Tim Ludeman

Adelaide Strikers batsman Jake Lehmann had not faced a delivery in the entire BBL but hit a six off his first ball to win the match for his stuttering team against a desperate Hobart Hurricanes

South Australia's spin duo of Adam Zampa and Tom Andrews secured their side a place in the Matador Cup elimination final with a 79-run victory over the Cricket Australia XI

Fifties from Tim Ludeman and Jono Dean helped the Adelaide Strikers chase down Hobart Hurricanes' 137-run target with eight wickets and more than five overs to spare at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday

A brutal fifty from Tim Ludeman, the fastest in BBL history off only 18 balls, provided an explosive start to a chase of 148 and laid the platform for a comfortable victory for Adelaide Strikers

Tim Ludeman went on to score a hundred on day two for South Australia, and help them get into a comfortable enough position to declare, but their advantage was quickly diminished by Victoria's openers

Callum Ferguson continued his outstanding start to the Sheffield Shield season, producing his second century in three games to put South Australia in control on the first day against Victoria at Adelaide Oval

Michael Klinger converted his overnight hundred into a double-century, and Tim Ludeman scored a ton too, as South Australia shut out Victoria's chances of victory at the Adelaide Oval

South Australia's tail wagged all the the way to a significant first innings lead before Chadd Sayers and Joe Mennie again confounded the New South Wales batsmen

Tim Ludeman steered South Australia to the brink of victory before the opener Sam Raphael struck the winning runs, completing his gutsy return to the crease after retiring hurt earlier in the innings

The Sixers, the defending BBL champions and the recent Champions League winners, were humbled by the Strikers to the tune of 9 wickets at the Adelaide Oval

Pakistan's No. 1 spinner Saeed Ajmal has signed with the Adelaide Strikers for the Twenty20 Big Bash League

Wade Townsend and Joe Burns put up fighting half-centuries for Queensland afte South Australia put up 402 at the Adelaide Oval

Tasmania were held up momentarily by a rearguard from Tim Ludeman and Chadd Sayers yet still ended day three within touching distance of an innings victory over South Australia

New South Wales closed in on an outright win after South Australia limped to 6 for 96

South Australia's debutant wicketkeeper Tim Ludeman has slotted in comfortably to first-class cricket, top scoring with 62 on the opening day against his former state Victoria