Constant rain in Brisbane has led to the unbeaten Heat's New Year's Day clash with the Sixers being abandoned without a ball bowled
Match Report:
ScorecardHeat-Sixers share points as rain washes away New Year's Bash
Brisbane Heat's New Year's Day clash with the Sydney Sixers at the Gabba has been abandoned without a ball bowled.
Persistent rain in Brisbane throughout the day became heavier around the time of the scheduled bat flip at 5.30pm local, and didn't relent, with the match abandoned just over two hours later.
Brisbane have won four matches and had another washed out to sit on top of the standings at the halfway point of the season.
Umpire Steve Dionysius told Fox Cricket play needed to have been underway by 8.25pm local time (9.25pm AEDT) to get a minimum five-over match, with ground staff requiring at least 30 minutes to prepare the pitch and outfield for play.
But with heavy rain still falling at 8.50pm, the match was abandoned with both sides sharing the points one each.
It is both teams' second washout, with the Sixers denied against the Sydney Thunder in their last outing when umpires called off their game despite the Sixers being in the box seat as players were taken from the field one over short of constituting a match.
Brisbane have won all four of their other games to sit on top of the ladder, while the Sixers (3-1) are second.
The sides will meet again in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday.
KFC BBL|13 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
HEA
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.972 | 0 | 16 |
|
2
SIX
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.339 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
SCO
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.725 | 0 | 13 |
|
4
STR
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.331 | 0 | 11 |
|
5
HUR
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.268 | 0 | 8 |
|
6
STA
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.051 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
REN
|
10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -0.288 | 0 | 6 |
|
8
THU
|
10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -0.652 | 0 | 4 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
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