Done living and biting the dust on skipper Chris Lynn's bat, the Brisbane Heat will keep on pushing the group first mindset as they meet the Perth Scorchers for a spot in the Big Bash League finale, rather than depending on one player for the win. The Heat recuperated from a moderate beginning to the season, dominating with three back-to-back matches to initially meeting all requirements for the finals and then meet Perth for Challenger in Canberra.
The winners of the match will then head out to meet Sydney Sixers in a decider at SCG. Lynn put forth one of his most steady performances with the bat this season, scoring a Heat-best 420 runs and indenting five 50s, but in both the must-win finals he managed just six and 10. Sam Heazlett was added to the final lineup after he turned his game around after a flimsy beginning to scoring an unbeaten 74 to turn into the side's rock.