The best player was retired out. (Photo- Josh Chadwick/Getty Images)
BBL 2026 Sam Harper Retired Out: In a knockout match of Big Bash League 2025-26, Hobart Hurricane defeated Melbourne Stars by 3 runs in a thrilling match and confirmed their place in the Challenger match. This match was affected by rain, due to which the match was played in 10-10 overs. Fans got to see a lot of fours and sixes in this match and the winner was decided on the last ball. During this time a shocking incident was also seen. In fact, the best player of the season was retired out while batting, which surprised everyone.
Hobart Hurricane made a big score
In this match, Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl first. At the same time, Hobart Hurricane scored 114 runs after losing 5 wickets in 10 overs. During this, Beau Webster played a brilliant inning and scored 47 runs in 26 balls, which included three sixes in the last over. Nikhil Chaudhary also scored runs quickly in the death overs and scored 24 runs in 11 balls. Stars spinner Mitchell Swepson bowled economically, but Tom Curran proved expensive in the last over, due to which Hobart Hurricane put a big score on the board.
The best player was retired out
In reply, Stars got the target of 85 runs in 7 overs due to rain. But Tom Rogers was out cheaply at the beginning of the chase. Joe Clark led the team by scoring 31 runs in 17 balls, but he was dismissed by Riley Meredith. From here the twist in the match came when Sam Harper, who has been elected BBL Player of the Tournament, was retired in the sixth over after scoring 10 runs in just 6 balls. Actually, he was not able to maintain his rhythm, due to which it was decided to retire him and Glenn Maxwell was sent to bat.
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This decision proved costly for the stars. Maxwell hit a six, but he and Marcus Stoinis could not make a big score together. In the last over, Hilton Cartwright gave hope by hitting two fours and a six and only one run was scored on the last ball, but it was not enough. Stars could score only 81 runs for 4 wickets in 7 overs and were out of the league.