Warner, Tim David In; No Star From Sixers: BBL 14 Team Of The Tournament
Hobart Hurricanes- (Source:@JonnyVijin/X.com)
Another Successful season of the BBL came to an end on Monday, January 27. Hobart Hurricanes ended their 14-years-wait as the Nathan Ellis-led side lifted their maiden BBL title after beating Sydney Thunder in the final.
In the 44 matches, the tournament saw brilliant batting, bowling, and fielding display. Thus, this lead will shed light on a team of the tournament.
David Warner And Mitchell Owen To Open
Warner and Owen have been consistent performers throughout the tournament. The reason behind Thunder and Hurricanes reaching the final is correlated to Warner and Own's form.
Talking about Warner, the former Australia star led the Thunder and scored 405 runs in 12 matches, averaging 45. He was the 2nd leading run-getter in the tournament, only behind Mitchell Owen, who amassed 452 runs and also smashed a century in the final to help the Hurricanes win their maiden BBL title.
Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell To Headline Middle-Order
Perth Scorchers had a dismal season, but Cooper Connolly was their best man as the star all-rounder amassed 351 runs in 10 matches, averaging 50 with the bat. He also helped his side with the ball and took six wickets.
Meanwhile, Maxwell too returned to form in style as he scored 325 runs, which featured three fifties. Further, Maxwell's bat talked on occasions where others faltered, and his sole performance helped the Stars win matches.
Sam Billings To Take On Keeping Role
Sam Billings scored 271 runs in 12 matches, and played the crucial role towards the end of the innings, and kept the scoring rate in check. He will keep the gloves in the team of the tournament.
Tim David And Max Bryant For The Finishers Role
Similar to Maxwell, Tim David too returned to form as he was ideal as a finisher in the tournament. Notably, the Hurricanes' star batter scored 254 runs in 11 matches that too in the role of a finisher when he got just an over or two to play. Meanwhile, Bryant also had 259 runs to his name in the tournament.
Behrendoff, Rogers, And Meredith To Form The Deadly Trio Pack Attack
Seamers have been the stars in the BBL as they were among the wickets on fast, bouncy tracks in Australia. Meanwhile, ex-Scorchers' seamer Jason Behrendorff was the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets in 10 matches.
Further, Tom Rogers and Riley Meridith were also the stars with the ball as they both took 16 wickets each. In the spinner's category, Lloyd Pope was the best spinner, as he finished the tournament with 15 wickets in 10 matches for the Heat.
BBL Team Of The Tournament
Mitchell Owen - Hobart Hurricanes
David Warner - Sydney Thunder
Cooper Connolly - Perth Scorchers
Glenn Maxwell - Melbourne Stars
Sam Billings (W) - Sydney Thunder
Max Bryant - Brisbane Heat
Tim David - Hobart Hurricanes
Jason Behrendorff - Perth Scorchers
Tom Rogers - Melbourne Renegades
Riley Meridith - Hobart Hurricanes
Llyod Pope - Adelaide Strikers