6 fours, 6 sixes and 79 runs! Chris Lynn created history, became the first cricketer in the world to achieve this feat in BBL

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 2, 2026

Chris Lynn Record: adelaide strokers (Adelaide Strikers) Explosive batsman Chris Lynn (Chris Lynn) Big Bash League 2025-26 on Wednesday, 31 December (BBL 2025-26) Brisbane Heat in the 17th match of (Brisbane Heat) Played a stormy innings of 79 not out off 41 balls against. It is noteworthy that with this he created history in the BBL tournament and registered a big record in his name.

Yes, that is what has happened. First of all, know that in this match held at Adelaide Oval, Chris Lynn hit 6 fours and 6 sixes and scored 79 not out at a strike rate of around 192. With this, Chris Lynn has now become the first player in the world to score 4000 runs in the Big Bash League tournament. He has made this great record in his name by scoring 4,065 runs in 129 innings of 131 matches. Know that during this period he scored 1 century and 32 half centuries.

Let us tell you that the second highest run scorer in the history of Big Bash League is Aaron Finch, who added 3311 runs in 105 innings of 107 matches at an average of 34.48. That means, apart from Chris Lynn, no player has been able to score even 3400 runs, leave alone 4000 in this domestic league of Australia.

Most runs in BBL

Chris Lynn – 4065 runs in 131 matches
Aaron Finch – 3311 runs in 107 matches
Glenn Maxwell – 3282 runs in 122 matches
Moises Henriques – 3188 runs in 145 matches
Darcy Short – 3138 runs in 102 matches

The condition of the match was like this: In this BBL match, Adelaide Strikers captain Matthew Short had won the toss and decided to bowl first, which his bowlers proved absolutely right. The situation was such that Brisbane Heat team could stay on the field only for 19.4 overs and were all out on the score of 121 runs. In response, Adelaide Strikers achieved the target in 14.1 overs on the basis of Chris Lynn’s stormy innings and won the match by 7 wickets.