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December 16, 2022 Australia

Sydney Thunder were cut by the thunder

< 1 minute readSeam bowler Brendan Doggett top scored for Sydney Thunder today after hitting the only ball he faced which didn’t dismiss him for four runs. The Thunder didn’t even bat long enough for extras to outscore him. All out for 15. Not a great effort. Bad enough, surely, to warrant use

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