Chris Lynn masterclass can’t save Heat from defeat against Sixers

The Sydney Sixers upstaged Chris Lynn’s best knock of the summer as the Brisbane Heat slumped to another Big Bash League loss on the Gold Coast on Tuesday.

The silky smooth Sixers upstaged Chris Lynn’s best knock of the summer as the Brisbane Heat slumped to another Big Bash League loss on the Gold Coast on Tuesday.

Jordan Silk (46 from 25 balls) saved the Sixers in a New Year’s Day thriller at Metricon Stadium with a sensational display of death batting to guide Sydney to a five-wicket win.

The Sixers chased down Brisbane’s 7-164 with three balls to spare to leave the Heat without a win after three matches.

Lynn entertained the 17,106-strong crowd with a typically exciting 84 from 55 balls, but Brisbane’s much-hyped batting order once again failed.

Chris Lynn’s heroic weren’t enough to get his side home. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

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SILKY SMOOTH SIXERS

The Sixers looked gone at 4-121 in the 17th over when skipper Moises Henriques departed following an excellent 57 from 37 balls.

But Silk batted beautifully in the dying overs, picking Brisbane’s field apart with a textbook display of Twenty20 batting to keep Sydney in the contest.

Heat spinner Mitch Swepson (1-40) was tonked around the park along with Ben Cutting (1-34) as Brisbane’s lukewarm bowlers squandered what was shaping to be its first win of the season.

Earlier, Sixers debutant Justin Avendano was cruising on 30 from 23 balls before committing a cardinal sin in his first BBL game.

Avendano ran what seemed to be an easy single but didn’t ground his bat and was run out with a direct hit from Cutting.

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SKIPPER ALMOST SAVES THE DAY

Lynn had gone 21 T20 innings without a half-century, with his last 50 coming for Kolkata in the Indian Premier League.

He found himself out in the middle in the third over at 1-34 and departed in the last over with the Heat at a respectable 6-163.

He was dropped twice, on 13 and 73, but batted perfectly for the scenario, staying at the crease with smart stroke play before cranking it up at the death.

Finishing with three fours and five sixes, Lynn’s 55-ball knock was exactly the innings the Heat skipper had been hoping for since taking over the captaincy and took him to second on the BBL all-time run scorers’ list (1706 runs) before Michael Klinger (1840).

Now he needs a win.

Jordan Silk played an exceptional knock for the Sixers. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

HEAT BATTING STILL COLD

While the Heat produced their best score of the summer, there are still major problems with their batting given that is supposed to be their strength.

The Heat don’t have the bowlers to defend modest totals and need their batters to deliver every game, which they are yet to do.

Kiwi star Brendon McCullum was dropped to No. 4 following multiple failures opening and only managed eight from 12 balls. He was replaced by Sam Heazlett, who was lucky to be playing let alone promoted up the order.

Heazlett was out for two, taking his season average to 1.33 in three games following scores of two and a duck in the first two games.

While Lynn rescued the Heat, it is time Brisbane made a change to its batting line-up.

Coach Dan Vettori is unlikely to drop Black Caps mate McCullum and he is being paid too much not to play, but Heazlett is facing the chop following three failures.

“The Sweepologist” Alex Ross is waiting for a crack in the middle order while ex-Test opener Matt Renshaw is itching to play his first game of the season and could open alongside Bryant.

Max Bryant continued his strong form with the bat. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

MAD MAX GOES BANG

Heat opener Max Bryant has been a revelation for Brisbane this summer.

At just 19, Bryant has lived up to his “Baby Bash Brother” nickname with three impressive digs so far.

Bryant blasted 34 from 18 and 32 of those runs came from boundaries (five fours and two sixes).

He has been steady at the top of the order for Brisbane with scores of 22 and 30 in his first two BBL games and could be a star of the competition in years to come.

“It was good to get a couple out of the middle,” said Bryant, who prefers to let his bat do the talking.

Lynn is a huge fan of the Gold Coast product, who is the nephew of former rugby league star Matt Seers.

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Originally published as Chris Lynn masterclass can’t save Heat from defeat against Sixers