The Heat batted superbly to set up the victory in overcast conditions to post 5-252 from its 50 overs before Scott Boland celebrated his 50th match with a three-wicket haul.

Skipper Matt Chasemore said he was happy with the performance but disappointed the Heat missed the semi-finals.

He said the Heat would attempt to keep a settled line-up in the second half of the season after many changes to its batting line-up.

"We have been tinkering with the batting order all year and we decided that enough was enough," he said. "We went there expecting to win considering the ladder positions and we were pretty happy."

While the top score again came from Chasemore (55), every Heat batsman got a start to highlight its depth.

Ben Hillard (54 not out) anchored the Heat's innings while Nick Jewell (52) made a valuable quick-fire contribution towards the end of the innings.

Jewell's runs came off just 29 deliveries after he missed a large chunk of cricket through injury, and Chasemore has forecast a strong second half of the season for the former Victorian player.

"Having Nick Jewell coming in at six is priceless," he said. He also paid tribute to Boland, who has taken his game to another level this season.

"He's probably the quickest getting around in the competition and within the next 12 months he is going to get even better," he said. ''He has been playing well since he came back from state duties. He has been taking the new ball as well - normally Miller and Grovesy take it but when someone asks to do something I like to give them that opportunity."

While Eric Ghasperidis (44) helped the Kangaroos to 3-89, a middle-order collapse had them all out for 174 in the 45th over.

Boland (3-36), James Miller (3-37) and Jack Benbow (3-26) then bowled the Heat to victory despite some resistance from skipper Carl Sandri (18) and James Damjanovski (42).