Chris Lynn on top! Adelaide Strikers opener topples Finch, Maxwell to scale 4K in BBL

Chris Lynn [Source: @akshay02122508/x]

Chris Lynn got Adelaide Strikers off to a flying start against Brisbane Heat at the Adelaide Oval in match number 17 of the BBL 2025-26 season. Chasing 122 in 20 overs, Lynn forged an electrifying 51-run stand with opening partner and captain Matthew Short, before slapping a sizzling half-century from just 30 balls.

Through the course of his run-chase masterclass, the blistering opening batter also completed 4,000 runs in his BBL career, thus becoming the first cricketer in the history of the tournament to scale the landmark figure.

Chris Lynn scales mount 4K to enter BBL record books

Chris Lynn, the leading run-getter in the history of the BBL, just became the first cricketer to complete 4,000 runs in the prestigious Australian T20 league. The blistering right-handed opening batter attained the feat while chasing 122 against his former team Brisbane Heat in match 17 of the BBL 2025-26 season.

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Chris Lynn completed 4,000 BBL runs in just 129 innings spanning 131 BBL games, thus beating fellow Australian T20 stars Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell to scale the landmark figure. Here is a look at some of the leading run-getters in the history of BBL after Lynn’s 4k special.

Most runs in BBL history

Chris Lynn started off his BBL career back during the 2011-12 edition of the competition for Brisbane Heat. He spent 11 seasons with Heat, playing over 100 games to become their leading run-getter with 3,052 runs at an average of nearly 34.

The explosive top-order batter joined the Adelaide Strikers for BBL 2022-23 and started off with 416 runs in just 11 innings. To date, Chris Lynn has racked up 32 fifties and one century in his 131-match BBL career.

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