KFC SuperCoach BBL: Chris Lynn blasts off, plus all the standout performances and stats from around the world

Wondering if Chris Lynn is ready for BBL10? Wonder no more. He blasted off in grade cricket, and it’s left KFC SuperCoaches salivating.

Brisbane Heat star Chris Lynn has blasted an incredible score in Queensland grade cricket. Picture: AAP

Master blaster Chris Lynn has given a timely reminder of his KFC SuperCoach BBL credentials, plundering 20 sixes in an incredible grade cricket innings.

Suiting up for Toombul in Queensland’s Premier Cricket T20 competition, the Brisbane Heat marauder hammered 154 off just 55 balls, adding five boundaries to his 20 maximums.

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🤯 #LYNNSANITY 🤯
Fresh from two weeks hotel quarantine, @lynny50 belted 20 sixes in his 155 (55) in @qldcricket Premier Cricket this afternoon...#BringTheHeat #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/TsqddUB7yd

— Brisbane Heat (@HeatBBL) November 29, 2020

That’s a strike rate of 280 for those playing at home, with 140 runs in boundaries.

Safe to say, there wasn’t a lot of running, former Heat teammate Matt Renshaw crunching 55 off 29 balls, with five fours and four sixes.

Once first-picked, Lynn, who has made the most runs on Big Bash history, could be on the nose with some KFC SuperCoaches this season, after a feast or famine BBL09 that featured only two half centuries from 14 innings and eight dismissals for 14 or less.

The 30-year-old starts BBL10 at a now-juicy $131,900 and might have been a potential POD - were it not for his innings, which helped Toombul to 6/266, scraping home when Sunshine Coast piled on 7/248, the less-heralded Blake Maher continuing the fireworks with 109 off 43 balls.

SUPERCOACH INTEL: THE KEY NUMBERS VITAL TO BBL SUCCESS

We’re less than a month away from the start of BBL10 and it’s time to start getting your KFC SuperCoach team sorted.

And if you’re not across how all of the incoming BBL players are performing across the world, you’ve come to the right place.

From the Sheffield Shield to the IPL and CPL, here are all the standout performances and numbers you need to know.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

A number of KFC SuperCoach-relevant names have showed their wares with the red ball in the opening four rounds of the Shield.

Will Pucovski (Stars)

495 runs at 247.50, High Score: 255.

Everyone knows who Will Pucovski is. If you don’t, he’s the 22-year-old star-in-the-making, who’s been named in Australia’s Test squad after amassing 495 runs in his three Shield innings this season.

Sean Abbott has been a standout of the opening four rounds of the Shield season. Picture:Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

Sean Abbott (Sixers)

261 runs at 130.5, High Score: 102*.

14 wickets 17.92.

The NSW gun is doing it all, ranking third for wickets and 14th for runs in the opening four rounds of the competition. He’s a BBL star, too, making his position in the Test squad the only thing getting in the way of him being a must-have.

Shaun Marsh (Renegades)

485 runs at 97, HS: 134.

Marsh was the 5th-highest run-scorer in last summer’s BBL and his red-ball form has been outstanding again, with the left-hander posting three centuries so far.

Cam Green (Scorchers)

485 runs at 97, HS: 134

2 wickets at 36.5.

Along with Pucovski, Green has been the talk of Australian cricket this year. He’s back bowling – albeit just 24 overs in his four Shield games – and he smashed 197 with the bat against NSW in October.

Scorchers keeper Josh Inglis has made two big Shield centuries this season. Picture: Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

Josh Inglis (Scorchers)

354 runs at 118, HS: 153.

Two big scores – 153 and 125 – has the Scorchers keeper and opening batsman rocketing up the KFC SuperCoach BBL watchlist.

Mitch Swepson (Heat)

23 wickets at 21.17.

The up-and-coming spinner, who is a big chance for a Baggy Green this summer, has taken eight more wickets than any other bowler in the Sheffield Shield.

Other numbers of note

Sam Whiteman (Scorchers) and Moises Henriques (Sixers) have both scored two centuries.

Nathan Ellis (Hurricanes) is the equal-third leading wicket taker with 12.

Will Sutherland (Renegades) has taken 2/61, 3/26 and 1/69 in his three Shield innings.

