Bbl 2022/2023

[GVGjr]

The BBL Draft happened today which was a very strange process and an absolute fail when you consider the bigger names that were used to promote the competition this yea weren't selected and that Perth passed on their pick in first round.
Clearly some of the teams couldn't pay the prices. A fabricated show that missed the mark.

Anyway, I thought I'd start this thread for any BBL discussions.

[GVGjr]

Re: Bbl 2022/2023

BBL|12 Draft selections

Round one

1. Liam Livingstone – Melbourne Renegades (Platinum)

Livingstone is perhaps the world's cleanest hitter of a cricket ball right now and will slot in nicely alongside Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh in the Renegades batting line-up. In 200 career matches he is striking at almost 150 and has the most sixes in world T20 cricket since the start of 2021 with 152 and also bowls a handy combination of leg and off-spin.

2. Rashid Khan – Adelaide Strikers (RETENTION PICK – Platinum)

No surprises here with Adelaide head coach Jason Gillespie activating the Strikers retention pick after the Melbourne Stars tried to poach the Afghanistan superstar. Rashid conceded just three runs an over in Afghanistan's first up win over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup and is the world's best T20 leg-spinner with 472 wickets in 344 matches. He will again bowl in tandem with another leggie this season, with the Strikers recruiting Cameron Boyce from the Renegades during the off-season.

3. Trent Boult – Melbourne Stars (Platinum)

After being thwarted in their attempts to nab Rashid Khan, Melbourne Stars head coach David Hussey said they needed a bowler and Boult was the best in the talent pool. The top-ranked ODI bowler has signalled his desire to play in more T20 league around the world after being released from his New Zealand Cricket central contract recently. Boult will make his Big Bash debut in BBL|12 and elevates the Stars fast bowling stocks where he team up with domestic quicks Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Brody Couch and Liam Hatcher.

4. Sam Billings – Brisbane Heat (Platinum)

A surprise selection given the Heat already have Queensland 'keeper-bat Jimmy Peirson on their books, with the Sydney Thunder electing not to retain the English gloveman. But Billings has a proven record at international level and franchise T20 cricket around the world and has played all three formats for England across the past two years.

5. Chris Jordan – Sydney Sixers (Platinum)

One of England's premier white-ball fast bowlers returns the Sixers for a second consecutive season following a five-game stint in BBL|11 and will add some versatility to their attack alongside the competition's all-time leading wicket-taker Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Hayden Kerr and veteran tweaker Steve O'Keefe.

6. Pass – Perth Scorchers

A shock from Perth, the defending BBL champions, who snub the Platinum round and opt to use their pass at the first available opportunity. Perth are the only team with a complete domestic squad and know what they want from the target and will not be swayed by a player with limited availability that might unbalance their side.

7. David Willey – Sydney Thunder (Platinum)

The England left-armer has the best availability of all the platinum players and that exactly why the Thunder have picked him. Willey hasn't sign with teams in rival leagues in the UAE and South Africa and will play the entire 14-game season plus finals with the Thunder.

8. Shadab Khan – Hobart Hurricanes (Platinum)

Ricky Ponting's first player move as the Hurricanes new head of strategy was to pick star Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan with the Hobart in need of a spinner for BBL|12. Behind Rashid, Shadab is one of the best tweakers in the talent pool with 226 wickets and an impressive economy rate of 7.26.

Round two

9. Mujeeb ur Rahman – Melbourne Renegades (Gold)

The Renegades said pre-draft they would be targeting a spinner and the Afghanistan right-armer is one of the BBL's star performers. Mujeeb has 37 wickets at a superb economy rate of 6.21 in four seasons with the Heat.

10. Joe Clarke – Melbourne Stars (Gold)

Hussey and the Stars loved having the English gloveman at the club last season and they are again in need of a wicketkeeper-batter for BBL|12. Clarke was in the top 10 run-scorers in BBL|11 with 419 striking at 151.26 and is understood to be available for the entire 14-game season as a gold-level pick.

11. Colin Munro – Brisbane Heat (Gold)

Munro will play at his third Big Bash club after the Scorchers opted not to retain the Kiwi left-hander after an impressive BBL|11 that yielded 390 runs at 43.33. Munro has good availability for BBL|12 as he is yet to sign with other franchises in rival T20 league and will strengthen the Heat's top order batting after they parted ways with Chris Lynn during the off-season.

12. Laurie Evans – Perth Scorchers (RETENTION PICK – Gold)

Laurie Evans cemented his spot in Perth Scorchers folklore with a blistering 76no from 41 balls that fired the club to the BBL|11 title, but it was perhaps a surprise the club opted to use their retention pick on him, rather than Colin Munro. The Sixers, the team he flayed to win the title last summer, named him, forcing Perth's hand to play the retention card. An experienced middle-order player, the 34-year-old veteran 'finished' the innings on numerous occasions for the Scorchers in BBL|11.

