Colin Munro has ridden his luck on the way to an unbeaten century in the Perth Scorchers' formidable 1-195 in their BBL clash with the Adelaide Strikers at Sydney Showground.
Munro was dropped on 11 and 58 - and was also given not out after appearing to edge the ball behind on 72 - before finishing unbeaten on 114 off 73 balls during Saturday night's match.
His blistering knock featured eight fours and six sixes, with Munro particularly brutal in the final three overs as the Scorchers peeled off 53 runs.
Munro should have been out on 11 when he skied a ball to backward point for what was a dolly, only for Rashid Khan to make a mess of it.
To add insult to injury, Khan injured the pinky finger on his right hand during the botched chance.
Munro received another life on 58 when Daniel Worrall dropped a simple chance at mid-on.
Worrall was left stunned a short time later when the umpire gave Munro not out despite the batsman seemingly edging the ball behind.
Munro's bat hit the pitch during the shot, with the sound of that contact possibly masking the edge.
The New Zealander took 48 balls to reach his half-century, and he looked scratchy for most of that time.
But he found his groove shortly after that, striking a series of huge blows to give the Scorchers' total a massive boost.
Munro roared with delight when he made it to triple figures for his maiden BBL century.
"It was a sigh of relief. If you saw the first 30, 40, 50 balls I faced, it was one of those innings," Munro told Fox Sports.
"I don't think I've ever faced a white ball moving that much. It was tough at the start. I probably didn't hit a ball out of the middle of the bat until the sixth or seventh over.
"I told 'V' (coach Adam Voges) at the 10-over mark, 'I promise you I'm trying to kick them (the stumps) over mate, I'm trying to hit one up the chimney, I'm trying to get out'.
"But it's funny how things turn - one or two good shots and you're away."
Cameron Bancroft scored 45 off 37 balls before being run out.
