Match Details
Date & Time:
21st Jan 2025, 2:00 PM
Match Number:
Qualifier
Match Results:
HUR Won By 12 runs
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers
HUR vs SIX T20 Qualifier, Big Bash League, 2024/25 - Match Info
Hobart Hurricanes beat Sydney Sixers by 12 runs
Player of the match
Riley Meredith - HUR
Match Summary
Player of the Match
173/7 (20.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Ben McDermott
42(31)
Caleb Jewell
40(41)
Jafer Chohan
2-28(4)
Ben Dwarshuis
2-36(4)
161/5 (20.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Jordan Silk
57(44)
Kurtis Patterson
48(33)
Cameron Gannon
2-10(3)
Riley Meredith
2-34(4)
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
HUR
SIX
Right then, we have found the first finalists of BBL 2024-25 and it will be Hobart Hurricanes who will host the Final as well. But we are still a couple of matches away from finding out who will join them in the summit clash. Next up, we have the Knockout game in which Sydney Thunder will be taking on Melbourne Stars at the ENGIE Stadium in Sydney. That game will be played on Wednesday, 22 January and will start at 2 pm IST (8.30 am GMT). However, you can join us an hour in advance for the build-up. Cheers!
Riley Meredith is Player of the Match for his impressive performance with the ball. He says that it was a gutsy batting performance from the team and they posted a good total in the first inning which was good on this surface and they had a belief in the group to defend it. Adds that he feels good after a match-winning performance and is excited to play at Ninja Stadium for the final. Talks about resting him that he does what the team needs from him. It is a big win for Hobart and the crowd. Concludes that the final would be unbelievable for sure as he is preparing for that. Concludes by saying that the training is going well for that match.
The Presentation ceremony...
After asking the Hurricanes to bat first, Sydney Sixers were treated to some ballistic batting in the first 3-4 overs but soon enough, they started to crawl back into the game by picking up wickets at regular intervals. Mitchell Owen gave the Hurricanes a fast start after which the likes of Caleb Jewell and Ben McDermott made a couple of forties but neither could accelerate. It was Tim David who played another quickfire cameo and took them over the 170-run mark. As for the Sixers, it was Jafer Chohan who remained economical and picked up a couple of wickets as well, helping his side to restrict the opposition to a par score. In reply, Sixers lost a heap of early wickets and the Hurricanes made sure that any chances of a comeback were blown away at the death.
Sydney Sixers came into the game missing the services of Steven Smith but had plenty of batting depth to chase this down. However, the likes of Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards and Moises Henriques made 1 run combined and that really hurt them at the start. Kurtis Patterson and Jordan Silk did everything to get things back on track but they were always a bit out of touch in terms of the required rate. Silk notched up a FIFTY after which Lachlan Shaw really turned things interesting with his boundaries but they left too much to do in the death overs and eventually fell short.
A master class in pace bowling from the Hurricanes and their skipper, Nathan Ellis is ecstatic with the win and rightly so too. It was super aggression right from the start by Riley Meredith and he was clocking around the 150-KPH mark regularly and sent Josh Philippe packing for a duck and then with the help of Cameron Gannon, reduced the Sixers to 5/3 inside the first 3 overs. The spinners couldn't quite get into the game but having the likes of Ellis and Chris Jordan to come after the frontline pacers is a big deal and that showed as well. The duo bowled the tough overs and Jordan simply nailed his deliveries at the death taking the Hurricanes over the line.
HOBART HURRICANES ARE BACK IN THE FINAL AFTER 7 YEARS! What a season this has been and the Hurricanes have put on another stellar performance with the ball to get into their third-ever BBL Final. Sydney Sixers will be disappointed but they have one more shot at making it to the grand finale, so, their season is still alive. And, we will be back at the Ninja Stadium in Hobart to host the BBL Final!
161/5 (20.0)
57 (44)
48 (33)
2/10 (3)
2/34 (4)
Over 20
4
0
1lb
1
2
0
Ben Dwarshuis*
16 (8)
Lachlan Shaw
33 (25)
Chris Jordan
0/30 (4)
SIX
161/5
4
19.6
Chris Jordan to Ben Dwarshuis ,FOUR! But the Hobart Hurricanes have punched their tickets to the Grand Finale, for the first time in the last seven years!! A huge moment for the men in purple! Ninja Stadium goes wild with cheers and admiration from the crowd for their home team. Coming to the ball, Jordan offers this right in the slot and around on off, Dwarshuis clears the front leg, and lifts it straight down the ground. Beats long on to his right for a boundary.
0
19.5
Chris Jordan to Ben Dwarshuis ,SWING AND MISS! Good length, outside off, in the slot, Ben Dwarshuis swings hard at it and wants to go over cover but gets beaten on the outside edge.
1lb
19.4
Chris Jordan to Lachlan Shaw ,Leg bye! A yorker, down the leg side, with pace, Lachlan Shaw tries to flick it but misses and wears it on the pads. They get a single for leg bye as the ball rolls away towards cover.
1
19.3
Chris Jordan to Ben Dwarshuis ,A low full toss, outside off, with pace, Ben Dwarshuis drills it but straight to mid off for a single. Sydney Sixers need 18 off the last 3 balls.
2
19.2
Chris Jordan to Ben Dwarshuis ,BUZZERS! 'Big Ben' had to hurry a lot there! Good length and at the stumps, Dwarshuis mistimes his shot in front of long on and calls for two right away. Runs the first one pretty hard and rushes off for the second. Meanwhile, the fielder in the deep, picks and throws it flat toward the keeper. Matthew Wade collects it on the bounce as Ben drags his bat inside the crease. Wade whips the bails off in a flash. The TV umpire confirms that the bat is just inside the crease. NOT OUT!
