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Lynn’s six-heavy 98* flattens Scorchers
- Updated: January 5, 2017
Brisbane Heat 174 for 1 (Lynn 98*, McCullum 50*) beat Perth Scorchers 173 for 6 (M Marsh 70, Swepson 2-27) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details
Chris Lynn bulldozed the Perth Scorchers in the willing company of Brendon McCullum to offer the Brisbane Heat a rich reward – top spot on the table – at the end of the longest road trip of the Big Bash League.
The Scorchers thought themselves well placed at the end of their 20 overs, having put up more than 170 via the power-hitting of the sometime Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. They also had a handsome defensive record to call on.
However Lynn and McCullum made short work of the tally, in the process marking the Heat as a team capable of chasing any total, anywhere, and any time during this tournament.
Lynn’s fireworks
Eleven sixes. Eleven, seriously. There had been Australian summers in the past where that figure would have been considered a decent tally for an entire season, yet the cool-handed Queenslander was able to put that many …
