NEW DELHI: In a bizarre turn of events at a Big Bash League (BBL) game between Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes on Friday, opener David Warner broke his bat while playing a shot and then went on to hit his head with it.
The incident unfolded in the fourth over of the Thunder innings when Warner went hard on a drive off a full length delivery from Hurricanes quick Riley Meredith.
As Warner mistimed the shot to mid-off, his bat broke from the handle after the ball made contact with it. The momentum of the bat swing then took Warner’s bat back as it hit him on the head.
The incident left the commentators in splits as they joked that Warner might need a concussion test after getting hit with his own bat.
Despite the freak incident, Warner went on to make a cracking 66-ball unbeaten 88 guiding Thunder to 164 for 6.
With 316 runs in 7 innings, Warner is currently the top run scorer in this BBL season.
