10.30pm That is that. The Hurricanes consolidate their position at the top of the points table with their fifth successive win. Short set the base for the 162 chase with 64 off 42 balls. During the process, he became the second fastest to 1000 BBL runs. Short is the Player of the Match as well. Bailey and Milenko eventually got the Hurricanes past the line with impressive cameos. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Goodbye and good night. Be back for the double-header tomorrow. Cheers
Visisht: "Sensing Bailey's smile in yellow colors very soon.Bloke isn't tired of finishing matches.Love you mate!"
Hurricanes need 2 off 3
James: "Out comes James "The finisher" Faulkner to do what he does (Or atleast did) best"
Nikhil: "This Curran guy could be a real asset for the English come the world cup. And if Jofra is allowed to play, England will surely have a great chance to re-writing history."
Here's comes Faulkner, with the Hurricanes needing 4 off 4
GJ Bailey c Henriques b Dwarshuis 30 (17b 2x4 2x6) SR: 176.47
Hurricanes need 5 off 6 balls
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs | HH: 157/4 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.26, RRR: 5.00)
- Simon Milenko10 (8b)
- George Bailey30 (16b)
- Sean Abbott4-0-29-2
- Tom Curran4-0-22-1
Lachlan: "Glad Short isn't in ODI squad to be honest as I need him to win my fantasy BBL comp"
Jimmy: "Poor take on Short there imo. Had some very decent knocks in T20Is last year in both NZ and Zimbawe and it is a farce that he wasn't put into the ODI squad today considering his JLT Cup record. "
The Hurricanes need 19 off 12 balls
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs | HH: 143/4 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 9.50)
- George Bailey23 (14b)
- Simon Milenko3 (4b)
- Tom Curran4-0-22-1
- Steve O'Keefe4-0-40-1
Raghu Naidu : "D'arcy Short, should stick only to BBL. He was awful in IPL and when he played in the T20's in againt Pakistan. He's got a measure of Australian grounds but fails outside Australia. "
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | HH: 138/4 (24 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 8.00)
- George Bailey20 (11b)
- Simon Milenko1 (1b)
- Steve O'Keefe4-0-40-1
- Joe Denly1-0-16-0