The Brisbane Heat is a franchise-based Australian professional T20 cricket team that participates in Australia’s domestic T20 cricket tournament, the Big Bash League.
The team is a Brisbane based franchise and represents Queensland in Big Bash League.
Brisbane Cricket Ground is the home ground of the Brisbane Heat. They have won the Big Bash League title for the first time in their second season and qualified for the CLT20.
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| Captain | Chris Lynn |
| Coach | Daniel Vettori |
| Color | Teal |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Home ground | Brisbane Cricket Ground |
| Capacity | 42,000 |
| BBL wins | 1 (2013) |
| CLT20 wins | 0 |
| Official website | brisbaneheat.com.au |
brisbane heat Big Bash Schedule
| Date | Fixture | Time | Venue |
| 21-Dec-16 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | 19:10 local | GMT 08:10 | Adelaide Oval |
| 28-Dec-16 | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat | 19:10 local | GMT 08:10 | Spotless Stadium |
| 30-Dec-16 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | 18:10 local | GMT 07:10 | Gabba |
| 03-Jan-17 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | 18:10 local | GMT 07:10 | Gabba |
| 04-Jan-17 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars | 19:10 local | GMT 08:10 | Spotless Stadium |
| 05-Jan-17 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | 16:10 local | GMT 08:10 | WACA |
| 11-Jan-17 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers | 18:40 local | GMT 08:10 | Gabba |
| 17-Jan-17 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | 19:40 local | GMT 08:40 | MCG |
| 20-Jan-17 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | 18:40 local | GMT 08:10 | Gabba |
| 24-Jan-17 | 1st Semi-Final | TBC | TBC |
| 25-Jan-17 | 2nd Semi-Final | TBC | TBC |
| 28-Jan-17 | Final | TBC | TBC |
Current Squad of Brisbane Heat
The current squad of the Brisbane Heat is:
Chris Lynn(c), James Hopes, Nick Buchanan, Jason Floros, Josh Lalor, Ben Cutting, Andrew Fekete, Nathan Reardon, Samuel Badree, Luke Feldman, Peter Forrest, Joe Burns, Alex Doolan, Jimmy Peirson, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Sam Heazlett, Lendl Simmons, Jack Wildermuth
History of Brisbane Heat
In the Big Bash League 2011-12, the team has lost first four group stage matches, but still they had a chance to reach the semi-finals based on the NRR. They made a success on last three matches but didn’t qualify for the semi-final.
Brendon McCullum didn’t attend on some matches as he engaged with HRV Cup in New Zealand, at the same time Daniel Vettori missed some matches as of injury and the team captain James Hopes was unable to play the whole tournament because of his injury. Finally, they have ended the tournament at fifth out of eight on the BBL points table.
In the Big Bash League 2012-13 Final, Brisbane Heat defeated the Perth Scorchers on the Big Bash Final at the WACA Ground on 19 January 2013 and won the title for the first time. The team Captain James Hopes didn’t play due to his injury on the Big Bash Final. Chris Hartley, the Vice-captain has won the toss and selected to bat first.
Joe Burns was the highest scorer on the match for Brisbane, scored 43 runs off 27 balls. The final score of the Heat’s innings was 167/5 where Scorcher’s Jason Behrendorff took 2 wickets. In the reply, Scorchers scored 133/9 after 20 overs, lost by 34 runs. Adam Voges was scored highest 49 runs from 32 balls. Nathan Hauritz was the man of the Final who bowled three overs for 11 runs and took three important catches.
In the Big Bash League 2013/14, Heat started well with the winning their first match against the Scorchers. But they lost out in many close games over in the season. They struggled hard but failed to qualify for the knockouts, finished the season in 5th place.
Cameron Gannon was the highest wicket-takers on the season, took 18 wickets with an average of below 12 and the best bowling figure is 4 for 10. Daniel Vettori was bowled very well as his lowest economy rate (just over 6) and picking up 7 wickets. The best of the batsman was Chris Lynn scored 198 runs.
FAQ’s
Q: When was founded the Brisbane Heat?
A: 2011
Q: Who is the current coach of the Brisbane Heat?
A: Daniel Vettori
Q: Who is the current captain of the Brisbane Heat?
A: Chris Lynn
Q: What is the home ground of the Brisbane Heat?
A: M Brisbane Cricket Ground
Q: What is the best performance of the Brisbane Heat?
A: They have won the Big Bash title once in 2013.
Q: What is the highest team total in an innings of the Brisbane Heat?
A: 209/3 against Hurricanes at Brisbane in 28 Dec 2013.
Q: Who is the highest run-scorer of the Brisbane Heat?
A: CA Lynn (1103) is the highest run-scorer of the Brisbane Heat.
Q: Who is the highest wicket-taker of the Brisbane Heat?
A: DT Christian (27) is the highest wicket-taker of the Brisbane Heat.
