Published 18:33 IST, January 23rd 2020
VIRAL: Sam Heazlett's dive to stop a boundary goes in vain, backfires
Sam Heazlett not only had an unlucky day with the bat but his bad luck continued on the field as well during the BBL match between the Brisbane and Sydney
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Sam Heazlett t only had an unlucky day with bat but his bad luck continued on field as well during Big Bash League (BBL) match between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers at 'Gabba' in Brisbane on Thursday. Heazlett was dismissed in an unfortunate manner when he was caught and bowled by Nathan Lyon. However, a hilarious incident took place while he was fielding in second innings.
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Sam Heazlett's trousers come down
Sam Heazlett's trousers came down while he was fielding. It so happened that he was involved in a long chase after ball was struck hard and raced away to fence with great speed. Heazlett put in dive but to avail as ball won race and reached boundary line. neless, fielder's trousers came down as soon as he got up in his follow-through. GIF was posted by Big Bash League on ir official Twitter handle.
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Sydney Sixers overcome Brisbane Heat
Brisbane Heat batsmen never really got going after y were put in to bat by Sydney skipper Moises Henriques after winning toss. hosts lost wickets at regular intervals as Thunder bowlers bowled a disciplined line and length. Apart from South African power-hitter AB de Villiers, ne of top-order could man to make an impact.
Tail-ender James Pattinson played a superb cameo of an unbeaten 15-ball 27 at backend of innings as Heat ended up posting 126/8 int ir 20 overs.
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In reply, visitors reached target without breaking a sweat. Openers Josh Phillipe and James Vince added 75 runs for opening stand. Phillipe scored a 43-ball 52 at a strike rate of 120.93 while Vince scored a 37-ball 51 at a strike rate of 137.84 as Sixers got past line by eight wickets and 25 balls to spare.
18:33 IST, January 23rd 2020