Twitter Reactions: Brendon McCullum fails to take Heat over the line in the super over

Saying the Big Bash League (BBL) 6, the second semi-final was a humdinger, to say the least. Playing to the true sense of a T20 and a knock out game it went down to the wire. Brisbane Heat batted first and put up 167 runs on the board in their reply, Sydney Sixers just managed to match the score and not better it. With scores at level after 40 overs it was time for the super over; the first in this season of the BBL.

Skipper Moises Henriques took the responsibility with the bat and had Colin Munro for company. He played 5 balls and scored 18 runs. Ben Cutting who had done exceptionally well to restrict them in the 20th over bowled a no ball, gave a free hit and conceded 22 runs in the over.

Brendon McCulllum walked out to take the guard with Cutting against Sean Abbott. The Aussie pacer didn’t give away anything to the former New Zealand skipper and let him score just 16 runs in the over to take his team into the final of the BBL 6 where they will face the Perth Scorchers.

Here is how the super over panned:

Sydney Sixers:

0.1 – Ben Cutting to Colin Munro: 1 run bye

0.2 – Cutting to Henriques: 2 runs

0.3 – Cutting to Henriques: It’s a six

0.4 – Cutting to Henriques: The batsmen run one and it’s a no ball so they get two runs

0.5 – Cutting to Henriques: Another six

0.6 – Cutting to Henriques, Gets a four on the last ball

Brisbane Heat

0.1 – Sean Abbott to Brendon McCullum: It was short above McCullum’s head but the umpire didn’t call it a wide, no runs

0.2 – Abbott to McCullum: 2 runs

0.3 – Abbott to McCullum: Finally gets the ball to the boundary for a four

0.4 – Abbott to McCullum: 1 run

0.5 – Abbott to Cutting: 1 run

0.6 – Abbott to McCullum He hits the ball over the ropes on the last ball but doesn’t count, they have lost the game

Here is how Twitter reacted to the exciting game:

The @BBL is extraordinary!! Who's your pick for the super over?

— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) January 25, 2017

Top class performance, congratulations @Mozzie21 leading from the front! #BBL06

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) January 25, 2017

What a match! #BBL06

— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) January 25, 2017

Ball 1: 1 Bye
Ball 2: 2 runs
Ball 3: SIX
Ball 4: No-ball and 1 Bye
Ball 4: 1 Bye
Ball 5: SIX
Ball 6: FOUR

Brisbane Heat need 23 runs #BBL06

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 25, 2017

#TheProjectTV @tensporttv #BBL06 I'm trying to relax and this is not helping. #supaova

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) January 25, 2017

Name a better comp, I dare you! #superover #BBL06 @tensporttv

— Joel Paris (@Joelyp92) January 25, 2017

Proper Cricket match in Brisbane! Great entertainment. Who's gonna take the super over?? #BBL06

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) January 25, 2017

It's McCullum time!!!!! #BBL06

— steve johnson (@Steviejohnson20) January 25, 2017

Big Bash doesn't disappoint yet again! How Good Is This #BBL06 #superover ?

— Chris Green (@chrisgreen_93) January 25, 2017

Who needs a bat these days? Not Henriques #bbl06

— Cricketmemes_ (@Cricketmemes2) January 25, 2017

Just updated my list of Joe Burns' victims when bowling in first-class, one-day and T20 cricket.

It now reads:

NJ Maddinson#BBL06

— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) January 25, 2017

Sydney Sixers win the 2nd semifinal against Brisbane Heat by 5 runs in the superover and advance to the final of #BBL06

— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) January 25, 2017

BBL Final Appearances

Melbourne teams: 1
Sydney teams: 4
Perth Scorchers: 5#BBL06

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) January 25, 2017

Most runs in a Super Over in T20s:

25 – Gayle v NZ, 2008
22 – D Hussey v CSK, 2010
18 – Henriques v T&T, 2011
18 – HENRIQUES v BH*#BBL06

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 25, 2017

Well the double double-header it is at the #furnace @ScorchersBBL vs @SixersBBL #BigFinal bring it on #BBL06 #MadeTough

— Andrew Tye (@aj191) January 25, 2017

People criticising the selection of Cutting for the Super Over didn't see the last over. It was really Moises that won that. #BBL06

— Capper Towers (@cappertowers) January 25, 2017

At the WACA this Saturday –

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers in the #WBBL02 final

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers in the #BBL06 final pic.twitter.com/VRJZEcRSZA

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 25, 2017

That is cruel. McCullum's final ball 6 is not enough as we fall short by 7 in the Super Over. #TurnUpTheHeat

— Brisbane Heat (@HeatBBL) January 25, 2017