With Ashton Agar missing, D’Arcy Short (Hurricanes) bowled 28 overs for WA in their most-recent outing, but finished with just one wicket.

Strikers recruit Matt Renshaw posted an unbeaten 168 against SA in the final Shield clash before the break, while QLD teammate Usman Khawaja (Thunder) scored 131 and 46*.

T20 VITALITY BLAST – ENGLAND

A number of big performances from incoming BBL guns, coupled with a starring display from an Aussie veteran has made the recent T20 tournament in England a vital part of the KFC SuperCoach pre-season.

Will Jacks was named player of the Vitality Blast. Picture: Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Will Jacks (Hurricanes)

309 runs at 34.33, Strike rate: 149

13 wickets at 16.07, Economy: 6.46.

And it all starts with the 21-year-old Englishman, who was named player of the Vitality Blast after a brilliant all-round display for Surrey. Jacks, who clubbed a century of just 25 balls in a practice match in Dubai last year, will play for the Hurricanes in BBL10.

Jason Roy (Perth)

206 runs at 41.20, Striker rate: 131.

After a number of stints with the Sydney Sixers, one of England’s limited-overs stars has signed with Perth Scorchers for this summer’s BBL. The one-day opener struggled in the recent three-match series against Australia but he posted three half-centuries from his five innings in the Vitality Blast, including an impressive 66 of 47 in the final.

Will Liam Livingstone, right, return to the BBL this summer?

Liam Livingstone (Perth)

192 runs at 27.42, Strike rate: 156

9 wickets at 21. Economy: 7.53

The big-hitting right-hander was the sixth-highest run scorer in his first appearance in the BBL last season. But despite plenty of hype around his bowling in the shortest form of the game, he didn’t feature prominently with the ball for the scorchers. However, that could change after Livingstone, again, impressed with the ball in the Vitality Blast.

Joe Clarke (Scorchers)

371 runs at 37, SR: 175. HS: 100*

2 50s. – 5th highest scorer

The Scorchers recruit who will fly into replace fellow Englishman Jason Roy for the start of BBL10 was the fifth-highest run scorer in the Vitality Blast. Clarke’s unbeaten century off 44 balls - an innings which included eight sixes - was one of the higlights of the tournament.

371 runs, 22 sixes, a scintillating century - and that all-important @VitalityBlast winner's medal.

🏆 The T20 Player of the Season is Joe Clarke.#AwardsWeek

Read 👉 https://t.co/yYfK6QkGzq pic.twitter.com/f4rXdZMUg1

— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge) November 5, 2020

Danny Briggs (Strikers)

12 wickets at 20, Econ: 6.55

Briggs looks set to be available for the entire tournament and that’s huge for KFC SuperCoach BBL, given the the 29-year-old has taken more wickets (172) than any other bowler in England’s T20 domestic competition.

Dan Christian (Sixers)

9 wickets at 30.

The former Aussie one-day all-rounder has moved to the Sixers and, after taking 4/23 and being named player of the match in the Vitality Blast final, there’s still KFC SuperCoach BBL life left in the 37-year-old.

That’s why you play 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/7mQ4xopgJZ

— Dan Christian (@danchristian54) October 4, 2020

Alex Hales (Thunder)

202 at 18.36. SR: 164.

The hard-hitting Englishman has had a tough year after being the first in world cricket to contract COVID-19. He struggled to find form in the Vitality Blast but the second-highest run-scorer in BBL09 is on his way back to Australian, re-signing with the Thunder.

Indian Premier League

Nicholas Pooran (Renegades)

353 runs at 35.30, Strike rate: 169, HS: 77

The West Indies T20 star, who smashed the third-fastest century in the history of the Carribean Premium League, smacking off 100 off 45 balls, starred in the recent IPL. The Renegades recruit’s quickfire 77 - off 37 balls - against Sunrisers Hyderabad was the highlight.

Marcus Stoinis (Stars)

352 runs at 25, SR: 148, HS: 65

13 wickets at 21.76

The star allrounder was the standout Aussie in this year’s tournament with his recent form another reason he looms as a must-have for the Stars’ Round 1 double.

