BBL 10: Peter Siddle hilariously warns James Faulkner for mankading in Strikers vs Hurricanes match

Peter Siddle hilariously warns James Faulkner for mankading: The two senior players saw the funny side of what usually becomes a controversy.

During the fifth match of the ongoing 10th season of the Big Bash League between Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart, Adelaide Strikers captain Peter Siddle was seen warning Hobart Hurricanes all-rounder James Faulkner for mankading albeit in a hilarious manner.

It all happened before the last delivery of the innings when Siddle, who was bowling around the wicket, decided to pull out of his action to point at Faulkner’s position as the latter was way outside his crease even before the ball was bowled.

What followed was both the senior players seeing the funny side by signalling to challenge each other’s decision. Mankading, which is a legal way of running a batsman out, often gets criticized for dismantling a “subjective” spirit-of-the-game. That being said, Siddle and Faulkner dealt with it funnily.

After Siddle won the toss and asked Hobart in to bat, they scored a competitive 174-5 in 20 overs on the back of opening batsman D’Arcy Short’s 24th T20 half-century.

Opening the batting with Will Jacks (34), Short top-scored for Hurricanes with his 72 (48) comprising of six fours and four sixes. While Siddle was among the wicket-takers for Adelaide, it was Wes Agar (4-0-28-2) who the pick of their bowlers.

Peter Siddle hilariously warns James Faulkner for mankading

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