Sydney Thunder’s Shadab Khan celebrates a wicket throughout their BBL 15 match in opposition to Brisbane Warmth at Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia, December 22, 2025. — X@BBL
Pakistan’s all-rounder Shadab Khan registered his finest bowling figures within the Huge Bash League as he guided Sydney Thunder to their first win of BBL 15 on Monday.
The leg-spinner picked up 4 wickets, serving to his facet defeat Brisbane Warmth by 34 runs on the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Batting first, Thunder bought off to a dominant begin as openers Sam Konstas and Matthew Gilkes stitched collectively a century opening stand, laying a strong basis for a aggressive complete of 193-4 of their allotted 20 overs.
Konstas performed a vital knock of 63 off 45 deliveries, smashing eight fours, whereas Gilkes top-scored with a fluent 76 off 48 balls, which included 4 boundaries and three sixes.
Wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings offered late impetus with a quickfire 25 off simply 11 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes. Captain David Warner, nonetheless, was dismissed cheaply for seven.
For the Brisbane Warmth, Shaheen Afridi returned figures of 1/35 from his 4 overs. Jack Wildermuth was the decide of the bowlers with two wickets, whereas Matthew Kuhnemann claimed one.
In reply, Warmth have been restricted to 159 for six in 20 overs, with none of their batters managing to achieve a half-century, largely on account of Shadab’s good bowling show.
The Pakistani all-rounder dismantled the Warmth’s prime order, claiming the important thing wickets of Colin Munro (18 off 14 balls), Jack Wildermuth (14) and Matt Renshaw, who top-scored for Warmth with 43 off 28 deliveries, together with 4 fours and a six.
Hugh Weibgen confirmed some resistance with a combating 30 off 26 balls, whereas Max Bryant contributed 25 off 18. The remainder of the batting lineup failed to supply vital assist.
Shadab was the standout performer for Thunder, ending with spectacular figures of 4/24 from 4 overs, whereas Daniel Sams chipped in with two wickets to seal a complete win.