Crucial knock by Stoinis to propel @DelhiCapitals to a good total but the wicket looks good to bat on.
Given the batting strength of @RCBTweets, it won’t be easy for Delhi to defend.#RCBvDC #IPL2020

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 5, 2020

England's Jonny Bairstow is enjoying a terrific IPL. Picture: Shaun Botterill/AFP

Jonny Bairstow (Stars)

345 runs at 31, SR: 126, HS: 97.

One of the world’s best limited-overs players, Bairstow pounded 97 of 55 balls for Sunrisers Hyderabad recently and looks set to open the batting for the Stars after England’s tour of South Africa.

Rashid Khan (Strikers)

20 wickets at 17.20, Economy rate: 5.37

As you can see below, the T20 master was at his unplayable best in Dubai.

Other numbers of note

He may have only taken five wickets an at average of 41, but Nathan Coulter-Nile (Stars) played a crucial role in the IPL final, taking 2-29 – with 10 dot balls – for the Mumbai Indians.

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England’s Dawid Malan was the leading run-scorer in the recent T20 series against Australia. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

NUMBERS OF NOTE

Pakistan Super League

The finals are happening now, but the bulk of the tournament was played out earlier this year – and that’s when a number of incoming BBL names impressed.

Ben Dunk (Stars)

289 runs at 41.28. HS: 99*. SR: 175

Chris Lynn (Heat)

284 runs at 40.57. SR: 179, HS: 113

Alex Hales (Thunder)

261 runs at 52, SR: 151, HS: 80

Rilee Rossouw (Renegades)

212 runs at 35.33, SR: 142, HS: 100*

WATCH: Rilee Rossouw fired on all cylinders and registered the fastest century of the tournament against Quetta Gladiators 💯🔥

Take a bow, @Rileerr 🙌#HBLPSLV #TayyarHain #CricketForAll #PEL #ChangeYourLife pic.twitter.com/VSBHiLDoOy

— Cricingif (@_cricingif) February 29, 2020

Ben Cutting (Thunder)

146 runs at 29, SR: 189, HS: 53

8 wickets at 21.62

Imran Tahir (Renegades)

11 wickets at 21.63

Carribean Premier League

Some familiar names did some damage in the CPL, which was played in August and September.

Nicholas Pooran (Renegades)

245 at 27.22, SR 123, HS: 100. 5th-highest run scorer.

Imran Tahir (Renegades)

15 wickets at 15, Econ: 5.82

Mohammad Nabi, right, will again be a key the Renegades BBL campaign. Picture: Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Mohammad Nabi (Renegades)

12 wickets at 17, Econ 5.10

Rashid Khan (Strikers)

11 wickets at 22, Econ: 6.85

Carlos Braithwaite (Sixers)

249 runs at 24.90.

Chris Green (Thunder)

9 wickets at 23.66, Econ: 5.68.

AUS v ENGLAND T20s – September

Dawid Malan was the highest-scorer in the recent three-match series in England and the No. 1 T20 batsman in the world has also been linked with a move to Hobart for BBL10, while Renegades skipper Aaron Finch was amongst the runs. Ashton Agar has had a impressive few months in all formats.

Dawid Malan

129 runs at 43. High score: 66. Strike rate: 138

Finch

125 runs at 41. HS: 46. Strike rate: 137

J os Buttler

121 runs at 121. HS: 77*. Strike rate: 145

Stoinis

84 runs at 42. HS: 35. Strike rate: 135

Bairstow

72 runs at 24. HS: 55. Strike rate: 116.

Agar

5 wickets at 18. Economy: 7.83. Second-most wickets.

Kane Richardson

3 wickets at 21. Economy: 7

AUS v ENGLAND ODIs – September

Bairstow

196 runs at 65.33. HS: 112. Strike rate: 81.

Maxwell

186 runs at 62. HS: 106. Strike rate: 118.

Alex Carey

152 runs at 50.66. HS: 106. Strike rate: 92.

Australian one-day opener Aaron Finch in action during September’s, England tour. Picture: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images

Finch

101 runs at 33.66. HS: 73. Strike rate: 72.

Adam Zampa

10 wickets at 14.20. Economy 4.73. Most wickets.

Archer

7 wickets at 21.57