Chris Lynn

{{short description|Australian cricketer}} {{distinguish|Chris Linn}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Chris Lynn | image = File:Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars T20 7 (cropped).jpg | caption = Lynn with the Brisbane Heat in 2014 | fullname = Christopher Austin Lynn | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Herston, Queensland]],, Australia | heightm = 1.80 | batting = Right-handed | bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] | role = [[Batter (cricket)|Batter]] | international = true | internationalspan= 2014–2018 | country = Australia | odidebutdate = 13 January | odidebutyear = 2017 | odidebutagainst = Pakistan | odicap = 217 | lastodidate = 11 November | lastodiyear = 2018 | lastodiagainst = South Africa | odishirt = 50 | T20Idebutdate = 29 January | T20Idebutyear = 2014 | T20Idebutagainst = England | T20Icap = 66 | lastT20Idate = 25 November | lastT20Iyear = 2018 | lastT20Iagainst = India | T20Ishirt = 50 | club1 = [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2009/10–2018/19}} | club2 = [[Brisbane Heat]] | year2 = {{nowrap|2011/12–2021/22}} | club3 = For other teams [[#Full domestic team information|see list]] | year3 = | columns = 4 | column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches1 = 4 | runs1 = 75 | bat avg1 = 18.75 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 44 | deliveries1 = – | wickets1 = – | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]] | matches4 = 296 | runs4 = 8,526 | bat avg4 = 32.91 | 100s/50s4 = 6/56 | top score4 = 113[[not out|*]] | deliveries4 = 78 | wickets4 = 3 | bowl avg4 = 31.00 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 2/15 | catches/stumpings4 = 72/– | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/chris-lynn-326637 ESPNcricinfo | date = 13 September 2025 }} '''Christopher Austin Lynn''' (born 10 April 1990) is an Australian [[cricketer]]. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] and the [[Adelaide Strikers]] in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in [[Brisbane, Queensland]], and attended [[St Joseph's College, Nudgee|St Joseph's Nudgee College]] and the [[Queensland Academy of Sport]]. He is known for being an explosive batsman capable of hitting big sixes.

==Early career and life== When not on professional duties, Lynn plays senior cricket for [[Toombul District Cricket Club]] in [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lynn smashes one-day double ton|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-lynn-double-century-one-day-game-toombul-queensland-premier-cricket-matador-cup-warning/2015-09-13|access-date=2021-04-08|website=cricket.com.au|language=en}}</ref> Lynn is a supporter of the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the [[National Rugby League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-08 |title=Lynn Joins Old 'Enemies' At Broncos Training |url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2016/01/08/lynn-joins-old-enemies-at-broncos-training/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Brisbane Broncos |language=en}}</ref>

Lynn played for the Queensland under-19 team and made his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut as a 19-year-old against [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] at [[the Gabba]] in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/417664.html |title=Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, Mar 3–6, 2010 |work=Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> A week later, against Western Australia, he scored 139 runs in the second innings and effectively saved Queensland from defeat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lynn stands up for struggling Queensland|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/451519.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 March 2010}}</ref> He represented the [[Brisbane Heat]] in the [[Big Bash League]] between 2011 and 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/326637.html |title=Chris Lynn |work=Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> In his [[2011–12 Big Bash League season|first season]], he made 109 runs at an average of 21.80,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6538;type=tournament |title=Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109164106/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6538%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref> in his [[2012–13 Big Bash League season|second]] he made 175 runs at 35.00,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7457;type=tournament |title=Big Bash League, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 January 2013}}</ref> including 51 off 29 balls against the [[Perth Scorchers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/597667.html |title=Perth Scorchers trounce Brisbane Heat at Gabba |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=18 December 2012}}</ref> and in his [[2013–14 Big Bash League season|third]] he scored 198 runs at 28.28 with his best innings again coming against the Scorchers; this time he made 81.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2013/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=8209;type=tournament |title=Big Bash League, 2013/14 / Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=7 February 2014}}</ref>

