- Sam Konstas out for a BBL duck on Saturday night time
- Teen will doubtless make Take a look at debut this week
- Sixers had a a final-ball win over the Thunder
In his final match earlier than a possible dream Take a look at debut for Australia, Sam Konstas was dismissed for a duck throughout a BBL match on Saturday night time.
The 19-year-old cricket prodigy was the centre of consideration throughout the match between the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder after he had been promoted to the Take a look at staff final week.
The younger gun would have been hoping to proceed his sensible kind on Saturday night time, nevertheless it wasn’t to be.
Stepping as much as the crease alongside David Warner, Konstas chopped onto his personal stumps for a duck.
Cameron Bancroft hit an unbeaten 70 from 52 balls to assist the Thunder attain 5-163.
Favoured to return to the Take a look at staff just a few months in the past, Bancroft has been overtaken by each Konstas and Nathan McSweeney this summer time with solely three scores above 20 in 18 innings earlier than Saturday.
Proficient teen Sam Konstas was dismissed for a duck in a BBL conflict
Stepping as much as the crease alongside David Warner, Konstas chopped onto his personal stumps for a duck
However he regarded again in good contact towards the Sixers, taking to spinner Joel Davies and peppering the backward-square boundary off Dwarshuis.
His innings helped maintain the Thunder’s innings collectively, as Oliver Davies additionally banged 47 from 34 for the hosts and hit three straight sixes off Todd Murphy.
Ben Dwarshuis once more proved the Sydney Sixers unlikely hero with the bat, coming in late to cause them to a final-ball win over the Thunder.
Chasing 164 for victory, the Sixers regarded shot after they wanted 47 from the ultimate 4 overs.
However Jordan Silk (36no from 25) helped them take 17 from a Nathan McAndrew over, earlier than Dwarshius offered the late heroics with 20no from eight balls.
After launching Lockie Ferguson for six from the primary ball he confronted, the Sixers fast then took cost with 15 wanted from Chris Inexperienced’s last over.
Inexperienced’s first three balls have been onerous to get away however he was harm by two straight wides exterior off.
Then with seven wanted from two balls, Dwarshuis smashed Inexperienced over the long-on rope for six, earlier than taking a fast single off the final ball to seal the win.
Ben Dwarshuis once more proved the Sydney Sixers unlikely hero with the bat, coming in late to cause them to a final-ball win over the Thunder
It got here after Dwarshuis additionally hit 14no from six on Monday night time to assist the Sixers beat the Melbourne Renegades.
‘One of many attitudes we’ve on this staff is to win from any place,’ Dwarshuis stated.
‘Coming in first ball is one thing in my function I apply, making an attempt to hit the primary one for six. So it was good to do it tonight, particularly towards Lockie, one of many world’s greatest.’
