David Warner’s scratchy Big Bash return has been delivered to an early finish by Matt Kelly, with the Perth Scorchers locked in an intriguing battle with the Sydney Thunder.
Warner performed second fiddle for a lot of his innings of 19 as Thunder rising star Ollie Davies blasted off.
He had already misplaced his opening companion as David Payne delivered an ideal debut over, accounting for Matt Gilkes, earlier than going through a ball, however Warner was busy as ever, shifting his first ball into the leg facet for a single.
A Lance Morris brief ball had Sam Whiteman trudging again to the sheds subsequent supply.
Davies wore his coronary heart on his sleeve as he bravely threw the Scorcher’s aggression again of their face.
Warner rode shotgun to Davies, offering a chilled voice within the center because the teen tore into the Scorcher’s assault on his strategy to a half century.
Warner woke up with a robust drive down the bottom and seemed to be placing the foot down earlier than falling.
Down on one knee, the 36-year-old tried to carve Kelly over high-quality leg, however might solely handle a skinny edge to Josh Inglis behind the stumps, strolling earlier than the umpire raised the finger.
