Josh Brown massacres a 19-ball fifty against Sydney Sixers

Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown started 2023 with a bang at the Gabba as he smashed Sydney Sixers for a 19-ball fifty on Sunday. Brown, playing just his second BBL match, walloped six maximums and four boundaries – to race to 62 runs from 23 deliveries at an incredible strike rate of 269.57. A couple of the sixes from Brown’s willow landed onto the stadium’s second tier.

His whirlwind knock laid the platform for Brisbane Heat’s middle order as they racked up 224 in 20 overs, a target that proved beyond the Sixers’ reach.