A stunning victory for the Sydney Thunder was overshadowed by a horrific on-field collision between Daniel Sams and Cameron Bancroft during their BBL match against the Perth Scorchers.
Cameron Bancroft and Daniel Sams were both taken to hospital after a brutal clash in the field during a BBL match. Sydney Thunder duo Daniel Sams and Cameron Bancroft have been taken to hospital following a sickening clash of heads during their team's pulsating four-wicket, final-ball victory over the Perth Scorchers.
Scorchers opener Finn Allen cracked 68 off 31 balls and Cooper Connolly chipped in with an unbeaten 43 as the hosts made 4-177 in front of 46,471 fans at Perth Stadium on Friday night. In reply, David Warner (49 off 33 balls) set the foundations for the Thunder, but their victory hopes looked bleak needing 21 runs off the last seven balls. A huge six from concussion substitute Hugh Weibgen (9 not out off six balls) gave them hope, and Sherfane Rutherford (39 not out off 19 balls) reduced the equation to three runs needed off the final delivery. Rutherford just got his bat on AJ Tye's final delivery to send the ball to the fine leg boundary and secure a famous victory. Thunder players streamed onto the field following the miraculous victory, but the result came secondary to the horrific on-field collision between Sams and Bancroft.Both players were running at full pace from opposite directions in a bid to catch Connolly's skied shot when they collided while lunging for the ball. Sams, who was running in from the boundary, appeared to be knocked out cold in the clash of heads, with the 32-year-old laying prone on his back. Bancroft, who was running with the flight of the ball, did not lose consciousness but was clearly hurt. Thunder players rushed in as soon as the incident occurred, with the two Scorchers batters stopping their running between the wickets out of respect for the injuries. After about 5 minutes of treatment, a groggy Bancroft was able to walk off the field with the help of a trainer, blood streaming from his nose as he left the fiel
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