Alex Hales, starved by the strike and apparently fighting for the rhythm early, exploded and announced himself as one of the fighters to be found in BBL | 09 should see. The English had a slow start against the team he had played in BBL02 for a game but made sure that Usman met Khawaja abundantly in a 99er first-wicket stand.
Melbourne Renegades Men vs Sydney Thunder Men Match Highlights
After his opening partner passed on the 12th, he went ballistic to crash 48 of his last 18 deliveries. Although his exit from Harry Gurney, a teammate from Nottinghamshire, didn’t come at the right time with less than four overs, he had reduced the required run rate to a handy run-a-ball.
Usman Khawaja fell from Australia’s one-day side this week to complement his recent test ax and struggled like a man with a point to prove. After the new Renegades importer Richard Gleeson was disassembled in the Power Play (more on that below), he seemed to steer the Thunder’s chase perfectly and found the limit every time the questioning rate went over 10 over.
Cameron Boyce, a 16-person off-key spinner, eased the pressure when he and Hales offered the Thunder a platform on which they could win a match.
The Renegades picked up Shaun Marsh this season to improve their top position after notably striking only three half-centuries in their championship run last summer. And while they haven’t got one in their first game of defending their title, the Gades is encouraged by his first assignment.
After Harper and Finch’s flying start, the left-hander anchored the innings with typical judgment. A six from an Arjun Nair delivery that was barely knee-high and a glorious back-away cut-over point for four showed why he had an average of almost 50 for his career in BBL.
The golden caps: It’s not long ago, but thunder now has the BBL’s two golden cap bearers after Arjun Nair took his fourth wicket (and Daniel Sams, who also has four to reach the brand first), and Khawaja brought his The Thunder will be pleased with the efforts of their so-called mystery spinner Nair, especially after he removed Finch (who kept his nerve after six hits) and Marsh.
The match-up: For the Englishman Richard Gleeson, it was a rude introduction to the BBL that Usman Khawaja very much liked in the Power Play. The left-hander smashed Gleeson on four consecutive borders and 23 runs with a total of 10 balls.
The auction: Aaron Finch will play for his Eighth Indian Premier League team after he was bought for $ 900,000 while in the field. Finch, who chose Channel 7, declined when Ricky Ponting asked if he wanted to know what his paycheck was. The Renegades skipper will be happily surprised when he checks his phone after the match.
The catch: he hits bombs, he throws quickly… It turns out that Daniel Sams is also a pretty practical field player. The Thunder all-rounder was pumped up after holding onto a low catch in the deep center of the wicket. Sams’ noose was crucial in the context of the game and gave visitors the key figure of Marsh at a crucial point in the 17th century to stop their momentum late.
Eye-Catching Moments:
Look at the big man get low! Daniel Sams with a crucial catch in the deep. Shaun Marsh is GONE. #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/w6iKxZGoBa
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 19, 2019
Up, up, uppppp….. 😫 #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/MjeFNLtarc
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 19, 2019
