BBL 2022: Sydney Thunder has finally been able to climb out of the bottom of the points standings after winning their second game of the current 12th season of the Big Bash League. At Sydney Showground Stadium, Thunder defeated Brisbane Heat by 10 wickets with 50 balls remaining while chasing a modest 122-run total.
After being on the wrong end of the lowest T20 innings total earlier in the league, Thunder needed such a crushing victory to boost both their morale and NRR.
Ball hits the fan directly on the nose in BBL 2022
A middle-aged fan inspired by professional players attempted a crowd catch but was unsuccessful, leading to a injury on the nose.
In the eleventh over’s final ball, Gilkes hammered Heat spinner Mitchell Swepson for a six over long-on. The third such shot of the over appeared to seriously injure the man, but he was brave enough to assert that things were under control by giving a “thumbs up.”
With two wins and three losses through their first five games, Thunder are presently fourth in the table. With three victories in their first five games, the Adelaide Strikers are in first place on the points table, followed by the Perth Scorchers.
Thunders won the match by 10 wickets
To complete the chase, the opening batsmen Matthew Gilkes (56*) and Alex Hales (59*) each produced half century in a 70-ball 124-run partnership in the 12th over. Gilkes hit six fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 164.70 for his fourth BBL half-century, breaking his season-high of six runs in four innings.
In comparison, Hales reached his 69th T20 half-century and 14th BBL half-century. The 33-year-old Englishman contributed his second consecutive fifty or more runs by smashing 10 fours at a strike rate of 163.88.
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