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Murray Wenzel

Heat defy Sams' historic spell to quell Thunder

Xavier Bartlett (c) took 3-29 to help the Brisbane Heat beat the Sydney Thunder by 15 runs. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Brisbane Heat have defied a horror collapse and a historic Daniel Sams spell to beat the Sydney Thunder by 15 runs and stay unbeaten in the Big Bash League.

The hosts were flying on Wednesday at the Gabba on the back of Nathan McSweeney's (73 off 52) delightful innings, before they lost 7-16 to be all out for 172.

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