A surprising event unfolded during Saturday night's BBL clash between the Adelaide Strikers and the Brisbane Heat, with bowler Liam Haskett's father making a rare cameo.
The bizarre incident took place during the fourth over of the second innings when Heat's Nathan McSweeney pushed Haskett towards mid-wicket.
The ball went over the boundary and was caught by none other than Haskett's father, who was sitting in the stands.
“That man is Liam Haskett's father,” a surprised Adam Gilchrist said in a comment.
'Lloyd Haskett. He sat there and didn't seem excited at all about the process.
“He did very well. We thought he was just a cool customer, but he was very disappointed because they had just sent his son in the debut and he realized.”
Adelaide Strikers left-arm seamer Liam Haskett (pictured) ended up taking two wickets
Meanwhile, Matt Short smashed the Adelaide Strikers' fastest century and anchored the BBL team's second-highest score by defeating Brisbane by 56 runs.
The record win at Adelaide Oval keeps the Strikers in contention for the finals and gives their net run rate a crucial boost.
Returning from a broken toe that sidelined him for three games, Short scored 109 off 54 balls. He achieved his ton in 49 balls, a team record.
Adelaide scored 5-251 in front of 27,212 fans, easily surpassing their previous best of 3-230 and second only to the Melbourne Stars' 2-273 three years ago.
The Heat, fourth before Saturday's loss, were never in contention. D'Arcy Short took his fourth wicket with the last ball of the game as Brisbane were dismissed for 195.
Brisbane fell from 4-146 to 9-158 before Spencer Johnson (27) and Matt Kuhnemann put up some late resistance.
The flat pitch produced 26 sixes for the game, seven of them for Matt Short, equaling the BBL record.
The win moved Adelaide off the bottom of the standings and improved their net run rate from -0.299 to +0.092.
Strikers' record win at Adelaide Oval keeps them in contention for finals
Matt Short smashes Adelaide Strikers' fastest century to anchor BBL's second-highest team score
Short's ton is the Strikers' second-highest score. He holed out to Xavier Bartlett off Mitchell Swepson on the edge of the square, and if his shot had been a little cleaner, Short would have equaled Jake Weatherald's record of 115.
'You feel frustrated. It's difficult to sit on the sidelines, especially as captain,” Short said of his injury.
'It's good to be back and be on the winners' list again. “Hopefully we can continue with this and you never know what can happen at the end of the tournament.”
Saturday was also the first time in the BBL that three 200-plus scores were published on the same day, following the Sydney Sixers-Perth Scorchers runfest at the SCG.
Adding to Brisbane's worries, captain Colin Munro was forced to leave the field when he injured his shoulder and then dislocated a finger in successive overs.
Munro was then dismissed for ducking on the second ball.
Short's starting partner Chris Lynn did not play due to a hamstring strain while batting and will need scans.
Adelaide lost the toss, but that didn't bother Short and Lynn, who were ruthless as they crushed Brisbane's attack in front of a healthy home crowd.
They racked up 121 in just 8.5 overs, before Test team inclusion Kuhnemann bowled Lynn for 47.
Lynn racked up five fours and three sixes in his 20-ball whirlwind.
It's been exciting to see the resurgence of the BBL at the end of the Adelaide season
Playing his first BBL match this season, Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey only scored 13 before Kuhnemann bowled him too.
An unbeaten 44 off 19 balls by Alex Ross secured Adelaide's scoring record.
Kuhnemann was the pick of the Heat attack, taking 3-50 in four overs.
McSweeney gave the Heat some hope with 43 and Matt Renshaw hit three sixes off a Lloyd Pope in his quickfire 34.
But Brisbane then plummeted, with D'Arcy Short claiming 4-15 in three overs.