Twitter Reactions: Brisbane Heat break Scorchers’ winning streak

The Scorchers from Perth who looked almost unbeatable this season riding on a four-match winning streak bumped into Brisbane Heat for their 5th game. And it changed, they not only lost the game, and their winning run but also conceded the top spot in the points table as Heat won the match in a convincing fashion by 49 runs.

Their famed opening pair of Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum would face the bowlers quite used to taking wickets in David Willey, Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye. Both the openers got off to a start but couldn’t cross the 40-run mark. Tye who has been so good picking wickets in the middle overs got just one this time while the batters came hard at him.

Among the five bowlers used by the Scorchers, he was the most expensive spending runs at 11.75 in his 4 overs. Lower down the order Ben Cutting dealt in sixes and in his knock of 46 from 20 balls plundered as many as five. He took the team total to 191/6 in 20 overs and Heat knew they had an advantage with that kind of a score.

To defend it they had the likes of Joe Burns, Yasir Shah, Mark Steketee and Brendan Doggett at their disposal. Steketee and Doggett had a field day as they dealt blows one after the other to leave the defending champions breathless. The Queensland medium-pacer Doggett returned with his best T20 bowling figures as he claimed a five-wicket haul.

Willey (25), Michael Klinger (15), Hilton Cartwright (0), AJ Turner (18) and skipper Adam Voges (13) all failed to get going and the lower order was left with a little too much to do. Though Ashton Agar and Tim David tried to get things back on track the ask was too tall for them to scale.

Scorchers were eventually folded up in the 19th over for 142 as they lost the match by a huge 49-run margin.

Here is how Twitterati reacted to a game that didn’t quite unfold the way they expected:

Brisbane Heat's top order pair of Brendon McCullum & Chris Lynn match-up well with Perth Scorchers whose pace-heavy attack struggles to exploit their spin weakness. The Heat have won two of their last three matches v the Scorchers scoring 66-1 in the Powerplay both times. #BBL07

— The Cricket Prof. (@CricProf) January 5, 2018

Wonderful win.Well done Heat??????✊? #TurnUpTheHeat? #BBL07

— Christian Catley (@ChristianRocks2) January 5, 2018

The Brendon McCullum + Daniel Vettori influence is doing wonders for the @HeatBBL – The duo have turned them around massively in the space of a couple of seasons! #BBL07

— Anthony Morgan (@anthfieg1) January 5, 2018

Scorchers poor, very poor. The injuries and absentees finally paid their price. Onto Monday. #BBL07 #MADETOUGH

— Josh ~ (@jbrownn27) January 5, 2018

@Bazmccullum is the best captain in the big bash. He is without peer as a man manager and is a bloody good bloke to boot. #BBL07

— Evets Kram (@parracookie) January 5, 2018

“Excuse me Baz can I join the #BASHBROTHERS too?” #BBL07 pic.twitter.com/MGpIDtjuYg

— TEN Sport (@tensporttv) January 5, 2018

Not sure that there will be a better clip then this in 2018… ? #sixheaven https://t.co/cvfoRR7Drm

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) January 5, 2018

Doggett MOTM for picking up the tail? Jeeeeeeez. Cuttsy for me (no financial involvement)#BBL07#puntypunty

— Nellberg cricket ? (@nellbergcricket) January 5, 2018

Yasir Shah taking some time out with the @HeatBBL fans ? #BBL07 pic.twitter.com/Vd4ncC544T

— TEN Sport (@tensporttv) January 5, 2018

It's tough being a bowler, you get 5 wickets off less than 4 overs, and you stil don't get #POTM #BBL07 @tensporttv

— Dave (@chef09876) January 5, 2018

Name a better duo, I’ll wait… #BBL07 #TurnUpTheHeat pic.twitter.com/A3oABv8Fct

— Brisbane Heat (@HeatBBL) January 5, 2018

It’s a good night to be a @HeatBBL fan! ?? #BBL07 #TurnUpTheHeat pic.twitter.com/KDnIF26kyI

— Esther R Anderson (@EstherR_And) January 5, 2018