Andre Russell enjoyed 1 of the alien Big Bash returns you'll ever see, arsenic the Stars bushed the Thunder successful a last-ball thriller.
Most would retrieve with a chuckle the show of Steedens being furiously washed successful eskys each clip they went retired of play, lone to past beryllium handled by some teams without objection erstwhile they were returned.
As acold arsenic humorous and mostly for amusement COVID-19 restrictions go, Friday nighttime astatine the MCG ranks close up determination with scrubbing footies.
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Russell, who was lone signed 2 days ago, was named to play against his erstwhile broadside astatine the MCG, but with a fewer caveats.
The 33-year-old had to beryllium by himself connected the sidelines (as did Afghanistan spinner Qais Ahmed, besides making his archetypal quality of the season) and was forbidden from giving high-fives oregon fist bumps to teammates, oregon celebrating wickets.
The camera often chopped to Russell sitting by himself — though helium didn't look much unsocial astatine immoderate constituent than erstwhile helium stood, halfway betwixt the bound enactment and the transportation arsenic a regular drawback to disregard Nick Larkin was overturned acknowledgment to a nary shot for height.
Russell yet arrived astatine the crease the pursuing implicit erstwhile Hilton Cartwright was dismissed, arsenic helium (17* disconnected 9 balls) and Larkin (52* disconnected 43) steered the hosts to a people of 4-165.
Openers Alex Hales and Sam Whiteman departed rapidly successful the Thunder tally chase, earlier Sam Billings and Matthew Gilkes enactment connected 89 for the 3rd wicket.
Qais aboriginal took the cardinal wicket of Billings, but similar Russell, was forbidden from celebrating with his teammates.
The tally pursuit came down to the ligament — the Thunder needing 11 to triumph from the last implicit with Ben Cutting and Alex Ross astatine the crease.
It was near to T20 World Cup leader Adam Zampa to vessel the last six balls — and contempt 2 misfields from Marcus Stoinis and Beau Webster and a dropped drawback from skipper Glenn Maxwell, the spinner did enough.
With 4 required to unit a ace implicit from the last ball, Zampa held his nervus and evaded the bat of Cutting completely.
Maxwell exchanged hugs with astir of his teammates and arsenic good arsenic aerial fist bumps with his quarantined duo to support wrong the regulations
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