Unfortunate event but Alex Hales proves to be a hero
An unfortunate incident took place during the BBL match between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder. Alex Hales pulled a short over mid wicket and one of the spectators got hit on the head and he was rushed to the hospital.
After rushing to check on a spectator who had been hit in the head by the ball during the BBL on Tuesday night, Alex Hales is being hailed by cricket fans. As soon as he came to know that someone has been hit by the ball, he rushed to check on him. While making his way back, he was patted by Adelaide Strikers’ captain for his kind gesture.
Unfortunately, one of the spectators was unfortunate enough to get smacked in the face when his apparent attempt to catch the ball went wrong. TV cameras captured the moment the man was left holding at his face in agony, shocking onlookers in the immediate area.
Security personnel attended to the man before escorting him up the road to await medical assistance. Players and authorities took a little break for beverages after the unpleasant occurrence, which caused a delay of several minutes.
Alex Hales shown his care for the spectator by making his way over to the sidelines to check on him. Unfortunately for Hales, by the time he crossed the fence to check on the man, the man was already escorted by security to the doctors. Nevertheless, Hales’ kind act was praised by cricket fans everywhere.
Sydney Thunder takes another blow from Adelaide Strikers despite the good innings from Alex Hales
Alex Hales was outstanding with the bat for Sydney Thunder but his team couldn’t cross the winning line against Strikers. This has happened second time a week that Thunder have lost to Strikers.
When the Thunder’s score exceeded the world record of 15 they established against the Strikers on Friday night, the Adelaide Oval audience erupted into a round of applause.
Alex Hales and talented youngster Ollie Davies (42), who shared the third wicket, racked up 63 runs before being both sent out by Colin de Grandhomme (2-25). After reaching 2-79 at the midway point, the Thunder were aiming for a total of more than 180, but they could only manage 3-71 in the next 10 overs, finishing at 5-150.
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With a six-wicket victory and a successful chase down of the Thunder’s total with eight balls remaining, Matt Short then assisted the Strikers in keeping up their unblemished start to the BBL season. Short maintained his strong start to the season by scoring 65 runs off of 44 balls to maintain his position as the competition’s top run-scorer.
With Chris Lynn, Short controlled an 83-run second-wicket stand (28). Before English recruit Adam Hose (28 not out) stepped in and put the finishing touches on things, both men were dismissed to outstanding yorkers from left-arm pacer Nathan McAndrew (2-25), disrupting Lynn’s castle and trapping Short in front.