Brett Lee SLAMS ‘terrible’ Sydney Thunder after they set the lowest ever score in T20 history in Big Bash League shame…as Brad Haddin told coach Trevor Bayliss to ‘just have a beer and not talk about in the game’
Brett Lee has led a chorus of pundits slamming the Sydney Thunder for a ‘terrible’ performance after they posted the lowest total in T20 history against the Adelaide Strikers.
Needing 140 to win their Big Bash clash, the Thunder slumped to an almost unbelievable 15 all out at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Friday night as they were dismissed in just 35 balls.
And Lee didn’t mince his words in the aftermath.
Wes Agar (right) finished with four wickets for six runs as Adelaide Strikers skittled Sydney Thunder by 15 all out at the Sydney Showground Stadium in the BBL
I’m speechless, I really am. It’s terrible for Sydney Thunder,’ he told Fox Cricket.
‘Fifteen. It’s great bowling, but really? I’m speechless. The Strikers didn’t even warm up. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never seen a game of cricket like it before.’
Commentator Dan Ginnane struck a similar tone, noting that the score would go down in cricket history.
‘Get a screencap of that – because you’ll never see it again,’ he said after the ninth wicket fell.
Sydney Thunder were completely embarrassed when they were bowled out for 15 runs on Friday
England captain Ben Stokes could not believe what he was watching from Pakistan
Lee’s former Sydney Sixers teammate Brad Haddin was similarly scathing of the Thunder: ‘It’s just embarrassing to be bowled out for 15 off 35 balls.’
England captain Ben Stokes, watching from Pakistan, took to Twitter to share his disbelief at Sydney’s surrender.
‘8-10 off 5’ she posted alongside a series of mindblown emojis.
Henry Thornton took five wickets for three runs and Wes Agar finished with four for six as the Strikers left Sydney 6-9 in the powerplay.
Brett Lee slammed the Thunder for an ’embarrassing’ performance on Friday night
Daniel Sams was one of Agar’s victims and was dismissed with just one run to his name
‘Even in the backyard, they are my best figures! I don’t think we can believe it,’ he said after the game.
‘They nicked everything and we caught everything. Amazing. It was a great all-round performance and it was a great feeling.
‘They’ve got some good players, so it’s incredible for us to do that.’
It means the Thunder, coached by former England boss Trevor Bayliss, now hold the record for the lowest men’s T20 score ever recorded, eclipsing Turkey’s total of 21 runs against the Czech Republic in 2019.
Previously, the lowest total in the BBL was 57 runs, recorded by the Melbourne Renegades in the 2014-15 season.
Thunder’s tally of 15 is the lowest score in the history of men’s T20 cricket
And Haddin suggested Bayliss is exactly the kind of calm head the Thunder will need to put the shock result behind them.
‘I think Trevor Bayliss is the perfect coach for the Thunder to have right now – there’s no point in throwing chairs or kicking cats – you just have to keep going,’ he said.
‘I’m going to leave, have a beer and not even talk about it.’
The Strikers won the toss and opted to bat, with batsman Chris Lynn leading the score with 36 runs to help chase down 139 runs.
Henry Thornton (left) was the Player of the Match after taking five wickets for three runs
Matt Short began the demolition for Adelaide after bowling Thunder opener Matthew Gilkes for a duck, and wickets fell quickly with Thornton picking up two wickets in the second over.
Agar swung into action by taking the wicket of England batter and T20 World Cup winner Alex Hales, who went for a duck.
Thornton and Agar mopped up the rest of the Sydney batting order, with Thunder losing eight wickets for 10 runs at the five-over mark.
The pair took nine wickets between them, leaving bowler Brendan Doggett as the leading scorer for the Thunder with four runs.
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