BBL 10: Alex Hales screams after getting hit in the abdomen by Nick Winter in Hurricanes vs Thunder clash

Dixit Bhargav | 07/01/2021
BBL 10: Alex Hales screams after getting hit in the abdomen by Nick Winter in Hurricanes vs Thunder clash

Alex Hales screams: The English opening batsman was in a lot of discomfort after getting hit in the abdomen at the Perth Stadium.

During the 31st match of the ongoing 10th season of the Big Bash League between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder in Perth, Sydney Thunder opening batsman Alex Hales underwent a painful experience after getting hit where it hurts the most.

It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the fourth over when Hales missed an incoming delivery from Hobart Hurricanes fast bowler Nick Winter. Having played all around the delivery, Hales ended up getting hit in the abdomen which was followed by a loud scream from the right-hand batsman.

Recovering quickly from the blow, Hales scored his third boundary of the over on the following delivery as Thunder accumulated 48 runs in the powerplay after opposition captain Peter Handscomb won the toss and chose to field.

It was in the seventh over that Hales became spinner D’Arcy Short’s first victim as his attempt to take on the part-time spinner proved too costly with him. Having shared a 59-run opening stand with Usman Khawaja (49), Hales departed after scoring 21 (19) with the help of four fours.

Short, meanwhile, went on to dismiss Sam Billings (1) and Khawaja in his subsequent overs to bring back his team into the match.

It is worth mentioning that both Thunder and Hurricanes have won five matches each this season. Thunder have a slight advantage for they’ve played a match less than Hurricanes.

Alex Hales screams after getting hit in the abdomen by Nick Winter

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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.

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