There have been a lot of remarkable alliances throughout the history of the BBL, and a few of them have even been written down and became part of history. The opposing team has not been able to come up with an adequate response to these middle-infield pairings’ dominance, and both hitters have contributed significantly to the team’s overall run production. Moreover, in this article, we will talk about the best 8th-wicket partnerships in BBL history.
Highest 8th Wicket Partnership (Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee)
Series: Big Bash League 2021-2022
Schedule: Brisbane Heat vs. Sydney Thunder 14th Match Big Bash League BBL 2021
Toss: Brisbane Heat, Decided to Field
Date: 2021-12-19
Result: Sydney Thunder won by 53 runs
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
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Highest Partnership: Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee
Player of the match: Saqib Mahmood (Sydney Thunder)
Player of the Series: Ben McDermott
Highlight: The record-breaking partnership between Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee
Sydney Thunder won by an impressive 53 runs. They had total control the whole time and won easily. The Brisbane Heat started their chase by playing aggressively, and they needed 197 runs to win. Saqib Mahmood, who was playing in the Big Bash League for the first time, was able to get rid of Chris Lynn and Ben Duckett in the very next over, which was a great start for the Thunder. Max Bryant was run out in the third over, and then Sam Heazlett and James Peirson lost their wickets, which meant that the Heat lost half of their team.
When things weren’t looking good for the Heat (15-5), Tom Cooper started a comeback with a series of big shots. Cooper was out by Chris Green in the eighth over, which ended the Queensland team’s chances of trying for the Bash Boost point. Tanveer Sangha also got in on the action when he holed out to deep mid-wicket a couple of deliveries later.
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From that point on, the lower-order combination of Mark Steketee and Xavier Bartlett was fantastic, and it kept the crowd at the Gabba enthralled. In a single stand, they worked together to make 79 runs off of only 53 balls. In the 17th over, Steketee made a mistake when Daniel Sams bowled a short ball. This was the error that ended the partnership. Tanveer Sangha, a rookie leg-spin bowler, quickly bowled Mitchell Swepson and Mujeeb Ur Rehman, which ended the game quickly.
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