Australia’s star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell loves to play unorthodox shots and during the Big Bash League (BBL) match with Sydney Sixers he produced an unbelievable shot to leave the bowler Ben Dwarshuis speechless. In the second ball of the 15th over, Maxwell deposited the ball in the crowd with a reverse lap.
A young fan in the stands tried to catch the ball but was unable to do that. Maxwell came in to bat at No 6 position and tore apart the bowlers of Sydney Sixers. The right-handed batter smashed unbeaten 58 runs in just 32 balls which included five boundaries and three sixes.
Glenn Maxwell completes 3000 runs in Big Bash League
Glenn Maxwell became the fastest player to score 3000 runs (balls faced) in the history of the Big Bash League (BBL). Maxwell took 1955 balls to reach 3000 runs in the Big Bash League. The elite list also includes Chris Lynn (2016 balls), Aaron Finch (2271 balls), and D’Arcy Short (2281 balls).
Melbourne Stars Beat Sydney Sixers
Melbourne Stars registered a comfortable win over Sydney Sixers by 16 runs in the Big Bash League match played in Melbourne. Stars after winning the toss opted to bowl first.
Jack Edwards and Sean Abott reduced Stars to 60-4 but an important partnership of 88 runs between Beau Webster and Glenn Maxwell saw the home team post 156/5 in their 20 overs. Abbott finished the match with 3 wickets.
Sixers in their run chase lost Josh Phillipe early but James Vince scored a fine half century (53 runs) to try and keep the team in the run chase. However once Vince was dismissed the middle order crumbled under pressure with wickets falling at regulars intervals. Sicers finished their innings at 140/9. Mark Steketee was the star bowler with 3 wickets for 14 runs, while Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis and Usama Mir finished with two wickets piece