==Domestic, T20 career== ===India=== He was a part of the [[Deccan Chargers]] team during the 2011 and 2012 [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) tournaments but only got to play one match for the team in IPL 2012. For the 2014, season he was signed by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] and in his first match he was the man of the match, scoring 45 off 31 balls and taking a brilliant catch near the boundary to dismiss [[AB de Villiers]] that turned the game in the final over.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/chris-lynns-catch-to-dismiss-ab-de-villiers-frame-by-frame-scientific-analysis-130310/|title = Chris Lynn's catch to dismiss AB de Villiers: Frame by frame scientific analysis|date = 26 April 2014}}</ref> In IPL 2015, he was retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders but he got injured and was ruled out of the tournament. [[Johan Botha (cricketer)|Johan Botha]] came in as a replacement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/announcements/5666/mahmood-botha-join-kkr |title=Media Release: Mahmood, Botha to Join KKR |work=News |publisher=IPT20.com |access-date=15 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308214110/http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/announcements/5666/mahmood-botha-join-kkr |archive-date=8 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He hit a career best 19-ball 50 as opener of Kolkata Knight Riders vs [[Gujarat Lions]] in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2017 in which he hit 8 sixes [https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2017-gl-vs-kkr-star-of-the-match-chris-lynn-1369734.html]. In the following match against the [[Mumbai Indians]], he injured his shoulder while attempting to take a tough catch of [[Jos Buttler]]. He returned 1 month later and smashed a 22 ball 50 in his comeback match against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]], where he and [[Sunil Narine]] (54 off 17) smashed 105 runs in the first 6 overs. It is the second most runs scored by a team in the Powerplay in IPL history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl-2017-brutal-sunil-narine-chris-lynn-ensured-rcb-stock-remains-red-despite-green-jersey-3430528.html|title = IPL 2017: Brutal Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn ensured RCB stock remained in red despite green jersey|date = 8 May 2017}}</ref> He continued his good form by scoring 84 in the next match, although unfortunately in a losing cause. He finished the season with a staggering strike rate of over 180, and despite missing most of the season, was one of the most important players for the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> In the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]], he was bought by the [[Mumbai Indians]] ahead of the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

===Australia=== On 9 February 2015, he scored an unbeaten 250 against Victoria, in the [[Sheffield Shield]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/739265.html|title=RCB lose after having game in the bag|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729299.html|title=11th match: Bangalore T20 v Kolkata T20 at Sharjah|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=24 April 2014}}</ref> On 29 December 2015, scored his first T20 century. Playing for [[Brisbane Heat]] in the [[Big Bash League]] hit 101 off 51 deliveries against the [[Hobart Hurricanes]]. He ended the season as the competition's leading run scorer, scoring three half centuries on top of his century, ending the tournament with 378 runs at an average of 54.00. He was named the player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-lynn-named-player-of-the-tournament-big-bash-brisbane-heat-travis-head-adil-rashid/2016-01-24|title=Chris Lynn named player of BBL{{!}}05|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>

Lynn's form continued in the next edition of the Big Bash League, ending the season as the player of the tournament despite playing just five matches. He scored an unbeaten 85 against Sydney Thunder on 28 December 2016, an unbeaten 84 against Hobart Hurricanes two days later and 98 not out against the Perth Scorchers on 5 January 2017, an innings which contained 11 sixes. Once again, Lynn was named player of the tournament, scoring 309 runs at an average of 154.50.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/kfc-big-bash-league-player-of-the-tournament-chris-lynn-brisbane-heat-abbott-young-gun-bbl06/2017-01-28|title=Lynn named BBL{{!}}06 player of tournament|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>

In the following season, Lynn was restricted by injury, playing just the five matches and scoring 148 runs at 37.00.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/scans-hold-key-to-chris-lynns-next-move/news-story/b2db7049cdd32ef34b7d56547b891241|title=Lynn in limbo after calf strain|date=2018-01-06|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>

Lynn was fit enough to play the entire season of the 2018–19 Big Bash League, ending the season as the Heat's leading run scorer with 385 runs at an average of 35.00.

In the 2021–22 Big Bash League season, Lynn scored 215 runs at an average of 17.91, which followed in his axing from the club.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-lynn-brisbane-heat-bbl11-review-contract-list-changes-batting-peirson/2022-01-20 |title=Lynn in firing line for Heat as club faces roster rebuild|work= Cricket Australia|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heat split with Lynn in Big Bash shock |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-lynn-leaves-brisbane-heat-split-part-ways-bbl-big-bash-free-agent-cultural-reset/2022-05-11 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=cricket.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

===North America=== In the 2018 [[Caribbean Premier League]] player draft he was bought by [[Trinbago Knight Riders]]. In May 2018, he was named as one of the ten marquee players for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|first edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] cricket tournament.<ref name="marquee1">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147584.html |title=Steven Smith named as marquee player for Canada T20 tournament |access-date=24 May 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="marquee2">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/steve-smith-australia-cricket-global-t20-canada-ball-scuffing-scandal/1k2lxwrnwsazj1wj8ylmuejdbm |title=Steve Smith named as marquee player for Global T20 Canada |access-date=24 May 2018 |work=Sporting News |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052357/http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/steve-smith-australia-cricket-global-t20-canada-ball-scuffing-scandal/1k2lxwrnwsazj1wj8ylmuejdbm |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the tournament.<ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>

