Perth Scorchers secured back-to-back Big Bash titles on Wednesday night with a thrilling final-ball four-wicket win over Sydney Sixers in the final.
Although he was on the losing side, all eyes were on Brett Lee at the end of the match.
Binga, playing in his last ever professional match, almost forced a super over with three dots at the end of the 20th.
However, after hitting the stumps to dismiss Nathan Coulter-Nile and Sam Whiteman, Lee found the bat of Yasir Arafat, who scampered through for the winning single, with Moises Henriques missed a fairly easy run-out chance.
As Perth were celebrating their triumph, Twitter exploded with reaction. Here is the best of it…
THAT'S IT!!! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!! #back2back #BigFinal #OrangeNation pic.twitter.com/rAQLx8CpaV
— Scorchers Matchday (@ScorchersMD) January 28, 2015
.@BrettLee_58 please don't retire #BigFinal #smashemsixers
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) January 28, 2015
A great moment between JL and @BrettLee_58 #BigFinal pic.twitter.com/F5E5cFUdBB
— Big Bash League (@BigBashLeague) January 28, 2015
Still all like… #BBL04 #BigFinal pic.twitter.com/3th5HmzWj2
— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) January 28, 2015
moises, you just dropped the big bash…actually!! #BigFinal
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) January 28, 2015
That is heart-breaking for Brett Lee, would have been one of the most incredible and deserved finales to a career. #whaddaplaya #BBL04
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) January 28, 2015
What a career, what a cricketer, @BrettLee_58 … Amazing stuff #BBL04Final.
— Donovan Miller (@Donspech2004) January 28, 2015
What a Finish. Wow. Awesome final. Skipper will feel that. 1 moment doesn't determine a game tho. Congrats Scorchers. #BBL04Final
— Mark Worthington (@Wortho33) January 28, 2015
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