I will have to find another one,” laughed Botha, whose willow came off second best against Mark Steketee in Hobart’s final over. “That was probably a turning point,” Botha said of dismissing Bryant, who spanked four fours and two sixes. Botha admitted it had been an ongoing battle to overcome his back injury but was hopeful of featuring in Hobart’s next clash with Sydney Thunder on Monday. Definitely a few times in the last few months it looked like I wasn’t going to start,” Botha said. Apart from dismissing dangerman Bryant, Botha also claimed ex-Test opener Joe Burns for four as Brisbane slumped to 4-56 in the eighth over, eventually falling to their second straight loss.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2018 03:22 UTC