After taking a look at the players with the most BBL catches in history yesterday, we continue our stats week with some of the best numbers the BBL has ever seen.
Today we look at the players that single-handedly excited fans with the bat and with the ball, as the figures below are responsible for some of the best innings' in BBL folklore.
14 men have hit the elusive triple-figure mark in a BBL match, with Craig Simmons (Perth Scorchers), Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder) and Luke Wright (Melbourne Stars) the three players to have achieved the impressive milestone twice.
Highest individual score
Team | Opposition | Score | |
1. Luke Wright | Melbourne Stars | Hobart Hurricanes | 117 |
2. Luke Pomersbach | Brisbane Heat | Melbourne Renegades | 112* |
2= Craig Simmons | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Sixers | 112 |
4. Aaron Finch | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Stars | 111* |
5. Usman Khawaja | Sydney Thunder | Melbourne Stars | 109* |
5= Luke Wright | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | 109* |
7. Michael Klinger | Perth Scorchers | Melbourne Renegades | 105* |
8. Usman Khawaja | Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Strikers | 104* |
9. Peter Handscomb | Melbourne Stars | Perth Scorchers | 103* |
10. David Warner | Sydney Thunder | Melbourne Stars | 102* |
10= Craig Simmons | Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Strikers | 102 |
12. Travis Head | Adelaide Strikers | Sydney Sixers | 101* |
12= Chris Lynn | Brisbane Heat | Hobart Hurricanes | 101 |
14. Chris Gayle | Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Strikers | 100* |
We haven't forgotten about the bowlers, as four players have achieved the arguably more rare 5-fa in an innings.
Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga (Melbourne Stars) is the only player in BBL history to have taken six wickets in the same innings, as Samuel Badree (Brisbane Heat), Nathan Lyon (Sydney Sixers) and Dan Christian (Brisbane Heat) are the lucky three to join Malinga in the 5-fa category.
Best bowling figures
Team | Opposition | Wickets | Runs | Overs | |
1. Lasith Malinga | Melbourne Stars | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 7 | 4 |
2. Samuel Badree | Brisbane Heat | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 22 | 4 |
3. Nathan Lyon | Sydney Sixers | Hobart Hurricanes | 5 | 23 | 3.5 |
4. Dan Christian | Brisbane Heat | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 26 | 4 |
5. Alfonso Thomas | Perth Scorchers | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 8 | 3.1 |
6. Cameron Gannon | Brisbane Heat | Sydney Thunder | 4 | 10 | 2.2 |
7. Jake Reed | Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Thunder | 4 | 11 | 4 |
8. Shakib Al Hasan | Melbourne Renegades | Brisbane Heat | 4 | 13 | 4 |
9. Xavier Doherty | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | 4 | 17 | 4 |
9= Dirk Nannes | Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Strikers | 4 | 17 | 4 |