BBL 2023: Virat shines with his wicket.. 17 sixes.. 45 fours.. Massacre of bowlers with 460 runs

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Perth Scorchers won the title of Big Bash League 2022-23 in a hard-fought match. Entering this tournament as the defending champions, Perth showed a fantastic game and defended the title.

Perth Scorchers won the title of Big Bash League 2022-23 in a hard-fought match. Entering this tournament as the defending champions, Perth showed a fantastic game and defended the title. In the final, Perth needed 176 runs and captain Ashton Turner scored 53 runs from 32 balls to win his team. But there is another key player in winning this tournament and that is Aaron Hardy. This young player who did wonders not only with the bat but also with the ball made his team the champion. This young cricketer came into limelight because of Virat Kohli. Aaron Hardy played against Virat Kohli in a practice match in 2018. While Virat was the captain at that time, Team India was touring Australia. In the practice match held there, Hardy took four wickets against India, including one of Virat Kohli’s wickets. Not only that, Hardy also scored an amazing half century in this match.

Aaron Hardy is the highest scorer in Big Bash League with 460 runs. In this tournament, Hardy’s average is 41.81 and the strike rate is also 141. Hardy hit 17 sixes and 45 fours in this tournament. He also took 5 wickets with his medium pace bowling. Thus, he stood at the third position in terms of most runs scored in this season. Captain Ashton Turner scored 381 runs. While Hardy was in the Australian team in the Under-19 World Cup played in 2017-18. But due to injury he had to withdraw from the tournament. This gave a big blow to this young player. After that, Australia lost the title match against India in the final of this tournament. While Prithvi Shah was the captain of the Indian team, Shubman Gill was the player of the series in that tournament.

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