The highly-anticipated Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 began with a mouth-watering fixture between Sydney Sixers an𓄧d Melbourne Stars on Sun😼day, December 05.
Sixers’ opening batter Josh Philippe lit up the Sydn💜ey Cricket Ground with an explosive knock to help his team achieve their highest total in the history of BBL. Philippe smashed 83 runs from just 47 deliveries, with the he♓lp of eight fours and three sixes to help Sixers post their highest-ever total of 213/4 in the history of BBL.
During his phenomenal knock, Philippe smashed a humungous six off Sam Rainbird in the 14th over.🐼 The bowler went for a good length delivery, and Philippe backed away to go for a full swing. The shot was timed extremely well as ꧟the white leather landed on the roof of SCG for a humungous 101m six.
Here is the video:
That is huge from Josh Philippe!
Our first BKT Golden Moment of the season
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In the match, apart from Philippe, Sixers captain Moises Henriques smashed unbeaten 76 and opener James Vince scored 44 to help 🐬his team post the massive total on the board. In reply, the Stars got bundled out for a mere ꦓ61 to lose the contest by a huge margin of 152 runs.
“It was a great performance, and it’s a great start for us. Everyone chipped in, with a couple of fifties and a lot of guys taking wickets; that’s great to see. I had some lessons from that (Bangladesh) tour, I watched them closely and implemented in my game. It’s our home ground; we play here a lot and are familiar with the conditions,” said Philippe after winning the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
