BBL: Ricky Ponting best playing XI with complete stats
Australia’s former captain, Ricky Ponting selected his best playing XI for the Big Bash League (BBL) and ended up choosing only two international players. Notably, he has left Chris Lynn out who is the leading run-scorer of the league.
| PLAYER NAME | TEAM | MATCH | RUNS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | 50’s | BPB | BASRA |
| Aaron Finch (C) | Melbourne renegades | 63 | 2252 | 38.83 | 136.65 | 20 | 5.74 | 175.48 |
| Shaun Marsh | Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers | 49 | 1884 | 45.95 | 128.51 | 17 | 6.4 | 177.46 |
| Brad Hodge | Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers | 50 | 1412 | 42.79 | 134.35 | 11 | 6.18 | 177.14 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars | 73 | 1830 | 32.68 | 150.62 | 14 | 5.55 | 183.3 |
| George Bailey | Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes | 80 | 1677 | 32.88 | 135.46 | 11 | 6.62 | 168.34 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Perth Scorchers, Melbourne Stars | 61 | 1741 | 37.85 | 129.35 | 13 | 6.57 | 167.19 |
| Matthew Wade | Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes | 65 | 1726 | 33.19 | 141.94 | 13 | 6.17 | 175.13 |
| PLAYER NAME | TEAM | MATCH | WICKETS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | ECONOMY | 3-WICKET HAUL |
| Sean Abbott | Sydney Thunders, Sydney Sixers | 78 | 99 | 21.21 | 15.01 | 8.48 | 12 |
| Rashid Khan | Adelaide Striker | 40 | 56 | 17.66 | 16.64 | 6.37 | 4 |
| Ben Laughlin | Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat | 88 | 110 | 22.14 | 16.59 | 8.01 | 11 |
| Lasith Malinga | Melbourne Stars | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16.67 | 5.4 | 2 |
Also, see:
BBL 10: Ricky Ponting eliminates Chris Lynn from his best XI
Pingback: PakvsNZ 3rd T20I match preview, predicted winner - CricFolks
Pingback: IPL 2021 to go ahead with eight teams, two new teams to be added by IPL 2022 - CricFolks