The Hurricanes bowlers defended 9-120 in Launceston to keep their BBL|12 finals hopes alive as the Heat blew a chance to cement a home final with just 12 needed from the last two overs.
The Brisbane Heat are on the brink of securing not only a finals berth but a home final after jumping up to third spot following another last-over victory against the Melbourne Stars.
The Brisbane Heat have kept their slim finals chances alive after Matt Renshaw delivered the finest T20 innings of his career, an unbeaten 90 which included a match-winning four off the final ball against the Melbourne Stars.
The Brisbane Heat notched just their third win of KFC BBL|12 to keep their slim finals hopes alive, downing the Adelaide Strikers by 17 runs.
A player-of-the-match performance from Jason Behrendorff (3-21) and unbeaten half-centuries from Josh Inglis (67no) and Aaron Hardie (65no) set up a comfortable eight-wicket win for the Perth Scorchers over the Brisbane Heat
Cameron Bancroft and Aaron Hardie led the way with a 111-run partnership for the second wicket as the Scorchers romped home with more than three overs to spare against the Heat in Perth.
A sensational boundary line catch from Michael Neser sealed a BBL clash for the ages as the Heat's Josh Brown and Nathan McSweeney set up a monster chase of 225 that the Sixers fell just short of reeling in by 15 runs.
It went down to the wire on the Gold Coast as Nathan McAndrew took three wickets in the final over including that of Colin Munro for 98 as the Heat fell 11 runs short of the Thunder's 6-182.
Sam Billings, Michael Neser and Mark Steketee combined to help the Brisbane Heat spoil Chris Lynn's Gabba homecoming and record their side's first win of the season with the Strikers falling six runs short in the last over.
Captain Nic Maddinson hit a career-best 87 before overseas recruit Akeal Hosein got to work with three wickets as the Melbourne Renegades downed Brisbane Heat by 22 runs in Cairns.
An ice-cool partnership from Bridget Patterson and Maddie Penna guided Adelaide Strikers to a thrilling win over Brisbane Heat at Karen Rolton Oval, booking a second consecutive WBBL final appearance
An outrageous Laura Harris cameo of 44 off just 14 balls proved match-defining in the Eliminator, as Brisbane Heat proved too strong for Hobart Hurricanes at Karen Rolton Oval
