Heat Secure Home Final
The Brisbane Heat has booked a home Final, with their 23-run win tonight over the Perth Scorchers at the Gabba securing top spot in the KFC Big Bash League with one game remaining.
The Brisbane Heat has booked a home Final, with their 23-run win tonight over the Perth Scorchers at the Gabba securing top spot in the KFC Big Bash League with one game remaining.
The Heat will host the Qualifier at Carrara Stadium at the Gold Coast on 19 January where they will play the second-place finisher.
Tickets for the KFC BBL|13 Qualifier Final will go on sale on Friday January 12, at 12pm Qld time, with home club members given access to an exclusive pre-sale from 10am Qld time.
Brisbane will travel to Perth tomorrow for their last regular season game, against the Scorchers at Optus Stadium on Saturday.
The match will be the final game for international recruits Colin Munro and Sam Billings who will head from Perth to Abu Dhabi for the ILT20 tournament where they are teammates at the Desert Vipers.
Australian Test squad inclusion Matthew Renshaw will play in Perth and join the national squad on Sunday to prepare for the First Test against the West Indies in Adelaide next week.
The final Heat match at the Gabba of BBL|13 attracted a crowd of 26,465 tonight, ensuring an average crowd of 25,754 for the season.
The Gabba is not available to host the BBL Finals due to preparations for the day/night Second Test against the West Indies from 25 January.