Watch: Bail lit without a hit, catch dropped! Jonathan Wells survives as spooky scenes unfold in BBL

Melbourne Renegades batter Jonathan Wells had all the luck going his way in the ongoing match against Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25. The 23rd game of the tournament between the teams is taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.

Jonathan Wells plays a decent hand for his team in the ongoing match of the Big Bash League and made sure that he helped his team post a decent total on the board. The right-hander walked out to bat at No.5 and bailed his team out of trouble when they were struggling to get going with the bat.

Wells came to bat when Melbourne Renegades were left tottering at 53/3. The right-hander soaked in all the pressure and made sure that he got some runs under his belt for the team, taking his team to a total of around 170, which at one moment seemed impossible, especially with the team losing early wickets.

But it's fair to say that Wells had his fair share of luck as well. During the third ball of the 15th over, Peter Siddle bowled a delivery that almost removed the batter but the fast bowler didn't have the luck to get the wicket under belt.

Jonathan Wells made room and looked to drive it through the off-side; the ball slanted in and took the inside edge. It went to the left of Sam Harper and the keeper-batter dived across and got both the hands but failed to take it. The bail also lit up as the ball passed the stumps.

Jonathan Wells gets lucky against Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25

Here's the video:

There's plenty happening here 😅

The bail lit up, but the ball didn't hit the stumps - and a catch was dropped! #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/TR9duVRFNE

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 4, 2025

Jonathan Wells ends with the innings of 45 runs off 31 balls

Jonathan Wells was on 28 runs at the time, but after that, he made sure that he went on to go and make a vital impact. The right-hander came up with the decent effort and hit the bowlers all over the park, but fell short of his half-century, which seemed that it was on the cards.

Jonathan Wells ended with an innings of 45 runs off 31 balls. The right-hander batted with a strike rate of around 146 and also slammed 4 fours and 1 six. Based on his effort with the bat, Melbourne Renegades ended up with a total of 168 runs in their quota of 20 overs in the match.

Jacob Bethell also played a magnificent role with the bat for the Melbourne Renegades

Apart from Jonathan Wells, Jacob Bethell also played a magnificent role with the bat. The England National Cricket Team batter played an innings of 49 runs off 36 balls. He also batted with a strike rate of around 136 and also hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.

For Melbourne Stars, Joel Paris was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with the figures of 2/23. Along with him, Peter Siddle also bagged two scalps, while Mark Steketee and Usama Mir were also amongst the wickets. The Stars would be confident of chasing the target and gaining two important points.

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