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Oliver Davies hit five six in a row as the Sydney Thunder achieved the second-biggest Big Bash victory in history with a 129-run beating of the Melbourne Renegades on Saturday.
Davies racked up 48 of just 23 balls in the Thunder’s club record of 209-8, before Tanveer Sangha’s 4-14 helped the Forsaken to 80 in 12.2 overs.
A streak of horror continued for the Renegades, who now have the two worst losses in competition history in the space of two weeks after being whipped for 145 runs by the Sydney Sixers.
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Ollie Davies scored five straight sixes for the Sydney Thunder.
But as the Renegades grapple with three straight losses, the Thunder’s next generation of stars was brilliant in their third straight win.
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In just his second BBL game, Davies led Mohammad Nabi to the cleanup with four six in a row before sending Will Sutherland down the deep square leg for another the next ball he faced.
Sutherland threw the ball to him after that with a good yorker, but by then Davies had accumulated 48 of just 23 balls.
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Ollie Davies scored 48 of 23 balls.
Three nights after scoring a game that turned 36 from 21 on debut, the 20-year-old Davies hit Nabi three times over the wicket with two of six powerful sweeping shots.
The other against the off-spinner was the most impressive, taking a high over the long-off.
“I played a lot of junior cricket with him since he was under 17 on the courts in New South Wales, and one thing I learned is not to throw pirouettes at him,” Sangha said.
“I learned that lesson a lot. He’s definitely getting better with the rhythm, but he’s great against the spin.
“He hit incredible.”
Rookie Sangha then claimed Aaron Finch’s key scalp caught in 20 coverage to rip out the heart of the Renegades chase.
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Australian white ball captain Aaron Finch, left, is the Melbourne Renegades captain at the Big Bash.
The 19-year-old also had Rilee Russouw catch and pitch before taking out Nabi and Peter Hatzoglou to put the exclamation point on a dominant night for the youngsters.
“It helps the way they support you and trust you to play your game naturally,” said Sangha.
“It definitely helps your confidence and allows you to play your game.
“It’s great with all the junior players like [Chris] Greeny and Uzzy [Khawaja] around to ask them questions and choose their brains. “
Meanwhile, Davies was one of several Thunder hitters to take it to the spinners, as the Sydney team threw the ball into the Manuka Oval crowd 12 times.
Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales drew 50 runs from the first four-plus power play, dispatching Imad Wasim (0-35) and Hatzoglou (2-38) early.
But both ultimately fell to the spinners, with Khawaja caught deep in Nabi (1-35) by 34 of 18 and Hales thrown by Hatzoglou at 35 of 21.
