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Veteran Australian cricket star Glenn Maxwell stunned the fans and experts alike with his game awareness on Wednesday. The 36-year-old pulled off probably the best catch of the Big Bash League 2024 season during the Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat game. In the massive New Year’s Day that was played at the Gabba, Maxwell stole the headlines.
The incident happened in the first ball of the 17th over with Dan Lawrence bowling to Will Prestwidge. The English star bowled a tempting ball that the left-handed batter tried to hit out of the park for a six. Maxwell pawed the ball back into play with both his feet in the air.
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GLENN MAXWELL!
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 1, 2025
CATCH OF THE SEASON. #BBL14pic.twitter.com/3qB9RaxHNb
The veteran Australian star was quick to run back into the field of play to complete one of the best catches of the season. Melbourne Stars are currently bottom of the table having lost all their five games so far. Brisbane on the other hand joined 5th in the table with 4 points from four games alongside Melbourne Renegades.
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Max Bryant powers Brisbane Heat to 149
Brisbane Heat skipper Colin Munro was the first man out for 1 when he was caught by Lawrence off Stekeete. The right-arm pacer then struck when he had the wicket of Tom Banton for 13 to give Maxwell his first catch of the night. Nathan McSweeney who was dropped from the Australian side was bowled by Peter Siddle for 9.
Out of favour Australian batter Matt Renshaw continued his poor form as he scored 9 runs from 6 balls. Joel Paris dismissed the batter as Glenn Maxwell hung onto his second catch of the night. By that stage, the hosts were reduced to 39/4 in the first ball of the 8th over.
Max Bryant then took over the scoring as he smashed an unbeaten 77 off 48 balls with four boundaries and 6 sixes. Paul Walter and Bryant added 29 key runs for the 5th wicket while Prestwidge added 38 runs with Bryant for the sixth wicket. in the end, the hosts reached 149/7 from their 20 overs to give Stars a challenging total to chase.