New South Wales teenagers Patrick Cummins and Sean Abbott have torn through Queensland with three wickets apiece to secure victory by 17 runs in their Twenty20 match at the Gabba.
In only his third match for the Blues, 17-year-old Cummins delivered an almost unplayable opening spell of 3-14 from three overs while Abbott, 18, was just as hard to get away, finishing with 3-15.
Cummins' display was one of genuine pace and aggression, securing a momentum that the visitors never relinquished in their bowling innings.
The Queensland batting under pressure was far from acceptable, and Nathan Rimmington's unbeaten 24 was the highest individual effort and Chris Hartley's 14 the next best.
Chasing seven runs an over for victory, the Bulls batsman were below the asking rate from the outset, with a top edged six by Chris Simpson off Cummins the only scoring shot of note in the first two overs.
Cummins drew another false stroke from Simpson in his next , but the mistimed on-drive from a well-disguised slower ball fell just safe of Scott Coyte rushing back at mid-on.
But Simpson's luck had been stretched far enough, and he was out bowled by an inswinging yorker from the final ball of the over.
James Hopes strode confidently to the crease having set the crowd alight with his last innings at the Gabba, but was soon on his way back, having become the second Bull to lose his furniture to a Cummins thunderbolt.
Cummins' dream night kept getting better, and his third scalp came moments later, with English import Michael Lumb late on the short ball and brilliantly caught by Sean Abbott at forward square-leg.
Lee Carseldine looked to regain the ascendancy for the hosts, thumping Moises Henriques into the stands, but the Blues should have had a wicket two balls later, had Stuart Clark been able to hold a regulation chance on the ropes.
Coyte came into the attack to replace Cummins, and the wickets continued to fall at the Vulture Street end, with Carseldine the next to go, trapped plumb in front.
Clark returned to the attack, and he immediately made amends for his earlier spill by rattling Lynn's stumps and sending the Bulls tumbling to 5-46 in the ninth over.
Nathan Reardon was joined by Michael Neser, and the pair were unable to consolidate, surviving several mix-ups before Reardon was run-out by Blues substitute Trent Copeland attempting a suicidal single.
Hartley and Neser stopped the fall of wickets for a time with some sensible batting, but with six overs remaining, the required rate had ballooned out to above 10-runs per over.
Abbott kept up the teen-powered assault on the Bulls batsman, going straight through the guard of Neser, ending any hope of a Queensland victory.
David Warner dropped a skied ball from Ben Cutting in the 17th over, but the match was beyond saving, and the Blues didn't have to wait long for their next scalp, as Hartley picked out Henriques in the outfield.
Cutting fell in identical circumstances to Hartley, before Rimmington and Feldman ensured some respectability with some powerful hitting to take the Bulls to the end of their 20 overs.
Earlier, the blazing bats of Henriques (34) and Ben Rohrer (47 not out) ensured the Blues would have a decent target to defend, after tight bowling and loose top-order batting had the visitors heading towards a sub-par score.
Neser's 3-33 was the best return for the Bulls, while Cutting and Feldman caused plenty of problems with their pace and bounce on a bowler-friendly Gabba track.
In only his third match for the Blues, 17-year-old Cummins delivered an almost unplayable opening spell of 3-14 from three overs while Abbott, 18, was just as hard to get away, finishing with 3-15.
Cummins' display was one of genuine pace and aggression, securing a momentum that the visitors never relinquished in their bowling innings.
The Queensland batting under pressure was far from acceptable, and Nathan Rimmington's unbeaten 24 was the highest individual effort and Chris Hartley's 14 the next best.
Chasing seven runs an over for victory, the Bulls batsman were below the asking rate from the outset, with a top edged six by Chris Simpson off Cummins the only scoring shot of note in the first two overs.
Cummins drew another false stroke from Simpson in his next , but the mistimed on-drive from a well-disguised slower ball fell just safe of Scott Coyte rushing back at mid-on.
But Simpson's luck had been stretched far enough, and he was out bowled by an inswinging yorker from the final ball of the over.
James Hopes strode confidently to the crease having set the crowd alight with his last innings at the Gabba, but was soon on his way back, having become the second Bull to lose his furniture to a Cummins thunderbolt.
Cummins' dream night kept getting better, and his third scalp came moments later, with English import Michael Lumb late on the short ball and brilliantly caught by Sean Abbott at forward square-leg.
Lee Carseldine looked to regain the ascendancy for the hosts, thumping Moises Henriques into the stands, but the Blues should have had a wicket two balls later, had Stuart Clark been able to hold a regulation chance on the ropes.
Coyte came into the attack to replace Cummins, and the wickets continued to fall at the Vulture Street end, with Carseldine the next to go, trapped plumb in front.
Clark returned to the attack, and he immediately made amends for his earlier spill by rattling Lynn's stumps and sending the Bulls tumbling to 5-46 in the ninth over.
Nathan Reardon was joined by Michael Neser, and the pair were unable to consolidate, surviving several mix-ups before Reardon was run-out by Blues substitute Trent Copeland attempting a suicidal single.
Hartley and Neser stopped the fall of wickets for a time with some sensible batting, but with six overs remaining, the required rate had ballooned out to above 10-runs per over.
Abbott kept up the teen-powered assault on the Bulls batsman, going straight through the guard of Neser, ending any hope of a Queensland victory.
David Warner dropped a skied ball from Ben Cutting in the 17th over, but the match was beyond saving, and the Blues didn't have to wait long for their next scalp, as Hartley picked out Henriques in the outfield.
Cutting fell in identical circumstances to Hartley, before Rimmington and Feldman ensured some respectability with some powerful hitting to take the Bulls to the end of their 20 overs.
Earlier, the blazing bats of Henriques (34) and Ben Rohrer (47 not out) ensured the Blues would have a decent target to defend, after tight bowling and loose top-order batting had the visitors heading towards a sub-par score.
Neser's 3-33 was the best return for the Bulls, while Cutting and Feldman caused plenty of problems with their pace and bounce on a bowler-friendly Gabba track.
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