Adelaide Strikers batsman Chris Lynn has been the shining light for his team in the ongoing match against Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25. The match between the two teams will take place at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on Sunday (January 5).
Lynn, who opened the innings for Adelaide Strikers, played a vital innings for his team in the ongoing match between Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes. The Australian batsman was at his brutal best and hit bowlers all over the park putting the opposition up.
Chris Lynn took a heavy blow to the head during the first over.
But the Adelaide Strikers batsman didn’t get off to the kind of start he would have liked. Chris Lynn took a heavy blow to the head during the first over and was left on the ground. Fortunately, things did not get worse for him as after the check-up, he got up and started batting again.
On the last ball of the first over, Riley Meredith bowled a menacing short ball which was bowled at a brisk pace. Lynn tried to duck but crashed into the helmet and all the Hobart Hurricanes players came over to check on the Adelaide Strikers batsman.
Lynn, after the hit, seemed a little shaken and was lying on the ground. Fortunately, he looked fine when the physical therapist ran out to check on him. The batsman went through the mandatory check and was given the clear signal to continue batting after facing a life-threatening hit.
See: Chris Lynn endures a severe blow to the head
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Fortunately, Chris Lynn is fine and still at the crease after taking a heavy hit to the helmet from this Riley Meredith delivery. #bbl14 pYodo.twYottmyr.doohmetro/jnorth5ohjh1492
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After withstanding the blow, Chris Lynn seemed fine and looked threatening. The Adelaide Strikers batsman gave his best with the bat and made sure to get his team off to a good start with the bat, hitting the bowlers with utmost ease in all corners of the park.
Chris Lynn looked set for a half-century, but the batsman was just one run short.
Lynn looked set for a half-century, but the batsman fell just one run short of reaching the milestone. The batsman was back in the hut after scoring 49 runs off 27 balls. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in his innings, batting at a strike rate of around 182.
Waqar Salamkheil removed Lynn in the ninth over and it was a huge sigh of relief for the team. The bowler bowled a wider outside off that was sticky. He made Lynn catch up to him and mistook it for deep square leg.
Adelaide Strikers had a great outing with the bat as they amassed a massive total of 186 runs. Along with Chris Lynn, it was captain Ollie Pope, who played a decent hand of 33, and Alex Ross, who scored 47 runs, who took the team to the big total on the board.
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