13. James Vince – Sydney Sixers (Gold)

Englishman Vince has been part of the furniture at the Sixers since BBL|08 and been a key part of their two titles in that time. Interestingly, he only got a taste of the BBL as a replacement player for Joe Denly in the second-half of his first tournament. Undoubtedly Vince's greatest moments in the Sixers shirt came during the BBL|10 finals series when he slammed back-to-back 90s – 98 not out in the Qualifier and 95 in the Final. The right-hander is one of four foreign players to score more than 1000 Big Bash runs. During BBL|11 he became the Sixers' most-capped international player but it was his least productive campaign with the bat, hitting 149 runs at an average of 18.63.

14. Colin de Grandhomme – Adelaide Strikers (Gold)

15. Alex Hales – Sydney Thunder (Gold)

Hales has been a revelation ever since joining the Thunder in BBL|09. He's plundered 1,502 runs across his three seasons in Sydney, the most of any player in the BBL during that period. As a result, he's also rocketed up to be the most prolific international batter in the competition's history (1,857 runs). He will play the first 10 or so games for the Thunder before heading to the UAE league.

16. Asif Ali – Hobart Hurricanes (Gold)

Ponting said the Hurricanes selected the Pakistan destructive middle-order batter as they wanted to "really strengthen our power in the latter overs". "Tim David, Asif and Shadab and Matthew Wade and those guys, that's one area we're really looking to strengthen," Ponting said. "He fits the bill really well. Darren Berry has worked with him in the past, and with Shadab being there as well, the two Pakistanis we think will work really well."

Round three

17. Faheem Ashraf – Hobart Hurricanes (Silver)

18. Rilee Rossouw – Sydney Thunder (Silver)

The big-hitting South African has been a revelation in T20 cricket since an underwhelming BBL|10 with the Renegades, where he could muster only a solitary six in the season, but has since forced his way back into South Africa's T20 side and, on form, will be a player to watch at this year's T20 World Cup, let alone in the BBL before he returns home for the South Africa league.

19. Phil Salt – Perth Scorchers (Silver)

20. Adam Hose – Adelaide Strikers (Silver)

21. Pass – Sydney Sixers

22. Pass – Brisbane Heat

23. Luke Wood – Melbourne Stars (Silver)

24. Pass – Melbourne Renegades

Round four

25. Akeal Hosein – Melbourne Renegades (Bronze)

26. Pass – Melbourne Stars

27. Ross Whiteley – Brisbane Heat (Bronze)

28. Izharulhaq Naveed – Sydney Sixers (Bronze)

29. Pass – Adelaide Strikers

30. Tymal Mills – Perth Scorchers (Bronze)

The BBL finally saw the best of the left-arm quick in last summer's stint with Perth, and the Scorchers have looked to maintain a winning formula with Mills their second draft pick to return from BBL|11. Mills was impressive for the Scorchers with 12 wickets in his seven games last summer.

31. Pass – Sydney Thunder

32. Pass – Hobart Hurricanes

[Dogs 24/7]

Re: Bbl 2022/2023

Good all round bowling by the Stars tonight keeping the Thunder 122. I want to watch how Boult bowls.

[GVGjr]

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Good all round bowling by the Stars tonight keeping the Thunder 122. I want to watch how Boult bowls.

Well it was a brilliant first over.

[Bornadog]

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I just switched over and it came down to 1 run to win with 1 ball remaining. Great last ball except keeper missed it and it went for 4 byes

[GVGjr]

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I just switched over and it came down to 1 run to win with 1 ball remaining. Great last ball except keeper missed it and it went for 4 byes

It ended up being a terrific contest.

[Bornadog]

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Sydney Thunder were all out for 15 in 5.5 overs chasing Adelaide 139 runs

[GVGjr]

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Sydney Thunder were all out for 15 in 5.5 overs chasing Adelaide 139 runs

It was unreal to watch. Only one batsman faced more than 5 deliveries.

[Grantysghost]

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It was unreal to watch. Only one batsman faced more than 5 deliveries.

How is that even possible.

You could nick it through slips 4 times and beat that.

[GVGjr]

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How is that even possible.

You could nick it through slips 4 times and beat that.

It's not like someone with Akrams ability ran through them either. Good bowling but nothing sensational.

[Eastdog]

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New Years Day just relaxing at home watching the BBL Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers at Marvel Stadium.

Renegades batting first 3/68 after 11 overs.

[Eastdog]

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Good match this afternoon. The Renegades nearly pulled it off but the Scorchers held on to win.

[GVGjr]

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Some massive scores in the Big Bash. Brisbane are 13 overs into their innings and they're average 11 runs per over with 8 wickets left.

[lemmon]

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How sweetly does Brown from the Heat time a cricket ball? A bit of Gilly in the way it flew off his bat

[GVGjr]

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Zampa attempted a bowling run out (Mankad) last night with the batsman more than a metre out of the crease. It got overruled due to the technical nature of the requirements.