BBL 2020: Warne, Ponting call out Brisbane Heat's death bowling as 'most horrific of all'

The Big Bash League is known for its superior quality of cricket. In the ongoing season as well, all the participating teams have enthralled the audiences with splendid performances on the field. One particular side that have struggled to get going in the competition are the Brisbane Heat. Some Australian cricket legends pointed out the team's shortcomings after their embarrassing loss against Sydney Thunder.

BBL 2020: Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting blast Brisbane Heat's "pathetic" outing with the ball 

The seventh match of the league saw Brisbane heat take on the Sydney Thunder side at Canberra. Batting first, the Brisbane side did post an impressive total after a solid batting performance. Captain Chris Lynn (69) stepped up with the bat and scored an inspiring half-century. Jack Wildermuth's (31) sensational cameo towards the end took the side's total to 178. 

Jack Wildermuth also drew first blood with the ball by dismissing Alex Hales for a golden duck. The bowler ended up picking three crucial wickets and was the pick of the bowlers along with Mujeeb Ur Rahman. However, apart from him, all the other bowlers looked lackluster as they were taken to the cleaners by the Sydney Thunder's batsmen. They managed to chase down the target after a lionhearted knock lower down the order by Daniel Sams (65).

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Australian legend Shane Warne was dejected with the dismal bowling performance from the Brisbane Heat team and posted a series of tweets to criticize them. The spin wizard revealed that this was probably the worst bowling performance he has witnessed in the shortest format and blasted the bowlers for their horrific planning. He was seemingly unhappy with the lack of yorkers bowled in the innings, and also targeted the training routines of the players. 

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also vented his frustration on-air and termed the performance as 'pathetic'. The 45-year-old was not pleased with their strategies and did not mince his words while pointing it out. He opined that while bowling to Daniel Sams; the team bowled exactly where the batsman wanted them to.

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Big Bash League points table updates

The Brisbane Heat have now lost two successive matches and are still searching for their maiden win. They are currently placed at sixth place on the Big Bash League points table and are in desperate need of an inspirational victory. Sydney Thunder started their campaign with a loss. However, their spectacular outing against Brisbane have helped them move to the fifth spot. The Melbourne Stars are the table-toppers with eight points, whereas the Perth Scorchers are the wooden spooners. 

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BBL 2020: Brisbane Heat 2020 squad

Brisbane Heat 2020 squad: Chris Lynn (c), Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Tom Cooper, Lewis Gregory, Sam Heazlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Laughlin, Dan Lawrence, Morne Morkel, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jimmy Peirson, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Willans 

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Image source: Shane Warne Instagram