Sixers star lights up BBL opener with insane save

Sydney Sixers batsman Jordan Silk has lit up the opening evening of the BBL with a sensational fielding effort that even left Glenn Maxwell impressed.

Silk’s beautiful effort was the spotlight of the evening for the Sixers, who have been left lamenting a late batting choke which allowed the Hobart Hurricanes to take the season-opener by 16 runs.

The acrobatic cease on the boundary line got here within the 15th over of the Hobart Hurricanes’ innings, with Hurricanes big-hitter Colin Ingram properly set on 55.

Ingram tried a slog sweep off Sixers spinner Steve O’Keefe and related sweetly with the ball wanting prefer it was flying over the boundary line.

Nonetheless, Silk flung himself over the boundary line, managing to cleanly catch the ball along with his proper hand earlier than having the presence of thoughts to throw the ball again into play earlier than he landed over the boundary.

“Jordan Silk flew like superman! I reckon he is saved 4 runs there,” Aussie nice Adam Gilchrist stated on commentary for Fox Cricket.

“That is exceptional what he is accomplished there,” co-commentator Mark Howard added.

Silk’s unimaginable effort was paying homage to Steve Smith’s effort to disclaim Virat Kohli a six through the second T20 worldwide between Australia and India earlier within the week.

Regardless of surviving being caught by Silk, Ingram discovered himself dismissed simply balls later, earlier than a speedy Tim David innings of 58 off 33 deliveries lifted the Hurricanes to Eight-178.

After dropping Josh Philippe early within the chase, the Sixers cruising to a straightforward win throughout a 116-run partnership between James Vince (67) and Jack Edwards (47).

Nonetheless, after Vince fell LBW to Faulkner within the 14th over, the Sixers managed to attain simply 45 runs within the last seven overs of the competition.

Faulkner was the choose of the bowlers for Hobart, showcasing why he’s nonetheless one of the beneficial T20 cricketers on the planet with figures of 2-22 off his 4 overs.

Paceman Riley Meredith additionally starred with two wickets of his personal, ending with figures of 2-29 in his four-over spell, wherein various deliveries neared 150km/h.

Sydney will even be left ruing an important batting order error, the place skipper Daniel Hughes promoted himself forward of famous big-hitting duo Dan Christian and star import Carlos Brathwaite, earlier than managing to attain simply 9 runs off his 12 deliveries.

Silk’s effort despatched social media alight, with Australian star Glenn Maxwell even chiming in.