Discussion BBL|14 Teams & In Game Discussion - Congrats Miller is a Steele (2nd), Beast Mode (4th) & All is Wells (5th)

[The Myth]

Shoutout to @Beast_Mode (Tarantula) who C Short, Maxy and Warner.

On 874 with Maxy, Zampa, Sutho, Stoinis and Rogers still in play.

5th coming into this round, we may have found our new leader!

Bloke in 8th is a regular in a discord SC group im in.

He’s 835 with Maxy, Seifert, Webster, Stoinis and Chief.

Will be giving it a run as well.

 

[Beg2Differ]

A small detail most probably didn’t notice. Not only did Zampa take a wicket of those last 2 balls he also reduced his rpo below 7 by conceding no runs to get an extra 5 points ER bonus as well.

 

[Darkie]

I had a look at the average number of deliveries that Mir, Steketee and Siddle survive across their T20 careers:

Mir 7
Steketee 7
Siddle 7

Presumably those numbers would be lower when their teams are 6/63. It seems Maxwell knew what he was working with.

 

[Under The Dome]

Veterans turning it on for SC

 

[Darkie]

Steketee opens with wides off his first three deliveries - I can’t recall seeing that before.

 

[Beg2Differ]

I had a look at the average number of deliveries that Mir, Steketee and Siddle survive across their T20 careers:

Mir 7
Steketee 7
Siddle 7

Presumably those numbers would be lower when their teams are 6/63. It seems Maxwell knew what he was working with.

Who am I to doubt the great man however my query would be why he needed to do it 7 down. Surely you could see what happens with Mir and employ the exact same tactic with 10 and 11 when required. I also think they missed quite a few 2s doing it.

 

[Professor]

Harris gone to Stek

 

[Connoisseur]

Veterans turning it on for SC

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Plex currently showing Sydney VS Hobart from BBL 1 on the Cricket Gold Channel. Smith and Henriques still going.

 

[Ratzondix]

Steketee opens with wides off his first three deliveries - I can’t recall seeing that before.

10 ball over.

 

[mike89]

That should have been a fifth wide! Jags a wicket instead.

 

[Professor]

2fa Stek Mir catch

 

[Beg2Differ]

Should you be allowed to take a wicket (or 2) in an over where you bowl 4 wides.

 

[Miller is a Steele]

Great cricket Steketee, not getting those wickets without those wides!

 

[Dravid]

10 ball over.

2 wickets... balls 8 and 10

 

[Professor]

2 wickets... balls 8 and 10

Setting the batsmen into a false sense of security 😎

 

[Professor]

I'm playing someone in a public league, vc on M Short, Maxwell c. 866 atm

 

[Tails]

Siddle looks like he could go on for another season ...

 

[Shannon]

Great over Siddle 👏

Been excellent all BBL

 

[Darkie]

Who am I to doubt the great man however my query would be why he needed to do it 7 down. Surely you could see what happens with Mir and employ the exact same tactic with 10 and 11 when required. I also think they missed quite a few 2s doing it.

There is a balancing act to some extent, but one thing that I think has been somewhat overlooked is that in keeping his partners off strike, he was giving himself more of each over to face, which was itself increasing the run rate.

Maxwell facing 5-6 balls an over striking at 170 was contributing more runs per over than putting Mir and co on strike for 4-5 balls an over striking at 130/100/90 (their rounded career strike rates - which are generous given they mostly would have been accumulated in easier batting conditions, and when Siddle wasn’t aged 40!).

Now, if only there was a way for Maxwell to be able to face more deliveries each match, without having to worry about turning down singles because he’s batting with the tail …

 

[Shannon]

Siddle looks like he could go on for another season ...

Absolutely

Can still bowl 140, great control & variety