Nic Maddinson injury: Why did Stars substitute Maddinson with Lance Morris in BBL 10 match vs Hurricanes?

Nic Maddinson injury: The batsman from Melbourne Stars was unfortunate to twist his knee while fielding at the Bellerive Oval.

During the 23rd match of the ongoing 10th season of the Big Bash League between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars in Hobart, Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell invited the hosts in to bat after winning the toss.

On the back of Dawid Malan’s maiden BBL half-century, Hobart posted 164/5 in their allotted quota of 20 overs.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the second over, Malan top-scored for his team with 75 (56) with the help of seven fours and three sixes to register his 35th T20 half-century.

Barring Colin Ingram scoring a 12-ball 35, Malan didn’t receive much support from the other end. It was the same reason why Hurricanes couldn’t reach to a formidable score.

Nic Maddinson injury

In what wasn’t the best of starts for Stars, they lost batsman Nic Maddinson in only the first over of the match. It was on the fourth delivery of the match that Maddinson twisted his foot during an unsuccessful attempt of saving a boundary hit by D’Arcy Short off Sam Rainbird.

Maddinson, who immediately left the field, was eventually ruled out of the match after Stars substituted him with pacer Lance Morris after the 10th over. Morris, who bowled a couple of overs in the second half of Hurricanes’ innings, ended up leaking 23 runs without picking any wicket.

Lance Morris has been subbed in as the X-factor for Nic Maddinson… and is immediately thrown the ball for the 11th over! #BBL10 https://t.co/CGpZal5g9K

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 2, 2021

In the only innings that Maddinson has played in BBL 10, he had scored 5 (10) in a 220-run chase against Sydney Thunder at the Manuka Oval. With the ball in hand, Maddinson has three wickets this season at an average and economy rate of 13 and 7.80 respectively.

About the author

Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

Read More