Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Head to Head in T20 – Records, Team & Players Stats

The Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder rivalry in the Big Bash League has delivered several entertaining contests over the years. Brisbane Heat have enjoyed a clear advantage in the overall head-to-head record, but Sydney Thunder have produced memorable performances in high-scoring games and pressure situations. Historical results, venue trends, and individual brilliance continue to shape this matchup whenever these two teams face each other.

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Overall Head-to-Head Record (BBL T20)

Matches Played	Brisbane Heat Won	Sydney Thunder Won	No Result	Tied
22	14	7	1	0

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Highest Totals – Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder T20s

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Innings	Venue	Result	Match Date
Sydney Thunder	208/1	20.0	10.40	1st	Sydney	Won	21 Dec 2014
Brisbane Heat	203/5	20.0	10.15	1st	Sydney	Won	27 Jan 2023
Sydney Thunder	196/7	20.0	9.80	1st	Brisbane	Won	19 Dec 2021
Brisbane Heat	195/4	20.0	9.75	1st	Brisbane	Won	17 Jan 2012
Brisbane Heat	189/4	19.3	9.69	2nd	Brisbane	Won	3 Jan 2016
Sydney Thunder	186/5	20.0	9.30	1st	Brisbane	Lost	3 Jan 2016
Brisbane Heat	186/8	20.0	9.30	1st	Sydney	Won	8 Jan 2019
Sydney Thunder	182/6	20.0	9.10	1st	Carrara	Won	29 Dec 2022

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Lowest Totals – Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder T20s

Team	Score	Overs	Innings	Venue	Result	Match Date
Sydney Thunder	104/6	20.0	2nd	Brisbane	Lost	17 Jan 2012
Sydney Thunder	117	17.2	2nd	Sydney	Lost	8 Jan 2014
Brisbane Heat	121/6	20.0	1st	Sydney	Lost	27 Dec 2022
Sydney Thunder	126	20.0	1st	Sydney	Lost	28 Dec 2012
Sydney Thunder	131	19.0	2nd	Canberra	Lost	12 Dec 2023
Brisbane Heat	140/8	20.0	1st	Canberra	Lost	6 Dec 2021
Brisbane Heat	143	19.2	2nd	Brisbane	Lost	17 Dec 2019
Brisbane Heat	152	17.5	2nd	Sydney	Lost	21 Dec 2014

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Most Runs in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder T20s

Player	Team(s)	Runs	Matches	Average	Strike Rate
Chris Lynn	Brisbane Heat	589	16	45.30	171.72
Usman Khawaja	Heat / Thunder	254	9	28.22	130.25
Alex Ross	Heat / Thunder	228	14	28.50	137.34
Sam Billings	Heat / Thunder	226	9	28.25	146.75
Jimmy Peirson	Brisbane Heat	216	15	24.00	120.00
Shane Watson	Sydney Thunder	215	5	53.75	146.25
Michael Hussey	Sydney Thunder	212	3	70.66	151.42

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Highest Individual Scores

Player	Score	Balls	Team	Venue	Match Date
Shane Watson	100	62	Thunder	Brisbane	17 Jan 2019
Colin Munro	98	53	Heat	Carrara	29 Dec 2022
Jacques Kallis	97*	55	Thunder	Sydney	21 Dec 2014
Michael Hussey	96	60	Thunder	Sydney	21 Dec 2014
Usman Khawaja	94	55	Heat	Sydney	27 Jan 2023
Chris Lynn	85*	48	Heat	Sydney	28 Dec 2016

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Most Wickets in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder T20s

Player	Team	Wickets	Matches	Best Figures	Average
Daniel Sams	Sydney Thunder	22	14	5/30	17.22
Chris Green	Sydney Thunder	16	18	2/14	26.37
Mark Steketee	Brisbane Heat	12	11	2/20	27.66
Tanveer Sangha	Sydney Thunder	11	7	3/21	18.00
Xavier Bartlett	Brisbane Heat	11	8	3/29	19.45
Gurinder Sandhu	Sydney Thunder	10	9	3/19	19.30

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Best Bowling Figures in a Match

Player	Figures	Overs	Team	Venue	Match Date
Dan Christian	5/26	4.0	Heat	Sydney	28 Dec 2012
Daniel Sams	5/30	4.0	Thunder	Brisbane	27 Dec 2023
CJ Gannon	4/10	2.2	Heat	Sydney	8 Jan 2014
Saqib Mahmood	4/22	3.0	Thunder	Brisbane	19 Dec 2021
JJ Bazley	4/22	4.0	Heat	Carrara	29 Dec 2022
Nathan McAndrew	4/32	4.0	Thunder	Carrara	29 Dec 2022

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