Sodhi hopes BBL can be springboard

Ish Sodhi didn’t sleep much on Wednesday night; no surprise there, you don’t get six for 11 in a Twenty20 match every day.

New Zealand legspinner Sodhi had a night to savour in the Big Bash League, helping the Adelaide Strikers to a thumping 77-run win over the Sydney Thunder in Sydney.

Only five players have better T20 figures than the Northern Districts spinner who spearheaded the Thunder being rolled for 101, taking six of the last seven wickets.

He’s back in New Zealand today — the Strikers having failed to make the playoffs — and will play against