The Massive Bash League (BBL) encounter between Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes noticed Ricky Ponting flip right into a soothsayer after his prediction about Nathan Coulter-Nile’s technique to get Nikhil Chaudhary’s wicket.
The BBL encounter between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars ended with the previous successful the match by simply seven runs however one of many incidents involving Ricky Ponting was simply hilarious as he predicted precisely what Nathan Coulter-Nile would do within the subsequent ball and what would be the end result.
Hobart Hurricanes batted first of their BBL encounter towards Melbourne Stars and posted a complete of 187/8 within the given 20 overs and in reply Melbourne Stars managed solely 180 of their 20 overs for the lack of 4 wickets. Melbourne Stars have been in competition to qualify for the ultimate spherical within the BBL however dropping two consecutive matches ended their BBL stint on a low notice.
In the course of the eighteenth over within the Hobart Hurricane’s innings, Nathan Coulter-Nile bought the wicket of all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary after bowling a brief ball with tempo off and the consequence was a simple catch on the mid-off area.
The actual fact is that Ricky Ponting precisely predicted the technique and the end result earlier than the supply was bowled. He mentioned, “He’ll drag the size again now, Coulter-Nile, take the tempo off. It’s what he does so properly right here on the MCG.”
Nathan Coulter-Nile precisely dragged the size again and took the tempo off to entice Nikhil and pressure him to assault the ball with out a lot tempo and it was simply collected by Glenn Maxwell who was fielding on the mid-off. The video of the incident is surfacing on social media and Ricky Ponting the ‘Soothsayer’ is getting lauded for his appropriate prediction.
Watch- Ricky Ponting Predicting The Subsequent Ball Consequence Whereas Commentating In The BBL
Ricky Ponting: “He’ll drag the size again now, Coulter-Nile, take the tempo off. It’s what he does so properly right here on the MCG.”
No prizes for guessing what Coulter-Nile does subsequent to get Chaudhary’s wicket…#BBL13 pic.twitter.com/DY57iEGxNG
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 15, 2024
The BBL has been an amazing spectacle for the followers this season. It adopted a ten-game format for every workforce and now the highest 4 have been determined. Brisbane Warmth and Adelaide Strikers have gotten their place mounted within the Qualifier and Knockout respectively. Brisbane Warmth completed first on the BBL desk whereas Adelaide Strikers completed fourth.
The battle for the second and third positions can be between the defending champions Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers. The 2 groups will conflict on Tuesday on the Optus Stadium in Perth and the winner will take the second place and can face Brisbane Warmth within the qualifiers whereas the loser will get the third place and can face the Adelaide Strikers within the Knockout.
The second-place workforce could have a bonus of an additional match as they’ll get to play the challenger in case they fail to win the qualifier. The winner of the Qualifier will qualify for the finals whereas the loser will play the challenger spherical. The Knockout winner will play within the challenger spherical towards the loser of the Qualifier and the winner within the challenger spherical will face the winners of the Qualifier within the finals of the BBL.
