Matthew Short’s historic ton gives Adelaide Strikers second-highest BBL score, Brisbane Heat hit record low

Records were broken in the 31st match of the 2024-25 Big Bash League between Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat. The Strikers put a huge score on the board after being put into bat first.

Skipper Matthew Short led from the front and played blinker. He scored 109 off 54 balls with 10 fours and 7 sixes, scoring the fastest ton by an Adelaide Strikers batsman. On the other hand, it was a night to forget for the Brisbane Heat bowlers. They conceded over 250 runs in the innings and conceded the second highest BBL score in the history of the tournament.

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Unwanted record for Brisbane Heat in BBL

For the first time in the history of Big Bash League, every bowler conceded 40+ runs in an innings.#BBL14 pic.twitter.com/Ch2qz9zE4U

— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) January 11, 2025

It happened for the first time in the history of Big Bash League that any bowler has conceded more than 40 runs in an innings. Five bowlers were used by Brisbane Heat captain Colin Munro.

All the bowlers bowled four overs each, while three of them conceded 50 or more runs in their spell. Left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann was the pick of the bowlers and finished with 3-50 in his four overs.

Fast bowlers Michael Neser and Xavier Bartlett finished with identical figures of 0-53 in four overs. Mitchell Swepson bowled well and finished with 2-41, while left-arm fast bowler Spencer Johnson had figures of 0-45 in his spell.

Adelaide Strikers achieve a new BBL milestone

The Strikers posted the second highest ever BBL score on the back of Matt Short’s record 🤯

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— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) January 11, 2025

Adelaide Strikers posted 251-5 in 20 overs, which is the second highest score in Big Bash League history. The record for the highest BBL score is still with the Melbourne Stars scored against the Hobart Hurricanes on 19 January 2022.

They were bowled out for 232-2 by Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers on 22 January 2021. Matthew Short played a blinker and led from the front. Chris Lynn and Alex Ross complemented them well with excellent knocks.

Excellent performance from Adelaide Strikers in BBL match

Meanwhile, it was an excellent batting performance from the Adelaide Strikers who made full use of the good conditions at the Adelaide Oval. Captain Matthew Short smashed a whirlwind century while Chris Lynn scored 47 off 20 balls while opening the batting.

Lynn hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in his knock. Short and Lynn put on 121 runs in just 8.5 overs while batting first. Alex Ross played a blinder down the order and smashed 44 off 19 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.

In reply, Brisbane Heat started well but the score was too much for them. Their batters started but couldn’t go on to get a big score. Nathan McSweeney played an excellent knock of 43 off 24 balls with 4 fours and 1 six, while Matt Renshaw smashed 34 off 16 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes.