Adelaide Strikers captain Matt Short's efforts with bat and ball were in vain as his side suffered a seven-run defeat by Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash. Short had finished the pick of the bowlers for the Strikers at the Gabba with 2-13 as he helped restrict Heat to 179-9 from their 20 overs. Matthew Renshaw chipped in with a useful 33 off 22 balls as Luke Wood and Hassan Ali claimed 2-43 and 2-36 respectively.
Adelaide Strikers captain Matt Short's efforts with bat and ball were in vain as his side suffered a seven-run defeat by Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash.
Short had finished the pick of the bowlers for the Strikers at the Gabba with 2-13 as he helped restrict Heat to 179-9 from their 20 overs.
Max Bryant top-scored for the Heat, smashing four sixes and four fours in a 32-ball knock of 63.
Matthew Renshaw chipped in with a useful 33 off 22 balls as Luke Wood and Hassan Ali claimed 2-43 and 2-36 respectively.
Short then spearheaded the Strikers' reply with a brisk 63 of 39 balls which featured five fours and two sixes.
When Short fell to Xavier Bartlett - who took 3-26 - the Strikers needed 24 off 16 balls with four wickets in hand but their innings lost momentum.
Jerrssis Wadia whacked 35 off 16 balls but Thomas Balkin (2-30) kept his cool at the death as Heat took the last five wickets for just 16 runs.
The win was Heat's second of the campaign and they move up to third place on four points while the Strikers are seventh on two.
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