BBL|15: Joel Davis’ all-round brilliance helps Sydney Sixers beat Brisbane Heat in low-scoring thriller

In an exciting low-scoring encounter at the International Sports Stadium in Coffs Harbour, joel davis Emerged as an all-round hero while running the sydney sixers A thrilling three-wicket victory over brisbane heat in the 24th match of BBL|15 On January 5, 2026. Electing to bowl first after winning the toss, the Sixers restricted the Heat to just 114/9, leaving Davis with an unbeaten 35 in a tense situation. His figures of 2/19 complemented a fast bowling performance, earning him player of the match honours.

Sydney Sixers’ bowling grip bowls out Brisbane Heat for a low score

The Sixers performed strongly with the ball and took an immediate lead during the powerplay, conceding only 33 runs while taking two important wickets. jack wildermuth Tried to hit back with a quickfire 31 off 17 balls, hitting two fours and clearing the ropes twice, but his stay ended sean abbott Hit, reducing Heat to 33 runs for 2 wickets. jack edwards trapped Lachlan Hearn LBW for one run, and the pressure mounted ben dwarshuis And Abbott strikes again. nathan mcsweeney departure for 11, matt renshaw Only 2 runs could be scored and till the drinks break in the 10th over, the Heat’s score was 58 runs for 5 wickets.

joel davis Then rip off the tail and remove it first. Xavier Bartlett and then bowling Matthew Kuhnman To make it 74 for 8 in quick time. Hugh Wiebgen Showed some fight with a determined score of 24, before a run-out ended their resistance at 91 for 9. hayden kerrA poor spell of 1 for 12 and a disciplined all-round effort restricted the Heat to a sluggish score of 114 for 9. ollie patterson And Thomas Balkin Unbeaten, which was the lowest score of the tournament on the testing Coffs Harbor surface.

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Joel Davis’ resilient defense helps Sixers win against Heat in BBL|15

Chasing the target of 115 runs, the Sixers team faltered in the beginning and wickets fell in the powerplay. Babar Azam make two, josh philip Departed for a duck, and Daniel Hughes Scored 15 runs, taking their score to 32 runs for three wickets within six overs. The situation worsened when moises henriques Was out for 26 and drinks arrived with a tense score of 53/6.

Rescue came through Davis in the seventh. Calm and confident, he rebuilt hayden kerrThe pair added 62 unbeaten runs in 46 balls for the eighth wicket. Davis hit three fours and a six in a quick 26-ball innings, while Kerr’s unbeaten innings of 27 runs remained intact. Matthew Kuhnman Threats were made, but the pair reached 100 in the 17th over and finished comfortably with eight balls to spare.

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