'Unforgivable' mistake in BBL final blasted

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Perth Scorchers opener Stephen Eskinazi's lazy moving has been labelled "unforgivable" aft helium was dismissed cheaply successful the Big Bash League last connected Saturday night.

He departed aboriginal for conscionable 21 runs aft Brisbane Heat fielder Max Bryant threw a lightning roadworthy astatine the stumps with the Scorchers prima short.

As the shot ricochet disconnected spouse Cameron Bancroft's assemblage to backward point, Eskinazi casually jogged to marque his crushed with what helium thought was a straightforward single.

Not expecting a propulsion to travel to the non-striker's end, helium short-armed his effort to crushed his bat and missed the people by a fewer millimetres arsenic the nonstop deed skittled the stumps.

"A very, precise relaxed effort from Eskinazi," Adam Gilchrist said successful commentary for Fox Cricket.

"He indispensable person thought that that propulsion was going to beryllium to Bancroft's end.

"He wasn't reaching retired and sliding his bat.

"The desperation oregon deficiency of successful the run, He didn't precisely enactment the burners connected to get to that end.

"He was rather lethargic and it's outgo him his wicket and opened the doorway for the Brisbane Heat."

As the 3rd umpire reviewed the decision, spectators couldn't judge their eyes astatine what they had conscionable witnessed.

"That's un-Scorcher-like," Mark Waugh added.

"That's unforgivable really. That's conscionable casual.

"You've got to presume the shot is coming to your end nary substance what the concern is successful the game.

"Brilliant by Max Bryant to person a dart astatine the stumps.

"You've got to descent your bat. He won't privation to spot that replay again.

"It'd beryllium a sick feeling for Eskinazi."

It was the archetypal of 5 wickets to autumn for the Scorchers successful their tally pursuit against the Heat astatine Optus Stadium.

Fortunately, Eskinazi's encephalon slice didn't bash excessively overmuch harm arsenic the Scorchers went connected to triumph the bonzer expansive final.

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