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With smoke filling the arena as the nearby fireworks filled the sky, Weatherald, about to overstep the rope, evoked memories of last summer's stunning catch when he teamed with Ben Laughlin at Docklands by flicking the ball to Jake Lehmann to complete the catch.

Legspinner Rashid Khan, bravely taking his place after his father passed away on Sunday night, grabbed 2-34.

Earlier, Strikers skipper Colin Ingram emphatically returned to form with a BBL career-best 75 off 43 balls, putting on 65 for the second-wicket with Alex Carey (59).

Ingram, who had scored just 24 runs at 8.00 leading in, smashed six sixes as a 200-plus total looked on the cards.