It was match 6 of BBL 2025-26 between Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers, and the former went on to chase down a massive 258 runs in their stipulated 20 overs; courtesy of tons by Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth. That means, the duo took Heat to the highest successful chase in the history of the tournament, surpassing the previous best by Adelaide Strikers in 2023 (230) vs Hobart Hurricanes.
Brisbane Heat Complete Highest Chase in BBL History
Wildermuth remained unbeaten on 110 from 54 deliveries, while Renshaw was run out for 102 off 51 balls. Max Bryant too played a crucial innings, and slammed 28 from 16 to take the team past the finish line. What was surprising is, Heat went on to chase the total down, even when Colin Munro — the opener was dismissed on the first ball of the innings by Jhye Richardson.
PBKS Chase Still on Top
The pacer ended up conceding 49 runs, Brody Couch gave away 59 in 3 overs, Ashton Agar gave away 48 in 3, while Aaron Hardie ended up conceding 46. Earlier in the day, Finn Allen (79) and Cooper Connolly (77), took Perth to a mammoth total of 257. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi ended up leaking 49 runs in his quota of overs.
| Score | Winning Team | Losing Team | Overs | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262/2 | PBKS | KKR | 18.4 | Eden Gardens |
| 259/4 | South Africa | West Indies | 18.5 | Centurion |
| 258/2 | Brisbane Heat | Perth Scorchers | 19.5 | Gabba |
| 254/3 | Middlesex | Surrey | 19.2 | The Oval |
| 247/2 | SRH | PBKS | 18.3 | Hyderabad |
Coming back to the record, this chase by Brisbane Heat happens to be third highest ever in all T20s, across the world. The World record is held by IPL — when Punjab Kings chased down 262 vs KKR in 2024 season.
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