On Friday, Sydney Thunder made the worst possible entry into the cricket record books when they were bowled out for just 15 in their Big Bash League match against Adelaide Strikers, the lowest T20 score ever. With five of their players failing to disturb the scorer, Thunder’s innings ended only one ball short of six overs while chasing a manageable 140. Brendan Doggett, a pacer, led all scorers with four. Henry Thornton, one of the Strikers’ top bowlers, claimed five wickets for just three runs. The demise of Thunder led to a meme frenzy on Twitter.
This is how Twitter reacted:
DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR EYES #BBL12#SydneyThunder pic.twitter.com/7CtVYJNO2b
— Hamza Sajjad (@Sa2Hamza) December 17, 2022
Lowest total ever by a team in T20 cricket: Sydney Thunder all out for 15 in 5.5 overs vs Adelaide Strikers today!#BigBashLeague pic.twitter.com/vqbvXyfci5
— Pavan Kumar Allada (@pavankumar_apk) December 16, 2022
Sydney Thunder trying to bat: pic.twitter.com/poYfIsNp0X
— That’s So Village (@ThatsSoVillage) December 16, 2022
The record of RCB has been shattered #tigerexch #rcb #twittercricket #ipl #BigBash #sydneythunder pic.twitter.com/kDiwDntuA9
— Tigerexch (@tigerexch) December 16, 2022
Sydney Thunder got all out for 15 runs
RCB : pic.twitter.com/0Cbw8xCDZT
— Savage (@arcomedys) December 16, 2022
Sydney Thunder trying to explain how they got bowled out for 15 pic.twitter.com/MJBB8hmycn
— Melissa Story (@melissagstory) December 16, 2022
Every Sydney Thunder Batsman Today!! #BBL12 #BBL #BigBashLeague pic.twitter.com/AESTBAS8XW
— The Dude (@PuntingDude) December 16, 2022
For the record, Melbourne Renegades’ 57 in the 2015 BBL was the lowest score, while Turkey’s 21 against the Czech Republic in 2019 was the lowest score overall.