Twitter Reactions: Glenn Maxwell's blitzkrieg blows away Heat in a low-scoring clash
Once skipper Maxwell entered into the scheme of things, the opponents’ grip over the game became weaker and weaker.
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The second game of the Big Bash League witnessed action between the Brisbane Heat and the Melbourne Stars. Winning the toss, Melbourne Stars’ skipper Glenn Maxwell decided to field first. Starting the proceeding for them was Clint Hinchliffe, who dismissed Seam Heazlett (14 from 13) to give an early breakthrough to Stars. The Heat were unable to break loose at the start, however, Max Bryant and Chris Lynn’s second-wicket partnership led them to gain the much-needed momentum.
Trying to cash in on the chance and pressing the accelerator, Max Bryant’s knock came to an end as he edged one off Coulter-Nile straight to the wicketkeeper Ben Dunk. The second wicket opened the gates for the opposition as Coulter-Nile got another one in Lynn, who holed out long-off soon after Dan Lawrence’s run-out dismissal.
Though Tom Cooper (26 from 24) and Jimmy Pierson (18 from 21) tried to repair their dented innings, they, too, could not convert their starts into a knock of substance. While Dilbar Hussain cleaned up Cooper, thereby failing the Power Surge for the Heat, Pierson miscued one to long-on to give Coulter-Nile his third. The lower-order cracked under the pressure soon with the scoreboard going nowhere as the entire team fell for 125.
Glenn Maxwell to the rescue
Coming to the chase, the Stars were given a dream start as they dismissed the dangerous Marcus Stoinis on duck, courtesy of Xavier Bartlett. Chris Lynn’s men breathed a sigh of relief soon again when Andre Fletcher lobbed a simple catch to Kuhnemann off his bowling to reduce his team to 20 for 2, whereas Ben Dunk did not survive too long either, as he fell to Jack Wood. Although, Hilton Cartwright stood at one end and anchored the innings through his patient knock of 46 from 42 balls.
Once skipper Maxwell entered into the scheme of things, the opponents’ grip over the game became weaker and weaker. Maxwell, in his own style, started to toy with the bowlers as raced off to 46, which included 3 sixes and as many fours. On the back of his Cartwright and Maxwell’s match-winning 75-run partnership, the Starts went onto chase the target with almost 3 overs to spare.
Here are the best tweets
What a Spell. Take a Bow Nathan Coulter-Nile 4/10. Career Best T20 Bowling figures for Coulter-Nile. @StarsBBL @mipaltan #BBL10
— JaayShaan(Shankar) (@JaayShaan) December 11, 2020
Melbourne Stars starts #BBL10 with a win – beating Brisbane Heat by 6 wickets – Maxwell 46(26) & Nathan Coulter Nile 4 wickets – they got 4 points including 1 point from Bash Boost.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 11, 2020
4 wickets for Nathan Coulter Nile. Why is he not in the Australian squad?
— Cong Du Nguyen (@CongDuNguyen1) December 11, 2020
Time to fit Nathan Coulter-Nile for a @BKTtires Golden Cap.
4-10, + two run-outs! 👏 #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/ZBjF7Zd5mx
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 11, 2020
It was all quite easy for Nathan Coulter-Nile tonight!
The @KFCAustralia Player of the Match #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/hWS3SmP5xk
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 11, 2020
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, 2nd Match
Brisbane Heat 125/10 (19.5)
Melbourne Stars 129/4 (17.1)Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Player of the Match…
Nathan Coulter-Nile#BBL10 pic.twitter.com/JMt6CjwOJ7
— BIG FAN OF CRICKET (@AhmadBaheer3) December 11, 2020
WPA in agreement with the player of the match call as Nathan Coulter-Nile picked up 4 for 10 and 38.1% WPA as the Stars rolled the Heat in Game 2 of #BBL10
— Richard Little (@alittlefitness) December 11, 2020
What a great performance by Nathan Coulter Nile! Figures of 3.5-0-10-4 and 2 run-outs (both direct), simply amazing.🙌#BBL10 #BigBashLeague https://t.co/Kr9XvYdtDp
— Tanishq Sharma (@Tanishq72) December 11, 2020
A bowling spell of the highest quality from Nathan Coulter-Nile! @StarsBBL , simply electric in the field tonight! Hopefully, we kickstart our campaign with a win!#BBL10 #TeamGreen
— Yash Talreja (@itsyash_09) December 11, 2020
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4 for 10 from 3.5 overs – he had an average IPL on his standard but a good start to the BBL – he was also part of 2 run-out against Brisbane Heat.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 11, 2020
Nathan Coulter-Nile has absolutely dominated the Heat. He took 4/10 in 3.5 overs and executed 2 run-outs.#1MLikesForChellamma
— Vishveshwaran (@Vishvesh_Waran) December 11, 2020
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