It's amazing how Brisbane Heat won the title, despite having hardly any of the Australian national team members. On the other hand, Sydney Sixers had several big names in their squad, including Josh Philippe and Sean Abbott. Spencer Johnson excelled with the ball, taking 4 wickets, but got solid support from the other end when Matthew Kuhnemann tied down the Sixers batsmen. Then Xavier Bartlett and Mitchell Swepson cleaned up the lower order and tail. It was yet another successful season for the BBL. Now they have firmly established themselves as the second most popular franchise T20 league, after the IPL.
I can't lie it was a great performance from Brisbane Heat. And yes it was a little surprising to say that they were able to perform so well even though they did not have too many big names on the team. Even though they did lose a few quick wickets towards the end of the innings, I still think that they have done very well. I actually did not expect the match to be like this. I thought the match was going to be much more competitive but then it did not happen. Sadly I have to say I did not enjoy the final a lot, to be honest.
But the point of the competition being the second favorite after the IPL is absolutely true.