10/12Result
1st Match (N), Big Bash League at Hobart, Dec 10 2020
Hurricanes won by 16 runs
Player of the Match
Tim David
Tim DavidHobart Hurricanes
10/12Result
1st Match (N), Big Bash League at Hobart, Dec 10 2020
Hurricanes won by 16 runs
Player of the Match
Tim David
Tim DavidHobart Hurricanes

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 162/6 (17 runs required, RR: 8.10)

  • Ben Dwarshuis6 (3b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite2 (2b)
  • Scott Boland4-0-39-1
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-37-1

10.48 pm: Hobart Hurricanes pocket 3 points. Sydney Sixers get 1 point, for being ahead at the 10-over mark. I can foresee a lot of discussion around this rule, but that's for later on in the tournament. For now, this is Saurabh Somani, signing off, on behalf of Chandan too.

Tim David is the player of the match. "Was glad we could get to a good score. Lots of new faces but it's been great fun. Awesome to start with a win, we're stoked."

Stats maven Shiva Jayaraman has this shrewd observation: "Contrasting results of taking the Power Surge for the teams in this game. In six overs since taking the Power Surge Hobart Hurricanes scored 82 runs at 13.66 runs an over. In six overs since Sydney Sixers took the Power Surge, they managed just 42 runs. Sixers had raced to 99/1 from 11 overs before opting for Power Surge."

10.41 pm: Hurricanes have won by 16 runs. Superb contest all the way through, both teams had it in their grasp at various times, but the Hurricanes were better with the ball in the latter half than the Sixers were. The defending champions open their campaign with a loss. Superb hands by Ingram first up, and then David really cut loose for Hurricanes. Meredith provided the firepower with the ball after Vince and Edwards had set the chase up for Sixers well.

19.6
1
Boland to Dwarshuis, 1 run, full outside off again, clubbed to long-on
19.5
4
Boland to Dwarshuis, FOUR, fuller outside off, makes room and drills it straight back past the bowler
19.4
1
Boland to Brathwaite, 1 run, full on the legs again. Brathwaite is making a giant stride to clear his front leg and that gives him room to swing freely but the length is such that he can only send it along the ground to deep midwicket
19.3
1
Boland to Dwarshuis, 1 run, full outside off, moves across and swipes across the line to deep midwicket
19.2
W
Boland to Christian, OUT, chipped to cover. Superb bowling. He kept it full and on the legside - exactly the plan Christian himself bowled in fact - and although Christian was making room, the ball was still too close to him. Tried to steer it away but ended up chipping to the man

DT Christian c David b Boland 10 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 125.00

19.1
1
Boland to Brathwaite, 1 run, low full toss on leg stump ,he's clearing his front leg and swinging mightily, gets it off the middle but it's to deep midwicket and there's a fielder there

25 needed off the last over and Brathwaite on strike. We've been here before.

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 154/5 (25 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 25.00)

  • Dan Christian10 (7b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite0 (0b)
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-37-1
  • Riley Meredith4-0-29-2
18.6
0
Ellis to Christian, no run, moved across to try and swing it over midwicket but the ball goes through him
18.5
4
Ellis to Christian, FOUR, brilliant shot-making. Slower ball on the stumps, waited for it, went down and used his wrists to flick it very fine
18.4
2
Ellis to Christian, 2 runs, high full toss, slapped over extra cover with no timing at all. They hustle two runs. It's close to a no-ball for height, but just under the waist
18.3
2
Ellis to Christian, 2 runs, full outside off, Christian holds his shape this time to thump a straight off drive. Long-off is not very wide though so can cut it off to his right
18.3
1w
Ellis to Christian, 1 wide, Was clearing his front leg so Ellis bowled it wide outside off. I thought that was inside the tramline but the umpire has called it wide
18.2
0
Ellis to Christian, no run, through him. In the channel outside off and he swishes at it but doesn't connect

Carlos Brathwaite now

18.1
W
Ellis to Silk, OUT, caught at long-off. He had to go for it but wasn't in great position. Silk moved across but the ball was wide outside off, he wanted to slam it over cover but ends up splicing it and it swirls to long-off

JC Silk c Jacks b Ellis 13 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 108.33

34 needed off 12.

