BBL 2023/24 Match 21: Hobart Hurricanes blow away Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets

Hobart Hurricanes blew away the Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets in front of an ecstatic home crowd in Hobart today.

Match Analyst

In the 21st match of the Big Bash League, Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sydney Thunder.

Sydney Thunder managed to score 150 runs with Chris Green leading the batting innings, scoring 33 runs. Chris Green also played a crucial role at the death, scoring 32 off 17 balls.

However, Chris Jordan was the most effective bowler for Hobart Hurricanes, taking 2 wickets for 20.

 In the second innings, Hobart Hurricanes had a good start, scoring 44 runs in the powerplay with Caleb Jewell scoring 29 runs at a strike rate of 161.

The chase was led by Ben McDermott, who scored 54 runs, and Macalister Wright, who scored 34 runs. They had a crucial partnership of 85 runs.

The game swung slightly when Sydney Thunder took 2 quick wickets between the 7th and 8th over, giving them a chance to come back. However, the momentum shifted back to the Hobart Hurricanes with 5 boundaries between the 9th and 12th over.

In the end, Hobart Hurricanes won the match by 7 wickets with 11 balls remaining.

 Match Summary

Hobart Hurricanes 151/3 (18.1 ov)

Sydney Thunder 150/8 (20 ov)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets

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Match Stats

Sydney Thunder Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Alex Hales - 2.6 ov), 2-21 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore - 3.1 ov), 3-33 (Cameron Bancroft - 4.6 ov), 4-51 (Oliver Davies - 7.2 ov), 5-81 (Alex Ross - 12.3 ov), 6-92 (Daniel Sams - 13.6 ov), 7-96 (Nathan McAndrew - 14.2 ov), 8-128 (Gurinder Sandhu - 18.1 ov)

Hobart Hurricanes Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Matthew Wade - 6.5 ov), 2-47 (Caleb Jewell - 7.1 ov), 3-132 (Macalister Wright - 16.1 ov)

Playing XI

Hobart Hurricanes:: 

• Matthew Wade(WK)
• Caleb Jewell
• Macalister Wright
• Ben McDermott
• Corey Anderson
• Tim David
• Nikhil Chaudhary
• Chris Jordan
• Patrick Dooley
• Nathan Ellis(C)
• Riley Meredith

Sydney Thunder:

• Cameron Bancroft(WK)
• Alex Hales
• Tom Kohler-Cadmore
• Oliver Davies
• Alex Ross
• Daniel Sams
• Nathan McAndrew
• Chris Green(C)
• Gurinder Sandhu
• Liam Hatcher
• Tanveer Sangha

Match Details:

Date: Monday, January 1, 2024 05:00

Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Toss: Hobart Hurricanes elected to bowl