Chris Lynn Blazes Strikers to New Year’s Eve Win as Bowlers Crush Brisbane Heat

Adelaide Strikers 125 for 3 (Lynn 79*, Patterson 1-15) beat Brisbane Heat 121 (Kuhnemann 31, Overton 3-19, Scott 2-12) by seven wickets.

Adelaide Strikers ended their run of New Year’s Eve defeats, beating Brisbane Heat by seven wickets. They bowled Heat out for 121 runs in 19.4 overs and chased the target with more than five overs.

Lynn Marks Milestone Night In Style

Chris Lynn took charge in his 300th T20 game, and hit six fours and six sixes, finishing unbeaten on 79 off 41 balls, and kept the chase calm even as wickets fell around him.

It was a milestone performance; Lynn is the first player to hit 4000 runs in the BBL, and he achieved the record with a towering shot against Xavier Bartlett. He went on to raise his 32nd BBL fifty in 30 balls and later smashed Matthew Kuhnemann for three straight sixes near the finish.

Matt Short (19), Mackenzie Harvey (11), and Jerrssis Wadia (1) all departed, but Heat simply had no answers once Lynn settled.

Bowlers Dismantle Heat Early

Before Lynn took center stage, Strikers’ bowlers had already done the heavy lifting. Brisbane Heat were rocked at 21 for 5 inside six overs, leaving them in immediate survival mode.

Jamie Overton (3-19) and Liam Scott (2-12) drove the collapse, supported by Hasan Ali’s 2-29. Scott, rarely used earlier in the season, opened the bowling and completed all four overs upfront, rewarding the decision with precision and control.

Colin Munro (4), Jack Wildermuth (5), and Lachlan Hearne (2) all miscued simple chances to mid-off. Golden Bat leader Matt Renshaw was run out for 6, and Max Bryant edged behind for 1 as the innings unraveled further.

When Jimmy Peirson chopped on for 13, the Heat were struggling at 47 for 6 and staring at a sub-100 score.

Kuhnemann Shows Resistance, But Heat Falls Short

Matthew Kuhnemann produced a spirited career-best 31 not out, partnering Hugh Weibgen (28) to restore a hint of dignity. The pair added 36 for the eighth wicket and briefly halted the collapse, with Kuhnemann even attacking Lloyd Pope when the opportunity arose.

But the damage had already been done, and once the tail folded, Heat’s total simply wasn’t enough to challenge a Strikers lineup anchored by Lynn’s fireworks.