David Warner’s presidential entrance to the Sydney derby didn’t assist his aspect to victory.
Warner, 37, was a doubt for the match as he was attending bis brother’s marriage ceremony within the Hunter Valley earlier than the conflict between his Sydney Thunder aspect and their enormous rivals Sydney Sixers, However, he was in a position to make each moments courtesy of an enormous helicopter that was in a position to ferry him to the stadium in time.
In scenes hardly ever seen in any sport for that matter, Warner’s enormous chopper landed on the pitch of the Sydney Crickey Ground, permitting him to rapidly hyperlink up along with his team-mates. Unfortunately, it was all in useless as his aspect misplaced the derby.
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Before the match, he mentioned to Channel 7: “I’ve completed my utmost greatest to get down right here and hopefully put some runs on the board.
“I might look like a bit of a goose if I don’t get any runs but it’s my contribution to not just the BBL but Australian cricket. I want to be out here. I want to entertain.”
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He certainly did that alright. Despite the quick turnaround, he finished the clash as Thunder’s top-scorer with 37. He smashed two big sixes in the derby to stamp his mark on the match.
The Australian began his afternoon’s work by taunting former Aussie team-mate with some good old-fashioned mind games. On-field player microphones found he got into the head of Smith by laughing about his decision to move up the batting order and take Warner’s old spot.
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Smith’s makes an attempt to dam out his ex-team-mate ended with him whacking the primary ball of the match up within the air, to depart for a diamond duck. However, that proved to be one of the best second of the match for the Sixers.
Thunder ended up slumping to a 19-run defeat to their most ferocious rivals. Warner’s entrance might have been the speak of the afternoon on the recreation, however it was the Sixers who escaped with all the factors.