Slow start for playtesters
Australia’s much-heralded return of test launches didn’t start off well. Marnes Slabchagne scored his 46, the highest scoring in the Brisbane Heat’s win over Adelaide his Strikers, with Travis Head and Alex his carry scoring his three runs. David Warner didn’t have much against the Yorkers for Riley Meredith who put him away in Hobart, but he didn’t fare much against the Perth Scorchers. He also had a good delivery from Harry Conway to Usman Khawadja in the Strikers game, where Stephen Smith had good contact with the Scorchers at his SCG, but Nick Hobson said he was 105 yards. When Nathan Lyon sent him in his sixties, everything was not as he thought. Lynn leaves
Chris Lynn sees no competition with the Strikers after his highly publicized deal that allowed him to leave early to join ILT20 after potentially missing the BBL entirely. Hmm. But he certainly added value, finishing the tournament as the second-highest run-scorer (he and his teammate Matt Short have a large lead). Early in the tournament, Lynn didn’t get off to the best start, but when the Strikers collected his 202 against Melbourne’s Renegades, he showed his 87, 64, and most recently, Turned it around with his 69 consecutive scores unbeaten off 37 balls.
Not sure if he will be there again next year. “You can’t say, ‘No, I don’t want to go back,’ or ‘I’m trapped,’ or whatever it is,” Lynn said. “We need a lot of discussion and I’m sure the right decision will be taken.”
Davis shining bright in the shot
The Sydney Thunder’s batting stutters heavily (though not all 15 points are bad), jeopardizing their chances of making the Finals. But Ollie Davies has had a very good season. He has now passed 300 carries. He is one of only five successful hitters ever, with two more impressive innings. He was head and shoulders above the rest of the Thunder, beating the Scorchers half-century-fast, and the Hurricanes were also in a top-flight collapse.
Memories of the derby final
How did Stars lose it when Renegades and Stars went head-to-head in the 2018/19 season repeat? This season’s Melbourne derby games certainly weren’t boring. The first game was highlighted by a failed away run by Adam Zampa. In the second leg Renegades won again after needing 21 balls out of 25 with seven wickets in hand, as the Stars somehow failed to finish the chase. Kane Richardson was great and Will Sutherland was nervous with 12 points in the final, but it was a dismal season for the Stars.Injuries didn’t help – Glenn Maxwell missed the entire tournament However, Marcus Stoini missed the final few games with a hamstring wobble – and it pretty much ended their campaign.
The Hobart Hurricanes almost ruined their own car chase. They needed 132 against the Stars and he looked at home with 12 overs before the confusion continued he was 94-1. Caleb Jewell said when he left the Hurricanes, he had 70 of 44 balls off those 94 runs, after which he nearly fell into the pile. Tim David fell to his racket while running and the rest of the Middle Order disappeared into the distance with an unremarkable shot. Absent Matthew he captained in Wade’s place and his 10th-placed Nathan Ellis finally got the job done, taking his three needed in 18 overs. After that alarm, though, it was a good few days as the Hurricanes beat the Thunder to get back-to-back wins.
performance of the week
It felt like a good week for the bowlers. Jason Behrendroff was good against the Heat and Sean Abbott was also good against the Scorchers at SCG, taking three straight three-way wickets. But Nathan Ellis took it 27-4 against the Thunder. This is a career-best T20 his move, including a hat-trick he didn’t realize. After removing Matthew Gilks on the last ball of four overs, Ellis did not bowl again until the 15th, where he speared Nathan McAndrew after brilliantly catching Davis with cover. , the time between overs meant the importance of the moment that passed him.