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.
Hobart Hurricanes 151/3 (18.1 ov)
Sydney Thunder 150/8 (20 ov)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets
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
Officials Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) Nathan Johnstone (Australia) Greg Davidson (Australia TV)
Match Referee: David Johnston (Australia)
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