Big Bash League: Brisbane Heat scripted history with a remarkable victory over the Perth Scorchers in match 6 of the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 at the Gabba on Friday. They pulled off the highest successful run chase in BBL history as they overhauled a 258-run target.
Jack Wildermuth hit the winning runs off Aaron Hardie on the second last ball of the match as Brisbane Heat registered their first win of this season. For the first time in T20 cricket history, two batters scored centuries in the same run chase as Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth produced an incredible show with the bat. Opener Jack Wildermuth remained unbeaten on 110 off 54 balls to take his team over the line. Matt Renshaw’s 51-ball 102 was also instrumental in Brisbane Heat’s record chase.
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They stitched a 212-run stand for the third wicket. The first innings of the match saw Perth Scorchers put up a record-breaking effort as they posted a massive total of 257/6, the second-highest total in BBL history. Finn Allen (79 off 38) and Cooper Connolly (77 off 37) smashed the Heat's nowlers all over the ground, sharing an exhilarating 142-run partnership that featured 14 combined sixes.
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While the Brisbane Heat went past the Adelaide Strikers’ 230-run chase against Hobart Hurricanes in 2023, this was also their first successful 200-plus chase in the league’s history, with 187 being its previous best.
The chase was also the third-highest in T20 cricket, going past Punjab Kings’ 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024, and South Africa’s 259-run chase against West Indies in 2023.
Highest successful run chases in T20 cricket
Target: 262 (Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders) during the IPL in 2024
Target: 259 (South Africa beat West Indies) during a T20I match in 2023
Target: 258 (Brisbane Heat beat Perth Scorchers) during the BBL in 2025
Target: 253 (Middlesex beat Surrey) during the Vitality Blast match in 2023
Target: 246 (Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Punjab Kings) during the IPL in 2025
"I still don’t really believe it. It’s a bit of a pinch-me moment, lots of goosebumps. An incredible effort. I think a lot of people probably wrote us off, and to be honest, we might have as well after losing a wicket on the first ball. But having Wildermuth at the other end was massive. I’ll definitely be sharing this with him; he deserves probably half of it, maybe more. That never-say-die attitude made all the difference," Brisbane Heat batter Matt Renshaw said after the match.