To succeed in life, primarily, one needs to have a great aim followed by a perfect execution. While Mark Stekette faltered to stick to this phenomenon initially, he pulled up his socks and grabbed a couple of scalps in a unique ten balls over in the Melbourne Derby between the Stars and the Gades.
The Melbourne Stars failed to get a good start after being put to bat first as Ben Duckett was a goner in the first over itself. Following a decent powerplay, they lost four wickets in a space of 21 balls with the score 55/5. Unfettered by the setbacks, Glenn Maxwell bludgeoned the opposition bowlers all around the park, smacking a 52-ball 90 to steer the Stars to 165 runs in 20 overs. In response, their bowlers matched Maxwell’s intensity despite a misfiring start from Stekette in the second over.
The right-arm pacer kicked off his spell with three wides – two of which were down the leg stump line – before bowling a couple of dots to Josh Brown. Eventually, another wide followed before Brown went off the strike with a single. On the fourth legal delivery of the over, the Queenslander bowled a length delivery that swing in at the leg stump but Marcus Harris got early to close the bat face on the flick and got the leading edge towards backward point. A ball later, Steketter claimed another one with Usama Mir taking a brilliant catch at mid-wicket, leaving the Twitterverse amazed in a ten-ball over.
10 balls. 2 wickets. 1 over.
This was something else from Mark Steketee! #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/h0KbdSMkJ9— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 12, 2025
He started the night with a 10-ball over…
He ended the night with five wickets!
Mark Steketee 🙌 #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/lXYb45WhjL— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 12, 2025
Good
Mark Steketee scored a single on 18.4
This is the first run by a non- Maxwell batter since 10.5
CRAZYYY 🤯— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16) January 12, 2025
Impressive
Mark Steketee with one of the more unique overs I’ve ever seen #BBL pic.twitter.com/lQ40Qhoo3N
— tommy 🧲 (@tommyropesss) January 12, 2025
That over from Steketee just gave hope to every low grade club bowler in Australia. You can start an over with three wides and still pick up a couple of wickets with your 8th and 10th balls.
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale) January 12, 2025
Bizare
Break time
Siddle and Steketee at the next drinks break #bbl14 pic.twitter.com/WeBUdIhzdD
— Tim Michell (@tim_michell) January 12, 2025
Mark Steketee currently #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/zHxdRVHgLJ
— Deep Longstop 🐶 🏏 (@deeplongstop) January 12, 2025
Ready
We’re ready to go for the Docklands Derby.
The winner will leapfrog Brisbane into the Top 4.
The Stars eyeing a fourth win in a row after starting 0-5. The Renegades set to unleash rising star Harry Dixon.
Mark Steketee and Jacob Bethell to join us from 7pm on @abcsport pic.twitter.com/k4G2jAJ7hq— Aaron Bryans (@AaronBryans) January 12, 2025
The best
Second best figures in Stars history from Mark Steketee which included bowling a 10-ball over 🤣
His 5-17 only bettered by Lasith Malinga’s 6-7 #bbl14— Tim Michell (@tim_michell) January 12, 2025
🚨Mark Steketee has signed up for the HBL PSL 10 Draft in the Platinum category pic.twitter.com/pdgxJB0bOp
— junaiz (@dhillow_) January 11, 2025
