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Dan Christian smashed the second quickest half-century in Big Bash League (BBL) historical past, reaching the landmark off simply 15 balls in opposition to Adelaide Strikers on the Bellerive Oval, Hobart on Sunday. The file of the quickest fifty within the league belongs to Chris Gayle, who had scored a fifty off simply 12 balls in 2008, enjoying for Melbourne Renegades. Incidentally, again then as nicely, it was Adelaide Strikers that have been on the receiving finish of Gayle’s blistering knock.
The second-fastest 50 in BBL historical past! @DanChristian54 smoked a 50 off solely 15 balls to utterly change the sport! @BKTtires | #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/rTBTNaRXix
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 20, 2020
DC is popping this recreation on its head!
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The youth of first-gamer Liam Scott vs probably the most skilled gamers the BBL has.
Dan Christian takes the factors right here #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/4rryzzkkeY
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Christian’s knock helped Sydney Sixers recuperate from a sluggish begin and put up a aggressive whole of 177/5 on the board.
He accomplished his fifty with a boundary however acquired out on the very subsequent ball, making an attempt to benefit from the ‘Power Surge’. During his brief keep on the crease, he smashed 9 boundaries, together with 5 hits over the fence.
While different Sydney Sixers batsmen struggled to get going in opposition to Strikers’ high quality bowling line-up, comprising the likes of Rashid Khan, Christian’s batting made one surprise if he was batting on a special pitch than the remaining.
When he got here to the crease, his aspect have been in a spot of trouble with scoreboard studying 61/three on the finish of 13 overs. However, issues modified from thereon with Christian starting his onslaught by focusing on debutant Liam Scott and smashing him for 3 sixes and a 4 to gather 22 runs from his second over.
Scott was making his BBL debut as a ‘X-factor’ alternative however Christian’s explosive batting turned it right into a nightmare.
Christian did not even spare opposition’s premier spinner Rashid Khan, who’s ranked primary in T20I rankings. Christian cleared the fence twice within the over as Sixers added 16 extra runs to the entire.
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He continued his onslaught within the subsequent over as nicely, smashing three extra boundaries off Wes Agar to finish his fifty.
Christian’s quick-fire knock shifted the momentum in his aspect’s favour and a few cameos down the order helped them put up 177/5 from their 20 overs.
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