8th defeat of the season
Needing 22 from the last three overs, Joe Burns came to the rescue of the team as he scored a quick-fire and unbeaten 31 from just 14 balls.
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Melbourne Renegades are back to doing what they have done best in this edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21: losing. Up against the Brisbane Heat in the 39th game, they managed an insipid score of 149 for 6 after being put in. The Renegades missed Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman to some extent as they left to meet their national commitments. Meanwhile, owing to his dismal show of late, Aaron Finch demoted himself in the order as Shaun Marsh – who was coming in after his paternity leave – was paired alongside Mackenzie Harvey in a new-look opening pair.
However, Marsh had a forgettable outing as he fell in the opening over of Renegades’ innings as Xavier Bartlett pinned him LBW for a duck. Heat would have got another in the succeeding over had Jack Wildermuth managed to hit the stumps, which would have been the end for Sam Harper, who was caught in the middle of nowhere, taking a single that never was.
Renegades’ toothless show with the bat
The missed chance did not cost much as Harper edged Mark Steketee to the keeper only a couple of overs later, having scored just 15 from 14. On the other hand, Harvey, who earned himself a start as he scored 20 from 14 with a couple of fours and a six, fell prey to a magnificent catch at backward point by Joe Burns off Matthew Kuhnemann. The demotion in the order did not materialize for skipper Finch, who could muster only a run-a-ball 13 before Wildermuth trapped him leg before.
The highlight for the Renegades was Beau Webster’s 40-ball 50, which included two sixes and three boundaries, alongside Jake Fraser-McGurk, who slammed four boundaries and a six in his 40 from 33. Their 58-run stand for the fifth wicket meant that Renegades somehow managed to crawl closer to 150, however, it would not prove enough.
Lynn and Denly set up the chase for Heat
Chasing 150, Heat started well courtesy of a 46-run stand between Max Bryant and Chris Lynn. While the former struggled to score freely, Lynn ensured that the required rate did not soar up. He launched an assault against Imad Wasim, smacking three consecutive boundaries in the 5th over that fetched 14 runs. Looking to make a move on after the initial struggle, Bryant holed out Webster off Peter Hatzoglou after scoring 23 from 26. The wicket cost little to the Heat as Joe Denly added 59 from 46 for the second wicket with Lynn, scoring 31 from 25 himself.
However, once the stand was broken by Richardson, who cleaned up Lynn (50 from 40), the Renegades made a comeback of sorts by reducing 105 for 2 to 117 for 5. Lewis Gregory went for a duck as he edged Prestwidge behind the wickets, whereas Denly and James Bazley fell in a space of 3 deliveries. Needing 22 from the last three overs, Joe Burns came to the rescue of the team as he scored a quick-fire and unbeaten 31 from just 14, guiding the Heat to a five-wicket victory with 8 balls to spare.
Here are the best tweets
1) Take a hanger
2) Return ball to umpireJoe Burns is cool as a cucumber 🤣 pic.twitter.com/gnOq2N1FE2
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 14, 2021
Joe Burns is more likely to get into the Australian t20 team than the test team at this rate 😂 #bbl10
— 🔴⚪ (@regista004) January 14, 2021
Thank the lord for Joe Burns @HeatBBL @joeburns441 thanks for getting us over the line again mate #BBL10 #calmheads
— Mitch Buckley (@MitchBuckley8) January 14, 2021
Joe Burns is a Legend of Brisbane Heat
Having his best BBL season ever— Mehedi Hasan Shawon (@SportsBoyShaon_) January 14, 2021
Could Joe Burns make a late charge to be a T20 closer for Australia? Has impressed in the role for the Heat and it’s a specialist role the Aussies haven’t quite filled.
— Daniel Cherny 📰 (@DanielCherny) January 14, 2021
Yep. I'm watching Joe Burns easily win the BBL game for the Heat. Makes me realise how fkn hard Test cricket is.
— Reg 'Snowy' Baker (@Gribnib) January 14, 2021
Joe Burns = generational.
Message received.
— Hardennned Arteries (@Budulnya) January 14, 2021
Imagine hating Joe Burns. Just won me tonights multi ❤️ #bbl10
— george kay 🥛 (@georgekayyyy) January 14, 2021
Alpha hunk Joe Burns plays BBL whilst beta male Marcus Harris plays test cricket, the injustices in this world #AUSvsIND
— george (@BludOnTheLeaves) January 14, 2021
Joe burns is back. Is it to late to fly him to Brisbane? #BigBashLeague #TestCricket
— Matthew Elkins (@Mattelkins142) January 14, 2021
Joe Burns saves the night for the Heat just when it was starting to look a little shaky! Good win in the end, important 4 points 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @HeatBBL #bbl
— Mark Casey OAM (@markcasey_117) January 14, 2021
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