Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 30th Match: Hobart Hurricanes Short as Matthew Bats Strikers to Victory
Matthew Short proves the difference as he bats Adelaide Strikers to a 7 wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes today.
Match Summary
Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 30th Match, Big Bash League
Adelaide Strikers 230/3 (19.3 ov)
Hobart Hurricanes 229/4 (20 ov)
Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets
Making history in front of a raucous crowd, the Strikers staged the biggest chase in BBL history to win a game that simply couldn’t have been more unbelievable.
Stand-in skipper Matt Short 100* (59) and star recruit Chris Lynn (64 off 29) starred for the Strikers, combining for a devastating 124-run partnership from just 57 deliveries to kick off the chase.
Short hit the winning runs, sending the ball to the boundary to send the crowd of 21,727 into hysterics, bringing up his maiden century in the process. Short hit eight fours and three sixes in a knock that will never be forgotten by all in attendance.
Match Stats
Hobart Hurricanes Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Caleb Jewell - 7.2 ov), 2-120 (Ben McDermott - 10.4 ov), 3-126 (Matthew Wade - 11.3 ov), 4-140 (Mitchell Owen - 13.3 ov)
Adelaide Strikers Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Ryan Gibson - 1.5 ov), 2-132 (Chris Lynn - 11.3 ov), 3-205 (Adam Hose - 17.6 ov)
Playing XI
Adelaide Strikers: Ryan Gibson, Matthew Short (C), Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Colin de Grandhomme, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen (WK), Rashid Khan, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Harry Conway.
Hobart Hurricanes: Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (WK/C), Zak Crawley, Tim David, Asif Ali, Mitchell Owen, Faheem Ashraf, Nathan Ellis, Paddy Dooley, Riley Meredith.
Match Details
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023 08:15
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Toss: Adelaide Strikers won the toss & elected to field
Officials: Umpires: Bruce Oxenford(Australia), Paul Wilson(Australia), Eloise Sheridan(Australia TV)
Match Referee: Simon Fry(Australia)
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