# 2023–24 Brisbane Heat season

The 2023-24 season was the Brisbane Heat's 13th in the Twenty20 cricket Big Bash League. The team was coached by Wade Seccombe and captained by Usman Khawaja. Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as "the Gabba" in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

## Roster

The team's squad for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 22 November 2023.
* Players with international caps are listed in bold
* Ages are given as of the Heats opening match of the tournament, 7 December 2023
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 71 | Sam Billings | England | (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player & International Cap, Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 98 | Josh Brown | Australia | (1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Max Bryant | Australia | (1999-03-10)10 March 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 18 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap |
| 33 | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | International Cap |
| 82 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player & International Cap |
| 77 | Matt Renshaw | Australia | (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | International Cap |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 20 | Michael Neser | Australia | (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | International Cap |
| 96 | Nathan McSweeney | Australia | (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 22 | Paul Walter | England | (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 24 | Jack Wildermuth | Australia | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | International Cap |
| Wicket-Keepers |||||||
| 59 | James Peirson | Australia | (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 31) | Right-handed | — | |
| Spin Bowlers |||||||
| 30 | Matthew Kuhnemann | Australia | (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | International Cap |
| 4 | Mitchell Swepson | Australia | (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | International Cap |
| Pace Bowlers |||||||
| 19 | Xavier Bartlett | Australia | (1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 45 | Spencer Johnson | Australia | (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | International Cap |
| 8 | Will Prestwidge | Australia | (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0.972 | Advance to Qualifier |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0.339 | Advance to Qualifier |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.725 | Advance to Knockout |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.331 | Advance to Knockout |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.268 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −1.051 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | −0.289 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | −0.652 | |

## Regular season

* Match 1 7 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 3/214 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 111 (15.1 overs) |
| Colin Munro 99* (61) Nathan Coulter-Nile 1/35 (4 overs) | | Hilton Cartwright 33 (16) Mitchell Swepson 3/23 (3.1 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 103 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 20,315 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 3 9 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers | v | Brisbane Heat |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: TBA Umpires: Shawn Craig and Nathan Johnstone
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Match 6 12 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/151 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 131 (19 overs) |
| Colin Munro 46 (33) Tanveer Sangha 3/21 (4 overs) | | Oliver Davies 35 (30) Xavier Bartlett 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 20 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: TBA Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 21 December 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 8/162 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/163 (18.1 overs) |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (23) Paul Walter 3/27 (4 overs) | | Matt Renshaw 49* (37) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,893 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 16 27 December 2023 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 172 (19.4 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/157 (20 overs) |
| Nathan McSweeney 73 (52) Daniel Sams 5/30 (4 overs) | | Cameron Bancroft 46 (39) Xavier Bartlett 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 29,155 Umpires: Donovan Koch and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Nathan McSweeney (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 22 1 January 2024 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat | v | Sydney Sixers |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: – Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Ben Treloar
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Match 24 3 January 2024 18:05 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/104 (14.3 overs) |
| Josh Philippe 41 (36) Matthew Kuhnemann 2/19 (4 overs) | | Josh Brown 43 (31) Ben Dwarshuis 1/7 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs (DLS method) Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 10,372 Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Match 29 7 January 2024 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 132/7 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 116/9 (16 overs) |
| Colin Munro 56 (47) Chris Jordan 3/19 (4 overs) | | Nikhil Chaudhary 55 (38) Xavier Bartlett 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 1 run (DLS method) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (BRH)
* Houbert Hurricanes won the toss and decided to bowl first.
* Match 32 10 January 2024 18:40 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 6/191 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/168 (20 overs) |
| Michael Neser 64* (30) Ashton Agar 2/29 (4 overs) | | Laurie Evans 51 (29) Spencer Johnson 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 23 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: – Umpires: Greg Davidson and David Taylor Player of the match: Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 35 13 January 2024 13:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 128 (19.5 overs) |
| Nick Hobson 48* (30) Michael Neser 2/21 (3 overs) | | Jimmy Peirson 42 (41) Andrew Tye 4/14 (3.5 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 32,583 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

## Play-offs

* Qualifier 19 January 2024 18:40 AEST (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 152/8 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 113 (17.5 overs) |
| Moises Henriques 59 (50) Michael Neser 3/27 (4 overs) | | Jimmy Peirson 26 (25) Ben Dwarshuis 5/21 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 39 runs Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara Attendance: – Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Challenger 22 January 2024 18:40 AEST (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/214 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 160 (19.5 overs) |
| Josh Brown 140 (57) David Payne 2/17 (3 overs) | | Harry Nielsen 50 (33) Spencer Johnson 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara Attendance: – Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Final 24 January 2024 19:15 AEDT (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/166 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 112 (17.3 overs) |
| Josh Brown 53 (38) Sean Abbott 4/32 (4 overs) | | Moises Henriques 25 (27) Spencer Johnson 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 43,153 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.