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Big Bash: Strikers young gun Rashid Khan goes bang bang and gets two Renegades wickets in the one over, both with the same ball!
The Melbourne Renegades have made it two in a row after claiming a big victory over the Adelaide Strikers in enemy territory.
After being set a monster total by the home side, the Renegades took control of the match thanks to a big hitting partnership between Mohammad Nabi and Daniel Christian.
Melbourne won the bat flip and opted to bowl on a still night at the Adelaide Oval and the decision looked to have been the right call in the early going.
Strikers skipper Alex Carey was sent on his way thanks to a monumental miscommunication between the opening pair.
Carey bunted the ball down the wicket and looked to be home easy, but his opening partner Jake Weatherald had already turned back to his crease.
Fox Cricket commentator Darren Lehmann said it “was just a stuff up”.
Mike Hussey called it “a terrible mix up”
Despite some solid stroke play, the Strikers found themselves behind the eight ball at 3/63 after nine overs. Then Matt Short and Jonathan Wells took over.
Putting on a 104-run partnership, the duo resurrected the innings and handed the Strikers control of the contest.
Short boundary = Hit by Short.@StrikersBBL going up a gear now… #BBL08 pic.twitter.com/UrZK30L1aV
— #7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 23, 2018
Set 175 for victory, the Renegades’ innings got off to a stumbling start when opener Tim Ludeman came unstuck off the bowling of Billy Stanlake.
But just like the first innings of the match, a partnership formed and the momentum began to shift as Cameron White and Sam Harper combined.
The duo raced to a 50-run stand and the Strikers looked to be in serious trouble. Enter spin sensation Rashid Khan.
Khan’s second over was a genuine masterclass in spin bowling as the Afghan superstar completely bamboozled both Harper and White.
His first ball of the over, a wrong’un, sent Harper on his way after trapping him LBW and then he claimed White with the exact same ball with the final delivery.
Khan ended his four overs with the remarkable figures of 2/13, but it was his second over that exposed an ugly flaw in Australian batting.
Watching Rashid Khan completely bamboozle in the Big Bash just proves how incompetent Aussie batsmen are playing against quality spin bowling 🤦🏻♂️ #BBL08
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) December 23, 2018
Rashid Khan of all bowlers to have bowled 250+ balls in @BBL games has …
The best Strike Rate: 13.5
The 2nd best Econ Rate: 5.40 (Just 0.004 behind Lasith Malinga)
@StrikersBBL #BBL08— Swamp (@sirswampthing) December 23, 2018
Sadly that was as good as things got for the home town fans as the Renegades finished the innings off in style thanks to a blistering final partnership between Mohammad Nabi and Daniel Christian.
The duo combined when Melbourne found themselves at 5/82 with a little under nine overs to play, but chased down the total with ease.
A combined six fours and seven sixes between the pair saw him pile on 94 runs from only 57 deliveries as they handed the Strikers their first loss of the Big Bash season.
The Strikers will have a chance to get back on the winners list when they take on the Perth Scorchers on Boxing Day. For Melbourne they’ll look to remain undefeated when they square off against the Sydney Sixers next Saturday night.
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