BBL 2022
The Sydney Thunder have collapsed to the lowest score in professional T20 cricket after they were rolled for just 15 by the Adelaide Strikers in their BBL clash at Sydney Showgrounds on Friday night.
Five Thunder stars - including England's one-day opener Alex Hales - made ducks, and top scorer Brendan Doggett made just 4.
The Strikers used just three bowlers - Matt Short took 1-1 from his single over. While Wes Agar also picked up 4-6 from his two overs.
Adelaide Strikers star Rashid Khan didn’t even get a chance to bowl as his fast bowler teammates rolled the Thunder for just 15 – the lowest T20 total by a men’s team, beating Turkey’s 21 against Czech Republic in 2019 — in an innings that lasted just 35 balls.
Chasing 140 for victory, the Thunder simply embarrassed themselves on Friday night, with Brendon Doggett top-scring with four.
“This is like an under 10s score ... it ain’t a misprint,” commentator Dan Ginnane said. Youngster Henry Thornton (5-3) and Wes Agar (4-6) were the stars, keeping Rashid and captain Peter Siddle out of the attack. The Thunder’s 6-9 is the lowest six-fer in BBL history – the previous worst being 6-26. The historic collapse was sparked by the catch of the summer by Strikers’ Short. Standing at first slip, Short leapt into the air and pulled in the one-handed catch. “You won’t get a better catch. Stop the competition now. What a catch and an ‘oh what a feeling moment’,” Lee praised.
“This is like an under 10s score ... it ain’t a misprint,” commentator Dan Ginnane said. Youngster Henry Thornton (5-3) and Wes Agar (4-6) were the stars, keeping Rashid and captain Peter Siddle out of the attack. The Thunder’s 6-9 is the lowest six-fer in BBL history – the previous worst being 6-26. The historic collapse was sparked by the catch of the summer by Strikers’ Short. Standing at first slip, Short leapt into the air and pulled in the one-handed catch. “You won’t get a better catch. Stop the competition now. What a catch and an ‘oh what a feeling moment’,” Lee praised.