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In-form Adelaide Strikers opener Chris Lynn might be out for the rest of the BBL with a hamstring injury, in what would be a major blow to their finals hopes.
Adelaide's late-season BBL resurgence could be dealt a major blow, with in-form opener Chris Lynn potentially out because of a hamstring injury.
The big-hitting batsman will go for scans after he did not field in Saturday night's record-breaking home win over the Brisbane Heat.
It took the Strikers off the foot of the BBL ladder and crucially improved their net run rate from -0.299 to +0.092 with matches against the Sydney Sixers and Perth before the finals.
They are only one point behind the fourth-placed Heat and have a better net run rate.
But teammate Alex Carey said after Saturday's game that they were unsure whether Lynn will play again this season.
"I don't think it's looking good - hopefully it's not his tournament," Carey told FoxSports.
"He's hit form at the right time for us.
"If he is done, he's had a real crack for us."
Lynn and captain Matt Short, who returned after three games out because of injury, mauled the Brisbane attack with an opening stand of 121.
Lynn hit a quickfire 47 after 49 and 88 in his previous two games, having been promoted to the opening role.
Short hit Adelaide's quickest ton from 49 balls and was dismissed for 109 as the Strikers scored 5-251 - the BBL's second-highest score behind the Melbourne Stars' 2-273 three years ago.
After the Sixers (3-220) beat Perth (7-206) earlier on Saturday in their SCG run fest, it is the first time three BBL teams have scored 200 on the same day.
The highlight of the Sixers' win was a masterful 121no from Steve Smith. Like Short, his knock featured seven sixes.
Short was asked after Saturday night's win about their finals chances, given they now play the Sixers and Scorchers.
"Is Steve Smith playing the next game?," was Short's response.
Adelaide and Brisbane hit a combined 26 sixes, equalling the BBL record.
One of them, hit by Brisbane's Nathan McSweeney off Liam Haskett, was caught in the crowd by the bowler's dad.
