{"id":268013,"date":"2023-02-02T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=268013"},"modified":"2023-02-03T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:00:30","slug":"unlucky-test-cricketer-blasts-heat-to-bbl-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=268013","title":{"rendered":"Unlucky Test cricketer blasts Heat to BBL final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Neser<\/a> had already plundered four fours in a row to settle the Brisbane Heat<\/a> in a wobbly run chase at the SCG.<\/p>\n

The fringe Australian Test quick then capped his heroics by muscling a Ben Dwarshuis delivery for four down the ground to send the Heat to the Big Bash League<\/a> final.<\/p>\n

Neser produced\ufeff a destructive knock to lead the Heat to a four-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers<\/a>, who had headed into the preliminary final as overwhelming favourites.<\/p>\n

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As Moises Henriques and his teammates rue their big-game crash, Jimmy Peirson and company are eyeing a title-deciding match against the Perth Scorchers, who they'll meet at Perth Stadium on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

While the Scorchers are the league's most successful side and are hunting their fifth title, the Heat are pursuing their second crown and first since the 2012-13 summer.<\/p>\n

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The Heat struggled to pick off the runs in the preliminary final despite chasing just 117 to win.<\/p>\n

Opener Sam Heazlett\ufeff was the first to depart when he called his partner through for a run on an overthrow, before being run out at the bowler's end.<\/p>\n

Wickets continued to tumble, Brisbane crumbling to 5-56.<\/p>\n

\ufeffEnter Neser.<\/p>\n

Three nights after claiming men's domestic player of the year at the Australian cricket awards ceremony<\/a>, the Queenslander blasted 48 runs from \ufeff32 balls, including seven fours, as the Heat cruised home with 10 balls to spare.<\/p>\n

"How did you make it look so easy?" Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket's post-game coverage, drawing a laugh from Neser.<\/p>\n

"What was your mindset? Just stay as still as possible and play the ball as late as you could?"<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBL\/status\/1621107493341655041<\/a><\/p>\n

Neser said that was "pretty much" his plan.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Obviously it was quite tough to get started, but once you got the pace of the wicket it wasn't too bad," the gun all-rounder added.<\/p>\n

"Also, a bit of luck there I had early on. But I guess it came off.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Neser, who captured 2-28 in the preliminary final, could eclipse Sixers paceman Sean Abbott as the league's top wicket-taker in the decider.<\/p>\n

Abbott has snared 29 wickets at the average of 14.03 and economy of 7.44, while Neser has bagged 26 scalps at the average of 17.57 and economy of 12.6.<\/p>\n

Neser has done exceptionally well in first-class cricket, particularly with the ball, but Australia's phenomenal pace stocks have limited him to just two Tests.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old featured in the last two Tests played at Adelaide Oval, against England and the West Indies.\ufeff<\/p>\n

While he was a member of the Australian squad for the Te\ufeffst series against South Africa this summer, he was dropped for the tour of India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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