BBL: Watch Phil Salt's mesmerizing Kapil Dev-style catch to dismiss Marcus Stoinis

Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars clashed on Wednesday in a battle for supremacy in ongoing edition of Big Bash League (BBL). Batting first at Adelaide Oval, home side put up 162-4 on back of Jonathan Wells' rebellious 36-ball 55. Meanwhile, Stars got off to an alarming start as y lost both ir openers for just 25 runs on board.

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Big Bash: Phil Salt emulates Kapil Dev to send Marcus Stoinis packing

Melbourne Stars opener Marcus Stoinis is currently leading run-scorer of ongoing BBL by a landslide. Prior to match, Stoinis (585) was 136 runs ahead of second-placed Shaun Marsh (449) as tournament’s best batsman at moment.

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However, right-hander failed to make much impact with bat against Strikers as opener was dismissed for just 5 runs from 11 balls. star batsman was sent packing back to pavilion by Peter Siddle after Phil Salt claimed an excellent running catch. Marcus Stoinis lofted Siddle towards long-on, prompting Salt to cover a good distance from mid-on to long-on to complete grab. His catch was quite reminiscent of former India captain Kapil Dev's running effort during 1983 World Cup final.

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Earlier in evening, Phil Salt also provided a blitzkrieg start for Strikers by scoring 22 from just 14 balls at top of order. His short-yet-blistering stay at crease was n capitalised through useful contributions from Alex Carey and Jonathan Wells.

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BBL: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars match result

Melbourne Stars never recovered from Marcus Stoinis’ dismissal as y fell short of ir target by 11 runs. However, Stars are still at top of  points table, while Adelaide Strikers w move up to second position.

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