BBL 2022: Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers game filled with controversies – A game of controversies, sees Sydney Sixers emerge victorious over Adelaide Strikers and book their spot in the BBL finals against the Perth Scorchers. A game that saw dropped catches, wide balls being signalled as normal balls, and controversies had it all to what could be an entertaining game. Follow BBL Final Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The turning point of the game came in the last delivery of the match. Sydney needed 2 runs to win off the last ball. Previously Sydney had sent an injured Jordan Silk to bat.
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However, knowing that Silk cannot run two runs off a single ball, the Sydney outfits suddenly decided to retire the batsman and bring on Jay Lenton who easily ran two runs and brought victory to his side.
Jay Lenton was a member of the Sixers coaching unit who was forced to play the game as a majority of players were out of the team owing to injuries and the Covid crisis. Though Sydney didn’t break any rules of the game, commentators and cricket experts claimed that the incident was not in accordance with the spirit of the game.
The Sydney Sixers got into the field after being rejected twice by Cricket Australia to allow Star player Steve Smith to join their squad.
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Other incidents which changed the entire complexion of the game involved Hayden Kerr. The young all-rounder hit a magnificent 98 not out off just 58 deliveries and led his side to victory and book their spot in the finals. Initially, Kerr was saved after Alex Carey failed to stump him out. As if that was not a lifeline, Kerr got a second lifeline when batting on 16 and his catch was dropped by Adelaide Strikers captain Renshaw.
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During the 19th over of the first innings, a wide delivery by Sean Abbott was adjudged as a normal ball instead of a wide much to the dismay of the Strikers. Following this delivery, 2 other balls which were tight wide-ball calls, were given as wide balls.
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