Winning the toss and electing to field first, the Sydney Thunder got off to a brisk start, courtesy of David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. But a peach stuff from Beau Webster with the new ball outwitted the veteran before Usama Mir’s introduction enforced a couple of more wickets. With the Thunder under the pump, the Stars missed out yet another dismissal as a semi-settled Sam Billings escaped a close shave due to Stars’ lapse in concentration.
The third ball of the 13th over saw Peter Siddle bowl a back of a length delivery much outside the stumps that Billings dabbed late towards third man and set off for a single. However, the throw from Joel Paris hit the bullseye at the bowling end and the pair got to sneak another run as the ball ricocheted towards the V. In a twist, the replays showed that there Billings was short of the crease marginally but the Stars’ players didn’t appeal. As a result, the onfield umpire, abiding by the cricketing laws, didn’t refer to the TV umpire. Glenn Maxwell happened to be on the stump mic and suffered a reality-check on knowing about it from the commentators, prompting the Twitterverse into a discussion.
Wait what?
— DJ Sinha (@sdj374531) December 28, 2024
Maxi couldn’t believe it!
— DJ Sinha (@sdj374531) December 28, 2024
What a game!
Sam Billings brings up his seventh BBL half-century off a magnificent 29 balls 👏#BBL14 pic.twitter.com/w9URs4kPR3
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 28, 2024
He was too involved in it!
Stop it, Sam 😮💨
84 meters of Billings muscle 💪 #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/frkqQee8Bq— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 28, 2024
Good ones!
2 balls, 2 wickets 😮
Usama Mir claims Bancroft & Davies with back-to-back deliveries! 🇵🇰 @BKTtires #GoldenMoment #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/7YwfD4PJOg— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 28, 2024
Peach!
Bowled middle peg! 🔥
Beau Webster claims his first wicket of #BBL14 and its the dangerous David Warner! pic.twitter.com/zhBycTjM5t— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 28, 2024
That would have hurt him!
Brody Couch takes another hard fall after slipping at the crease last week in Perth. 😬#BBL14 pic.twitter.com/hMqUpC3kUC
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 28, 2024
That was good start!
David Warner is striking hard and early at Munuka Oval! 🙌#BBL14 pic.twitter.com/Kg1NM0P2tq
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 28, 2024
