Colin de Grandhomme hits the ball into car park during Match 45 of BBL 2022-23

In the 45th game of the ongoing Big Bash League 2022-23, two former champions, Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers locked horns. The game was played at the International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour. The home team, Sixers hit 10 sixes in the innings. In reply, six sixes were hit by their opposition. Meanwhile, during the strikers’ innings, former New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme hit one of the longest sixes in the game.

In the ninth over of the innings, the former Blackcaps international came to bat after the fall of Adam Hose. On the first ball of this innings, De Grandhomme hit Todd Murphy’s ball over the deep midwicket fence. The ball went over the roof of the stadium and inside the car park. At this point, it is unknown whether the ball did any damage to any vehicle.

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Talking about the game, the visitors won the toss and elected to bowl first. For the Magenta brigade, Australia Test vice-captain, Steve Smith opened the batting alongside Josh Phillipe. The former scored his first hundred in his BBL career. Also, he is now the first Sydney Sixers player to do so. His innings helped the side post a daunting 203/5.

In reply, the Blue Brigade was bowled out for 144 runs, losing the game by 59 runs. After the game, Sixers skipper Moises Henriques said “It was a good game for us. When you score over 200, they usually go one of two ways. Either a really close one or a blowout. Steve was amazing tonight, would’ve gone even further if we didn’t run him out. I probably cost him 30 or 40 runs. He had some nice catches. He was on tonight. Hopefully we see him around in the magenta a little more often,” Moises Henriques in the post-match ceremony