Watch: Dale Steyn breaks Glenn Maxwell's bat

View : 269

2 Min Read

Watch: Dale Steyn breaks Glenn Maxwell’s bat: Australia and South Africa are two teams known for their firepower in all the departments of the game. With the bat some of the most attacking gentlemen play the game representing the teams at the same time the fiercest fast bowlers and unmatched fielders. For a fan how would a Dale Steyn (the best fast bowler) vs Glenn Maxwell (one of the best stroke players) contest be like? a cracker right. Something cracked this time when the two came up front against each other. It was Maxwell’s bat that submitted to the pressure and broke down. A 141.5 kmph delivery from Steyn ended up breaking Maxwells bat into two.

You can expect Steyn who is otherwise a stump breaker to break bats with his aggressive pace bowling. But, no one would have expected Maxwell to fall prey to the Steyn Gun. An attacking stroke man himself, Maxie had no answer for Steyn’s really quick fast bowling and the world of cricket got to see the sight as his bat got divided into two. The handle separated from the base and he had to change his bat to continue batting again.

Though eventually Steve Smith’s innings won Australia the game and series 3-1 the most talked about thing of the match was this bat breaking event. Steyn also managed to get Maxwell out caught by Hashim Amla by that making it Steyn 1 | Maxwell 0.

He finished the match with 2 wickets in his 9 over’s spending 47 runs which is on the expensive side considering the bowler he is.

On the track of victory at one point by getting Australia five down under 100 the Proteas had a chance of winning the game and keeping the series alive. But the way Smith and wicket keeper Matt Wade batted took the match out of South Africa’s control. Smith went on to hit a hundred and this got Australia the match from jaws of defeat.

Watch: Dale Steyn breaks Glenn Maxwell’s bat:

Get every cricket updates! Follow Us:

googletelegraminstagramwhatsappyoutubethreadstwitter

Download Our App

For a better experience: Download the CricTracker app from the IOS and Google Play Store