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21 December, 2020, 11:32 am
Dan Christian goes full stretch on his way to the second-fastest BBL half century. Picture; STUFF SPORTS.
Veteran Dan Christian hit the second fastest half-century in Big Bash League history and nabbed a breakthrough with the ball as the Sydney Sixers claimed a 38-run win over the Adelaide Strikers.
The all-rounder’s brutal 50, which included five sixes, came off just 15 deliveries as the Sixers posted 177-5 at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena on Sunday night.
He returned to pick up Phil Salt with his third ball and nip a promising Strikers’ start in the bud.
Christian came to the crease with the Sixers 58-3 at the start of the 12th over after they struggled early on a nippy pitch.
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Spin bowlers Danny Briggs and Johan Botha became the first players to be substituted out of a KFC BBL game under the new X-factor rule, with both the Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes electing to strengthen their batting on a seam-friendly Launceston pitch.
While the rule had been ignored through the tournament s first seven games, Matthew Short (Strikers) and Mac Wright (Hurricanes) were brought into the game at the 10-over timeout.
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Under rules introduced at the start of BBL|10, teams are now permitted to sub in their 12th or 13th listed player for a player named in the XI (as long they have not batted or bowled more than one over) at the 10-over mark of the game s first innings.
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