Twitter Reactions: Brisbane feel the heat of DArcy Short at the Gabba

Hobart Hurricanes opener DArcy Short was in a phenomenal hitting form in the Big Bash League encounter against the Brisbane Heat. The Heats faced the heat from the willow of Short at the Gabba. Short hammered a breathtaking ton in just 63 deliveries. The moment he reached his milestone, he shifted gears to another level altogether.

In the next five balls that he faced, he hammered three towering sixes. DArcy Short oozed some serious class as he carried his bat in the innings for the Hurricanes. He took a single on the penultimate ball of the Hurricanes innings to remain unbeaten on his ton. He played a whirlwind knock of 122 off just 69 deliveries with 8 fours and as many sixes.

When someone hits a total as big as that, one would assume the total to have exceeded the 200-run mark. But unfortunately for the Hobart Hurricanes, they could only muster 179/4 in their stipulated 20 overs. DArcy Short was arguably the lone ranger in the innings. He scored a whopping 69 per cent of the total runs scored by the team.

Now that shows some serious domination. Earlier in the game, the Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and otped to bat first. DArcy and Alex Doolan opened for the Hurricanes. Mark Steketee drew first blood for the Brisbane Heat as he got rid of Doolan in the very third over of the innings. Matthew Wade (16) and Ben McDermott (19) followed him shortly and could hardly time the ball.

Skipper George Bailey, who got dismissed on the final ball of the innings, scored 4 off 7 deliveries. So it was all about Short in the innings. He faced the bulk of the deliveries and obviously, scored the majority of the runs. Short reached his fifty in the 10th over.

Interestingly, this was his third fifty in the last four matches. Soon, he decided to up the ante and started hitting boundaries at will. He reached his ton in the penultimate over. He clobbered Brendon Doggett for a maximum to reach his ton. The final over saw Short hit a hat-trick of sixes to Steketee. With no Chris Lynn in the Heats lineup, the Hurricanes fancy their chances of a win in the game.

Here is how the Twitterati reacted DArcy Short massacre:

Well played Darcy Short on your brilliant ?
Will bat 3 for Australia in T20 behind Finch and Warner next month.

— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) January 10, 2018

Well batted Darcy Short. I can only assume you’re not from NSW or a Marsh brother, otherwise I would have seen you in the test team by now. #BBL07

— David McCully (@David_McCully) January 10, 2018

Should be interesting if we have Darcy Short in IPL and people bowl plenty of spin to him early on. For now, can see them through without really going mad. Lethal vs pacers for sure.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 10, 2018

"Stating the obvious here but Darcy Short is the big wicket here"

Yep. #BBL07 pic.twitter.com/UJvhf2ITBO

— TEN Sport (@tensporttv) January 10, 2018

3rd time lucky for Darcy Short finally ? #DispatchingTheWhiteKooaburraAtWill#OnFire pic.twitter.com/jnWg9UBquC

— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) January 10, 2018

Stop the fight. Darcy Short is surely going to be #weetbix King of the Six. How many has he hit so far @BBL ?

— Andrew Condon (@_condo) January 10, 2018

My 3 take home messages for the day:
1. Snapchat update is rubbish
2. Darcy Short should be in ODI squad
3. Darcy Short should be in T20I squad

— Ryan Hartley (@RyanHartley23) January 10, 2018

Darcy Short is sure bound to be in the radar of IPL scouts ahead of the auction #BBL

— Arun Venugopal (@scarletrun) January 10, 2018

I think now Darcy short should take @lynny50 place in the side. @Gmaxi_32 #BBL07

— Himanshu Yadav (@himanshuyd) January 10, 2018

DArcy short is another David Warner ?? #centurion #bbl07 @BBL @CricketAus

— Rohan Shah (@Shahrohan34Shah) January 10, 2018

Darcy short will get an IPL contract, might be most suited to play on Eden gardens pitch. cc: @KKRiders

— Vinayak Koti (@vinayakkoti89) January 10, 2018

I’m picking Darcy Short for the Aus T20 team on this innings only, irrespective of his previously excellent @BBL form! @HurricanesBBL #canwhack

— Chris Hartley (@_chrishartley) January 10, 2018

Darcy Short not wanted last year in the IPL at a $19k reserve…..

— Todd Baker (@subastral) January 10, 2018

Darcy Short is the most inform bat in the country with the white ball! Deserves a crack in the T20's at the very least! @tensporttv #BBL07

— Scott Peatling (@woofa305) January 10, 2018

Sorry @lynny50. Darcy Short is the out of this world now #shortsanity @imloaz @BBL

— Shane Rowley (@5677shane) January 10, 2018

Darcy Short is taking the piss this tournament! ? #BBL07 #gethimintheaussieside

— Trent Copeland (@copes9) January 10, 2018

Well that was impressive ? well played D’arcy, that was pure carnage!

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) January 10, 2018

This is insane batting!! #short

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) January 10, 2018

Well played Darcy very smart and consistent batting. ????

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) January 10, 2018

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