Colin Munro and Paul Walter made a blunder, leaving Xavier Bartlett frustrated, in the 15th match of the 2024-25 Big Bash League (BBL 2024-25) between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers at The Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday 29 December.
The bizarre fielding error was revealed in the third over of the Sydney Sixers’ 139-run chase against the Brisbane Heat in the 2024-25 BBL encounter in Brisbane, and fans could not hide their disappointment.
Colin Munro and Paul Walter’s blunder cost Brisbane Heat’s 2024-25 BBL match against Sydney Sixers
Brisbane Heat’s Xavier Bartlett made a full delivery from the outside, and Josh Phillippe attempted a lofted shot straight down the ground, but completely mistimed it. The ball hung in the air for a long time, giving Paul Walter at mid-on and Colin Munro at mid-on plenty of time to settle under it and complete the catch in the 2024-25 BBL match.
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But in a moment of confusion, both players hesitated, looked at each other, then moved towards the ball and stopped again. However, Paul Walter and Colin Munro went to catch the ball but left it to each other without either of them committing, and the ball fell harmlessly between them.
Xavier Bartlett left shaking his head as Brisbane Heat wasted an easy chance, and Josh Phillip was handed a lifeline. This wasn’t the first time Walter and Munro had made a blunder in the ongoing Big Bash League 2024-25 tournament, but this time, Brisbane Heat paid the price by conceding the game to the Sydney Sixers, thanks to Josh Phillip, who made the most of Brisbane’s lifeline.
Watch how the Brisbane Heat wasted the opportunity here against the Sydney Sixers:
Oh no.
Colin Munro and Paul Walter were there, but neither player went fishing. #bubble14 pic.twitter.com/bSROLPQRLx
– KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 29, 2024
Philippe went on to score a stunning fifty as well as adding two partnerships to help the Sixers beat the Heat by eight wickets in the ongoing BBL 2024-25 clash at The Gabba. The Sixers opener first put on a 54-run partnership off 33 balls with Curtis Patterson, who made 32 runs off 20 balls, for the second wicket.
Josh Phillippe is taking advantage of confusion in the Brisbane Heat ranks
He then added an unbeaten 79 with captain Moises Henriques (29*) for the third wicket to take the Sixers over the line against the Heat with 22 balls to spare in Brisbane. Paul Walter and Colin Munro’s error on the field proved costly for the Heat, as Josh Philipp remained unbeaten on 66 off 42 balls in the 2024-25 BBL match.
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He smashed seven boundaries and two sixes during the match-winning win for the Sixers at The Gabba in Brisbane. Xavier Bartlett and Walter each picked up one wicket for Brisbane Heat. Earlier, Ben Dwarshuis wreaked havoc on the Heat’s batting line-up with a four-wicket haul as skipper Henriques and Todd Murphy each picked up two wickets to bowl them out for 138/9 in Brisbane.
Nathan McSweeney was the Heat’s top scorer with 34 points from 39 balls, while Jamie Pearson (24) and Walter (22) only managed to cross the 20-point mark in the match while the rest of the lineup could not even face 15 balls. Balls against the Sixers.
