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Matthew Short [Source: @alex_darr/X]
Matthew Short, the top order batter for Adelaide Strikers, etched his name in a prestigious list for the Big Bash League, where he has the most fifty plus scores as an opener in the league’s history.
In the December 23 match against Melbourne Stars, Short bagged his 16th fifty-plus score while batting first at the Adelaide Oval.
Short plays a captain’s knock in Adelaide Oval for BBL feat
Notably, Matthew Short scored 56 runs while opening with Chris Lynn. The skipper of Strikers struck at 133.33 while having four boundaries to his name.
His quickfire blitz helped him stand alongside Matthew Wade as the joint-fourth on the list of elite openers for the BBL.
Most 50+ Scores as an Opener in BBL
- 23 - Aron Finch, D’Arcy Short
- 19 - Shaun Marsh
- 17 - Alex Hales, Josh Philippe
- 16 - Matthew Wade, Matthew Short*
- 14 - Marcus Stoinis
Short steers Strikers’ ship
As of the match, Matthew Short opened with Chris Lynn, but the Strikers had their early stumbles, with Lynn dismissed in the second over and Jason Sangha following him shortly after, leaving the side at 7 for 2 at the end of two overs.
Short then built a steady partnership with Liam Scott and Alex Ross before Scott fell in the eighth over, pushing the Strikers into further trouble at 62 for 3.
However, Short’s partnerships of 55 and 48 runs with Scott and Ross, respectively, helped the team cross the 100-run mark before Stars’ Sam Curran sent the Strikers skipper back in the 14th over.
Though Strikers were struggling to get a solid total on board, useful contributions from Jamie Overton and Henry Thornton, including Thornton’s quickfire 12 off 6 balls, helped the Strikers post a total of 155 at the end of 20 overs, which the Stars will look to chase in their second match of the season.
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