T20 format is so exciting, strange incidents keep happening in it every day. Sam Curran has made headlines by performing an amazing feat in the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers match of the Big Bash League. Actually he bowls medium pace, but in a recent match he bowled slower than any spinner. The batsman was also shocked to see this. Its video is going viral on social media.
Ball slower than spinner, batsman stunned
The match between Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers was played on 8 January in the Big Bash League. In this match, Melbourne Stars team was all out for 128 runs while playing first. Marcus Stoinis was batting in the 11th over of the Stars’ innings, Blake McDonald was present at the crease with him.
Sam Curran was bowling in the 11th over. Sam Curran bowled the fourth ball of the over at a slow speed of 77.2 km per hour. Marcus Stoinis responded to this type of ball by saying, “Too slow.”
Usually spinners bowl at a speed of 70-90 km per hour. In the current era, there are spin bowlers like Rashid Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, who regularly bowl at a speed of 90-95 km per hour. In such a situation, Sam Curran bowling at the speed of 77.2 was really a surprising moment.
A 77.2kmph delivery by Sam Curran.
– ‘So Slow’ shouts Marcus Stoinis. pic.twitter.com/ZbXj6eooAa
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 8, 2026
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