That can, nonetheless, result in a minor calendar conflict for Boult, particularly if Thunder make the finals. The BBL is scheduled to finish on January 26 and the SA20 is about to start on January 17 in South Africa. Boult is about to end up for MICT once more, who begin their SA20 marketing campaign on January 20. The one approach Boult will keep away from an overlap is that if Thunder do not make the finals and end the league stage on January 17 in Brisbane, and Boult rushes to South Africa to make it in time.
“I am actually excited to be enjoying within the Large Bash once more and becoming a member of Lockie at Thunder,” Boult stated in a Thunder launch. “The best way he will get concerned is what I am hoping to reflect and make a mark like he has – not simply with the group however [with] the followers as effectively.
“Cricket has given me a lot through the years, and I am nonetheless on the stage the place I really like going on the market, contributing, taking wickets, and attempting to be aggressive within the powerplay.”
On the signing of Boult, Flintoff stated: “Trent has an incredible repute for being an incredible bloke, a group participant, and a world-class performer.
“Having a pair Kiwis within the group who’ve performed plenty of cricket collectively through the years brings a stage of familiarity, and I feel they complement one another very well as a right-arm and left-arm pairing. One of many issues we have not been in a position to do in latest occasions is take wickets with the brand new ball, so hopefully these two can treatment that.”
Thunder begin their BBL 2026-27 marketing campaign by enjoying Adelaide Strikers in Canberra on December 16.