Kolkata Knight Riders’s (KKR) latest buy, Tom Banton, who is currently playing for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL), set the Sydney Showground Stadium on fire with his 16-ball half-century in a rain-curtailed game on Monday. Opening the batting for his team after they won the toss and elected to bat against Sydney Thunder in the rain-curtailed 8-over-per-side match.
However, Banton went on to smash the opposition bowlers all over the park with his hitting prowess and brought his half-century in style by smashing five consecutive sixes off the bowling of Australia’s Arjun Nair in the fourth over of the innings. His 19-ball 56 was studded with two fours and seven huge hits over the fence.
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Brisbane Heat skipper Chris Lynn also went on to smash 31 off 13 balls and Banton got their side off to a thunderous start as they added 50 runs inside three overs. They stitched a partnership of 90 runs for the opening wicket in first the five overs.
However, both Banton and Lynn were dismissed in quick succession but their explosive start provided their side with a solid foundation and they ended up scoring 119/4 in eight overs. Sharing the video of Banton’s power-hitting, the official handle of the BBL tweeted: “This is just extraordinary. Tom Banton launches five consecutive sixes! #BBL09”.
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This is just extraordinary.
Tom Banton launches five consecutive sixes! #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/STYOFVvchy
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 6, 2020
Last month, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders had bought the England all-rounder for his base price of INR 1 crore in the IPL 2020 auction held in Kolkata. Ever since earning an IPL contract with KKR, Banton has been going through a tremendous form in the ongoing edition of the BBL.
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A day after he was bought by the KKR, he scored a fifty off just 29 balls against Melbourne Stars in Queensland. In that match, he got out after scoring a quickfire 64 runs off just 36 balls.
