Saqib Mahmood blows away Brisbane Heat on BBL debut

Saqib Mahmood's four-for on BBL debut, following a rankling Sam Billings 50 years, prearranged Sydney Thunder's second success of the period as they beat has Brisbane Heat by 53 runs at the Gabba on Sunday.

Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee set up admirable exhibitions both with the ball first and afterward in the pursuit, however, it was to no end as Heat neglected to recuperate from 15 for 5 of every three overs where Mahmood dazed with figures of 2-0-9-4. Struck for a four-first ball by Chris Lynn, Mahmood had him gotten at mid-off one conveyance later, before Ben Duckett chipped one directly to point. In his second finished, Heazlett top-edged the principal ball to square leg, Max Bryant was run out off second and Jimmy Pierson packed away a third-ball duck to for all intents and purposes toss Heat out of the challenge.

Tom Cooper hit three limits and a few sixes to assist Heat with recuperating to 48 for 5 toward the finish of the powerplay, yet he fell before long. Steketee (33 off 24) and Bartlett (42 not out off 29) then, at that point, joined for a 79-run association for the eighth wicket however it arrived too behind schedule in the day for Heat. Tanveer Sangha picked three of the last four wickets that fell as Heat imploded for only 143 inside 18 overs.

Thunder's triumphant all out of 196/7 was set up by a rebuffing 27-ball 64 from Billings, who hit five transcending sixes and as numerous limits, playing with Heat's spinners particularly with his brand name clears.

The stage for Billings' late attack was set up helpful commitments from each of the three who preceded him. Put in to bat first, the openers put on a 55-run organization inside the powerplay itself before Matthew Gilkes succumbed to a 22-ball 28. Alex Hales hit two sixes and three limits in his 35 that fell off 26 conveyances, and Jason Sangha contributed a fast 39 off only 28 in a 65-run association with the English opener.

Brief scores: Sydney Thunder 196/7 in 20 overs (Sam Billings 64, Jason Sangha 39, Alex Hales 35; Mitchell Swepson 2-27, Xavier Bartlett 2-45, Mark Steketee 2-32) beat Brisbane Heat 143 all out in 17.3 overs (Xavier Bartlett 42*, Mark Steketee 33; Saqib Mahmood 4-22, Tanveer Sangha 3-26) by 53 runs