In July 2020, he was named in the [[St Kitts & Nevis Patriots]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

In 2023, he returned to [[2023 Global T20 Canada|GT20 Canada]], playing for Montreal Tigers. He captained the team to the championship trophy, and finished the tournament with the most runs scored.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/global-t20-canada-2023-15592|title=Records in Global T20 Canada, 2023 – Most Runs|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>

===Europe=== In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the [[2019 Euro T20 Slam|inaugural edition]] of the [[Euro T20 Slam]] cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>

===Pakistan=== At [[2018 Pakistan Super League players draft|2018 PSL players draft]], he was picked by [[Lahore Qalandars]] as their platinum pick.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/98329/pakistan-super-league-2018-lynn-bravo-headline-platinum-round-picks-in-psl-draft|title=Lynn, Tahir headline picks in PSL draft|date=12 November 2017|access-date=12 November 2017|publisher=[[CricBuzz]]}}</ref> However, shoulder injury made him unavailable for the entire season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-lynn-shoulder-injury-update-t20-tri-series-final-australia-auckland-eden-park-diving/2018-02-21|title=Lynn set to miss PSL, return to Brisbane|work=Cricket Australia|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> He was replaced by South Africa's [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/psl-2018-lahore-qalandars-name-the-replacement-for-injured-chris-lynn/|title=PSL 2018: Lahore Qalandars name the replacement for injured Chris Lynn|work=Cricket Tracker|access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref>

In December 2019, he was again drafted by [[Lahore Qalandars]] as their Platinum Category round pick at the [[2020 Pakistan Super League players draft|2020 PSL draft]] for the [[2020 Pakistan Super League|fifth season]], played entirely in [[Pakistan]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28241022/six-teams-look-like|title=PSL 2020: What the six teams look like|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> He was the team's leading and overall the [[2020 Pakistan Super League#Most runs|second highest]] runs-getter of the season, with 284 runs in 8 innings, including a knock of 113 not out (his best T20 score, until date) during team's last group stage match against [[Multan Sultans]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.inningsbreak.com/chris-lynns-55-ball-113/|title=PSL 2020: Chris Lynn's 113 not out guides Lahore Qalandars into semi-finals|publisher=Innings Break|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> which helped Qalandars to qualify for the [[2020 Pakistan Super League#Playoffs|play-offs]] for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/4393|title=In a first, Lahore Qalandars qualify for PSL 2020 semi-finals|publisher=Geo Super|date=15 March 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

===Full domestic team information=== {| class="wikitable" ! Team ! Country ! League ! Seasons |- |[[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] | Australia |All domestic competitions |align=center|2009/10–2018/19 |- |[[Brisbane Heat]] |Australia |Big Bash League |align=center|2011/12–2021/22 |- |[[Deccan Chargers]] | India |[[Indian Premier League]] |align=center|2011–2012 |- |[[Kandurata Warriors]] | Sri Lanka |[[Sri Lanka Premier League]] |align=center|2012 |- |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] | India |Indian Premier League |align=center|2013 |- |[[Kolkata Knight Riders]] | India |Indian Premier League |align=center|2014–2019 |- |[[Jamaica Tallawahs]] |Jamaica |[[Caribbean Premier League]] |align=center|2015 |- |[[Guyana Amazon Warriors]] |Guyana |Caribbean Premier League |align=center|2016 |- |[[Khulna Tigers]] |Bangladesh |[[Bangladesh Premier League]] |align=center|2017 |- |[[Trinbago Knight Riders]] |Trinidad and Tobago |Caribbean Premier League |align=center|2018 |- |[[Lahore Qalandars]] | Pakistan |[[Pakistan Super League]] |align=center|2020 |- |[[St Kitts & Nevis Patriots]] | St Kitts and Nevis |Caribbean Premier League |align=center|2020 |- |[[Mumbai Indians]] | India |Indian Premier League |align=center|2021 |- |[[Multan Sultans]] | Pakistan |[[Pakistan Super League]] |align=center|2021 |- |[[Northern Superchargers]] | England |[[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] |align=center|2021 |- |[[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] | England |[[T20 Blast]] |align=center|2022–2023 |- |[[Adelaide Strikers]] | Australia |[[Big Bash League]] |align=center|[[2022–23 Adelaide Strikers season|2022/23]]–[[Present]] |- |[[Gulf Giants]] |United Arab Emirates |[[International League T20]] |align=center|[[2022–23 International League T20|2022/23]]–[[2024 International League T20|2024]] |- |[[Jaffna Kings]] | Sri Lanka |[[Lanka Premier League]] |align=center|2023 |- |Montreal Tigers | Canada |[[Global T20 Canada]] |align=center|2023–2024 |- |[[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] | England |T20 Blast |align=center|2025  |- |Sudurpaschim Royals |[[Nepal]] |[[Nepal Premier League]] | align="center" |2025- |}

