In the 13th over of Sydney Thunder’s innings at the Manuka Oval, Sam Billings, facing Melbourne Stars’ bowler Peter Siddle, played a shot just outside off stump and tapped it to short third. Billings took off for a single but was slow in getting his bat down.
The throw ricocheted off the stumps and went into a gap, allowing Sam Billings and Jason Sangha to steal an extra run against the Melbourne Stars in the ongoing BBL 2024-25 encounter.
Replay showed that Billings was short of the crease, but since no appeal was made, the umpires didn’t send the run-out review request to the third umpire.
Glenn Maxwell's reaction to the missed chance goes viral:
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But the missed opportunity cost the Stars dearly, as Sam Billings went on to play a thundering knock of 72 runs off 39 balls laced with nine boundaries and two sixes for the Thunders.
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Peter Siddle eventually got rid of Sam Billings but damage was already done
Billings and Sangha were the top scorers for the Sydney Thunder, with the captain, David Warner, scoring only 19 runs against the Stars. Beau Webster was the standout bowler for the Stars with a three-wicket haul, while Osama Mir and Siddle each snared two wickets against the Thunders.
Chasing the target, Melbourne Stars had a poor start as their opener Sam Harper lost his wicket cheaply for 4 runs in the first over, followed by captain Marcus Stoinis (22) and Glenn Maxwell (6). However, Ben Duckett (48*) still kept their hopes alive along with Hilton Cartwright (12*).
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