Cricket has been given a fresh lease of life since the Twenty20 format was first implemented. Additionally, it has had a positive impact on both of the other formats. Because it delivers greater competition in a shorter time, it has radically altered the mentality of a batsman and a bowler. T20 leagues are the next step in the evolution of cricket, which is headed in this direction as it currently stands.
Every year, many of the world’s countries host their unique T20 leagues, which have been played in. The Big Bash League in Australia is the exception, as it consistently ranks among the best leagues in the world. The Big Bash League (BBL) is one of the most exciting events in cricket and features many of the most well-known players in the game’s history. The beginning of the subsequent season of the BBL will take place in December. And in this post, we will discuss the highest-scoring eighth partnerships in the history of the BBL.
Highest 8th wicket partnership (Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee)
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Series: Big Bash League 2021-2022
Schedule: Brisbane Heat vs. Sydney Thunder 14th Match Big Bash League BBL 2021
Toss: Brisbane Heat, Decided to Field
Date: 2021-12-19
Result: Sydney Thunder won by 53 runs
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Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Highest Partnership: Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee
Player of the match: Saqib Mahmood (Sydney Thunder)
Player of the Series: Ben McDermott
Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee‘s record-breaking partnership Highlight.
The final score was Sydney Thunder victorious by an impressive 53 runs. They were in complete control the entire time and won easily. The Brisbane Heat began their chase with an aggressive stance, needing 197 runs to win. Saqib Mahmood, making his first appearance in the Big Bash League, was able to get rid of Chris Lynn and Ben Duckett in the very next over, which was a great start for the Thunder. Max Bryant was run out in the third over, followed by wickets for Sam Heazlett and James Peirson, and this caused the Heat to lose half of their team.
When things were looking bleak for the Heat (15-5), Tom Cooper launched a counterattack with a barrage of big shots. Cooper was dismissed by Chris Green in the eighth over, which ended the Queensland-based team’s chances of aiming for the Bash Boost point. Tanveer Sangha also got in on the action a couple of deliveries later when he holed out to deep mid-wicket.
The lower-order combo of Mark Steketee and Xavier Bartlett was outstanding from that point on, and it kept the spectators at the Gabba enthralled. They collaborated to string together 79 runs off of just 53 balls in a stand. Steketee’s error with a short ball bowled by Daniel Sams in the 17th over was the one that finally brought an end to the partnership. Tanveer Sangha, a rookie leg-spin bowler, bowled Mitchell Swepson and Mujeeb Ur Rehman in short succession, which resulted in the swift conclusion of the match.
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