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Briggs, Botha subbed out in BBL first – cricket.com.au
Strikers and Hurricanes become first teams to take advantage of new ‘X-factor’ substitute rule in the BBL
Spin bowlers Danny Briggs and Johan Botha became the first players to be substituted out of a KFC BBL game under the new ‘X-factor’ rule, with both the Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes electing to strengthen their batting on a seam-friendly Launceston pitch.
While the rule had been ignored through the tournament’s first seven games, Matthew Short (Strikers) and Mac Wright (Hurricanes) were brought into the game at the 10-over timeout.
Under rules introduced at the start of BBL|10, teams are…
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