Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes highlights: HBH defeated SYT by 7 wickets

Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes highlights: Ben McDermott’s unbeaten half-century, Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets.

Match – 21st Match, HBH vs SYT, Big Bash League 2023-24

Venue – Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Date – 01 January 2024, Monday

Time – 10:30 AM

Toss – Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and opted to field first

Teams:

Sydney Thunder (Playing XI):

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

Hobart Hurricanes (Playing XI):

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

Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes highlights

Sydney Thunder Innings

Sydney Thunder chose to bat first and had a decent start, but their top-order batsmen struggled to make significant contributions to the scoreboard. Patrick Dooley dismissed Alex Hales, and Kohler-Cadmore was run out without facing a ball. In the third wicket, Nikhil Chaudhary removed Cameron Bancroft, who had difficulty scoring runs. The top order failed to convert starts into substantial scores, resulting in a score of 33/3 at the end of the power play.

Chris Jordan played a pivotal role by dismissing both Oliver Davies (20 runs) and Alex Ross (14 runs). Daniel Sams put up a respectable innings with 25 runs from 21 balls but was unfortunately dismissed lbw by Nathan Ellis. Nikhil Chaudhary also contributed by dismissing Nathan McAndrew.

However, Chris Green’s cameo contribution played a crucial role in pushing the Sydney Thunder to a decent total. Sydney Thunder managed to post a respectable total of 150/8 despite a challenging start.

Patrick Dooley, Chris Jordan, and Nikhil Chaudhary each secured two wickets while captain Nathan Ellis managed to take only one wicket.

Sydney Thunder Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes Innings

Winning the toss, they wisely chose to field, putting the Thunder in to bat. The Thunder’s top order faltered, making several mistakes. Despite efforts by Ross and Sams to stage a recovery, it proved elusive. Davies, Sams, and Green managed to extend the total beyond 150.

The Hobart Hurricanes secured a convincing victory, a much-needed one to distance themselves from the bottom of the standings. This win will also give a boost to their Net Run Rate (NRR).

Hobart Hurricanes made a strong start, their openers Matthew Wade and Caleb Jewell played significantly without losing wickets in the power play. At the end of power play Hobart Hurricanes scored 35/0.

Matthew Wade scored 15 runs from 22 balls, dismissed by T Sangha, and then Caleb Jewell in partnership with Macalister Wright continued the innings. Caleb Jewell contributed 31 runs, removed by Nathan McAndrew.

Ben McDermott and Macalister Wright forged a formidable partnership, unaffected by Sydney Thunder’s bowling performance. Ben McDermott anchored the innings and remained unbeaten with 53 runs. They could have sealed the victory a few balls earlier to further improve their NRR.

In terms of bowling, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, and Nathan McAndrew each took one wicket for the Thunder.

Hobart Hurricanes Scorecard

PLAYER OF THE MATCH – Chris Jordan

Sydney Thunder Squad:

Chris Green(c), Cameron Bancroft(wk), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Gilkes, Blake Nikitaras, William Salzmann, Liam Doddrell, Toby Gray, Liam Hatcher, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Konstas

Hobart Hurricanes Squad:

Nathan Ellis(c), Matthew Wade(wk), Macalister Wright, Caleb Jewell, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith, Liam Guthrie, Chris Jordan, Mitchell Owen, Sam Heazlett, Billy Stanlake, Peter Hatzoglou, Ben McDermott, Iain Carlisle

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