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 145/4 (34 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 17.00)

  • Jordan Silk13 (11b)
  • Dan Christian2 (2b)
  • Riley Meredith4-0-29-2
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
17.6
1
Meredith to Silk, 1 run, full toss, attempted yorker gone wrong perhaps, but Silk can't take advantage of it. Tough to do when he pace is nudging 147 clicks, and he just manages to flick it to deep square leg on the bounce
17.5
1
Meredith to Christian, 1 run, and now a 148.5 kph ball in the same area - back of a length and into the batsman who's making room. He gets it high on the bat as he's trying to pull as the ball trickles into the legside
17.4
1
Meredith to Silk, 1 run, length ball on leg stump, slower one again, but this time he's ready for it and swivels to pull. Can't place it wide of the deep square leg though
17.3
1
Meredith to Christian, 1 run, banged in at 149.5 kph into his body, he's clearing his front leg and wants to pull but doesn't time it. Goes to midwicket off the under-edge

Dan Christian ahead of Carlos Brathwaite.

17.2
W
Meredith to Hughes, OUT, inside edge cannons into the stumps. Meredith on fire. Full outside off, this was one of his slower balls I think, and Hughes aimed to launch a cover drive at it. Takes the inside edge and clatters into the stumps

DP Hughes b Meredith 9 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

17.1
0
Meredith to Hughes, no run, he's moving across and so the bowler bowls it across him and wider. Back of a length. Misses the pull

38 off 18 now. Getting tougher. Six of those 18 will be bowled by Meredith. And he's on now. Interesting move. I'd have thought he might come on in the 19th over.

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | SS: 141/3 (38 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.29, RRR: 12.66)

  • Daniel Hughes9 (10b)
  • Jordan Silk11 (9b)
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
  • Johan Botha2-0-18-0
16.6
1
Ellis to Hughes, 1 run, low full toss on off, he's moving across and uses wrists to flick powerfully to deep midwicket, but there's a fielder there
16.5
1
Ellis to Silk, 1 run, fuller and shaping away from him outside off, ends up just inside the tramline. Good line and length to bowl, he's looking to crash it through off but can only slap it to long-off
16.4
1lb
Ellis to Hughes, 1 leg bye, slower ball, length on the pads, only 108 kph. Too early on the flick and the ball rolls into the legside off his pads

Lachlan : "Surely Braithwaite is in next? Don't know why the Sixers haven't sent him in already. Don't they know he can hit a long ball? #Kolkata2016"

16.3
1
Ellis to Silk, 1 run, low full toss outside off, the batsman also stays low and slaps it through cover
16.2
2
Ellis to Silk, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, he was looking to give himself room so was a bit off balance but managed to squirt this to point's right and they sprint hard to get two
16.1
2
Ellis to Silk, 2 runs, leading edge falls safely behind the keeper. Miscued his attempted slog sweep as it took the leading edge and swirled over the keeper. A valiant run back but the ball lands clear of him

46 off 24. Nearly two runs a ball needed now. Ellis to bowl. They're holding back one over of Meredith.

Abishek: "Meredith really cranking it up now. With that action you dont really expect him to bowl 150Ks but he's letting it roar tonight!"

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2J EdwardsJR Philippe
2nd116JM VinceJ Edwards
3rd2DP HughesJ Edwards
4th21JC SilkDP Hughes
5th4DT ChristianJC Silk
6th10DT ChristianCR Brathwaite
7th7CR BrathwaiteBJ Dwarshuis

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
SS1495360.257
PS1485320.851
ST1486310.949
BH147729-0.286
AS1477280.105
HH147728-0.187
MS1458240.14
MR1441016-1.727