Underdogs ... Brisbane Heat are this season's Big Bash League champions. Source: Daniel Wilkins / News Limited
Brisbane Heat are the new kings of Australian Twenty20 cricket after beating Perth Scorchers by 34 runs in Saturday's KFC T20 Big Bash League final at the WACA Ground.
T20 - WACA Ground
19 January 2013 - Day 1, Session 2
Scorchers 1st Innings
| J. Behrendorf... | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| M. Beer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| A. McDermott | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
Chasing 168 for victory, the Scorchers were restricted to 9-133, with dangerman Shaun Marsh dismissed for just 16 off 24 balls courtesy of a sharp overhead catch from Nathan Hauritz in the deep.
The Heat only booked their place in the BBL finals with an upset win over Hobart Hurricanes in the last round of the season and went into their semi-final against Melbourne Renegades as massive underdogs.
Former WA bad boy Luke Pomersbach cracked an unbeaten 112 to power the Heat past the Renegades in Tuesday's semi-final, but it was a team effort to get over the line against the Scorchers in the decider.
Joe Burns (43 off 27 balls) top-scored for the Heat in their total of 5-167, while Dan Christian (37 off 21) provided some crucial big hits at the tail-end of their innings.
And although Brisbane opener Pomersbach couldn't get close to repeating his recent heroics, he still managed 37 off 38 balls to get the Heat off to a solid start.
The Heat's bowlers then backed up the efforts, with West Indies paceman Kemar Roach (3-18 off four overs) and spinner Nathan Hauritz (0-11 off three overs) grinding down the Scorchers early, before Ben Cutting snared the crucial scalp of Marsh.
Brisbane achieved the win without skipper James Hopes, who failed in his bid to overcome a hamstring injury.
The Scorchers lost last summer's BBL final to Sydney Sixers, and were desperate to end the nine-year title drought for Western Australia cricket.
But they never looked likely in their run chase, especially after crawling to 1-17 after five overs.
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With Marsh at the crease, there was always hope.
But when he fell in the eighth over with the score at 2-38, the Scorchers were in big trouble.
Adam Voges (49 off 32 balls) and Marcus North (24) looked promising in patches.
But with Herschelle Gibbs missing through injury and Marsh dismissed cheaply, the Scorchers lacked the firepower to chase down the Heat's competitive total.
Although the Scorchers missed out on the BBL trophy, they can take consolation in the fact they've already booked their spot in this year's lucrative T20 Champions League.
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