Brisbane Heat fans have booed one of their own batsmen after he left his partner stranded one run short of a century in the Big Bash season opener.
New Zealander Colin Munro reached a barnstorming 99 runs off just 61 balls — but that’s where his innings ended as Max Bryant took over.
Bryant had struck seven runs off his first five balls but it was a boundary off his sixth, his last opportunity to get Munro back on strike, that set off the fans.
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“It’s not too often a Brisbane Heat batsman gets booed at the Gabba for hitting a boundary,” Ricky Ponting said in commentary on Channel 7.
“He’s copping it here, Max Bryant!”
James Brayshaw added: “I actually cannot believe that!”
Bryant made good on hogging the strike with another boundary off the final ball of the innings, helping Brisbane reach an impressive 3-214 off their 20 overs.
Perhaps surprisingly given how much cricketers love their milestones and round numbers, Munro didn’t even mind.
“I’m not too worried about the 99, I think Maxy came out and got three boundaries in the last three balls. It’s a team game,” he said.
“Guys that know me and have played with me know that I’m team first. Ninety-nine or 100, nothing really matters as long as we’ve got enough (runs) tonight.”
Munro still earned the applause he deserved from the fans as he raised the bat on his way off the field.
More to come…