==International career== [[File:Chris lynn 2018.jpg|thumb|alt=Chris Lynn vs New Zealand 2018|Lynn in a match vs New Zealand (2018)]] Lynn made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut [[English cricket team in Australia in 2013–14|against England]] in Hobart on 29 January 2014. He made 33 off 19 balls, including three sixes,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/engine/match/636164.html |work=Scorecards |title=1st T20I: Australia v England at Hobart, 29 January 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=31 January 2014}}</ref> but did not get to bat in his second game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/636165.htm |work=Scorecards |title= 2nd T20I: Australia v England at Melbourne, 31 January 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=31 January 2014}}</ref> Despite his reputation as a power hitter in domestic leagues, his international appearances were frequently curtailed by recurring shoulder injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-02-23 |title=This might be one bad break too many for Chris Lynn |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-23/this-could-be-one-bad-break-too-many-for-chris-lynn/9475446 |access-date=2026-05-29 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In January 2017, he was named in Australia [[One Day International]] (ODI) squad for their series [[Pakistan cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|against Pakistan]]<ref name="AusODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-pakistan-2016-17/content/story/1076042.html |title=Uncapped Lynn, Stanlake in Australia ODI squad |access-date= 7 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>, making his debut at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on 13 January 2017.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1000887.html |title=Pakistan tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Later that year, despite suffering a serious shoulder injury during the [[2017 Indian Premier League]], he completed a heavy rehabilitation program to maintain his selection for the [[2017 Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Ayush |date=2017-05-30 |title=ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Chris Lynn hopes to make the most of his opportunities |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/icc-champions-trophy-2017-chris-lynn-hopes-to-make-the-most-of-his-opportunities-611990/ |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=Cricket Country |language=en-US}}</ref>

Lynn returned to the T20I side for the [[2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series|2017-18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series]], where he played a key role in the top order, helping Australia to an undefeated run and the tournament title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series 2017/18 {{!}} Live Score, Schedule, News |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/trans-tasman-t20-2017-18-1072274 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205171206/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/trans-tasman-t20-2017-18-1072274 |archive-date=2025-12-05 |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> He made final appearances for the national side in November 2018 during the home series against South Africa and India. In total, he represented Australia in 4 ODIs and 18 T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CricTracker |date=2019-01-04 |title=Chris Lynn reacts after being overlooked for India ODIs |url=https://www.crictracker.com/chris-lynn-reacts-after-being-overlooked-for-india-odis/ |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=CricTracker |language=en}}</ref>

==Playing style== Chris Lynn is a hard hitting batsman who is known for his extraordinary hitting and explosive power.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Lynn profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/chris-lynn-326637|access-date=2021-04-08|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> He is able to consistently hit sixes over 90 metres. During a game in the [[Big Bash League]], playing for the [[Brisbane Heat]], Lynn hit a ball from former Australian fast bowler [[Shaun Tait]] onto the roof of [[The Gabba]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biggest BBL Moments No.5: Lynn hits Tait out of the Gabba|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/video/5-top-20-in-2020-bbl-big-bash-league-chris-lynn-six-on-the-roof-gabba-shaun-tait/2020-11-20|access-date=2021-04-08|website=cricket.com.au|language=en}}</ref> Lynn set a new record with his explosive knock hitting 91 runs from 30 balls playing for Maratha Arabians against Abu Dhabi in [[T10 League|T10 league]].

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==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{cricinfo|id=326637}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160920082540/http://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/players/chris-lynn/lVELvRIfwkejZsUGYL61JQ Chris Lynn] at [[Brisbane Heat]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20161112173539/http://www.bulls.com.au/blog/qldcricket_player/chris-lynn/ Chris Lynn] at [[Queensland Cricket]]

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