Nevill, 31, was understandably trying to pick up the flight of the ball when instead he was struck by the errant bat which had slipped from Hodge's grip during the failed run chase. Melbourne Renegades won the match by six runs.
Peter Nevill coming off after Brad Hodge's bat slips out and strikes the 'Gades keeper in the face #BBL06 pic.twitter.com/mHAJf3pH4b
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