0
19.1
Chris Jordan to Ben Dwarshuis ,BEATEN! Slower length ball, outside off, Ben Dwarshuis swings hard at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Chris Jordan to bowl the final over. Sydney Sixers need 21 runs, conceding as many as 19 will do it for the Hurricanes. Will we see something special here? Let's find out...
Over 19
0
1
6
2
W
2
wd
Lachlan Shaw*
33 (24)
Ben Dwarshuis
9 (3)
Nathan Ellis
1/37 (4)
SIX
153/5
0
18.6
Nathan Ellis to Lachlan Shaw ,Deception! Back-of-the-hand slower ball, outside off, on a fuller length, Lachlan Shaw is months early on his slog shot and misses it all.
1
18.5
Nathan Ellis to Ben Dwarshuis ,Pitched up and across off, Ben Dwarshuis carves it away to deep cover for a single.
6
18.4
Nathan Ellis to Ben Dwarshuis ,SIX! THUMPED! Goes fuller, around leg, in the slot, Ben Dwarshuis comes forward, clears his front leg and thumps it over deep square leg for a biggie.
2
18.3
Nathan Ellis to Ben Dwarshuis ,DROPPED! Short of a length, outside off, slower in pace, Ben Dwarshuis swings at it hard towards deep mid-wicket. The ball goes in the air and doesn't cover the distance much. Cameron Gannon stays low to catch it but the ball bursts out through his hand.
Ben Dwarshuis is the new batter in.
OUT
J Silk
57 (44)
c C Jordan b N Ellis
Wkt
#5
4s/6s
5 / 0
SR
129.54
W
18.2
Nathan Ellis to Jordan Silk ,OUT! CAUGHT! WHAT A MOMENT! Hobart Hurricanes have got the big wicket of Jordan Silk as Chris Jordan has picked up a spectacular catch here! Nathan Ellis takes the pace off, back of a length, outside off, Jordan Silk stays rooted deep in the crease and waits for the ball to come to him and then launches it toward deep mid-wicket. He doesn't get the elevation that he is looking for because of the lack of pace and ends up giving a catch to the deep mid-wicket fielder. Chris Jordan moves to his right and stays lows to pouch it with hands just above the ground.
2
18.1
Nathan Ellis to Jordan Silk ,A yorker again, around off, Silk digs it out to long on and runs off a quick double.
wd
18.1
Nathan Ellis to Jordan Silk ,WIDE! A yorker but wide outside off, Jordan Silk wants to reach out onto it but falls down on his knee. Called a wide.
Over 18
1
2
1lb
1
2
1
Jordan Silk*
55 (42)
Lachlan Shaw
33 (23)
Chris Jordan
0/23 (3)
SIX
141/4
1
17.6
Chris Jordan to Jordan Silk ,Much fuller, around middle, Silk drills it to long on for a single to end the over. Sydney Sixers need 33 off the last 2 overs.
2
17.5
Chris Jordan to Jordan Silk ,Slower length ball, around middle, Silk drags it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
1lb
17.4
Chris Jordan to Lachlan Shaw ,Leg bye! Full, around leg, sliding in, Lachlan Shaw wants to slog it to the leg side but misses and wears it on the pads. They get a single as the ball gets deflected towards point.
1
17.3
Chris Jordan to Jordan Silk ,A yorker around middle, Silk digs it out to short fine leg for a single.
2
17.2
Chris Jordan to Jordan Silk ,GETS TO HIS FIFTY! Jordan Silk has played a good inning here after coming into bat at number five when his team lost three wickets at a score of just 5. Short ball, around off, Silk pulls it along to ground to deep square leg for a couple of runs. Great effort by Nikhil Chaudhary in the deep to save the boundary.
1
17.1
Chris Jordan to Lachlan Shaw ,Full around leg, follows the batter, Shaw makes room and pushes it to long on for a single.
Over 17
1
0
6
4
1
2
Lachlan Shaw*
32 (21)
Jordan Silk
49 (38)
Riley Meredith
2/34 (4)
SIX
133/4
1
16.6
Riley Meredith to Lachlan Shaw ,Back of a length, outside off, Shaw pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Sydney Sixers need 41 off the last 3 overs.
0
16.5
Riley Meredith to Lachlan Shaw ,BEATEN! Slower length ball, outside off, Lachlan Shaw looks to pull it to the leg side but misses the line of the ball.
6
16.4
Riley Meredith to Lachlan Shaw ,SIX! SWEPT AWAY! Serves it full, outside off, with pace on this time, Lachlan Shaw sits up nicely and drags it from the off side to over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. The 50-run partnership also comes up with this biggie.
4
16.3
Riley Meredith to Lachlan Shaw ,FOUR! SMART BATTING! Slower length ball, outside off, from over the wicket, Lachlan Shaw goes on his knee and moves across to scoop it over short fine leg for a boundary.
1
16.2
Riley Meredith to Jordan Silk ,Good length, around middle, Silk keeps it down to deep square leg for a single.
2
16.1
Riley Meredith to Jordan Silk ,Nice effort from Chris Jordan at long on! Serves it full, outside off, Jordan Silk drills it down the ground wide of long on and takes a couple of runs. Chris Jordan runs in to his left and saves the boundary by stopping the ball with his foot.
Head to Head
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
SIX vs HUR
*Last 3 years
5
No. of Matches
3
SIX
2
HUR
0
Tie
Last Overs
over 20
0
2
1
1
0
4
Runs 8
over 19
wd
2
W
2
6
1
0
Runs 12
over 18
1
2
1
1
2
1
Runs 8
over 17
2
1
4
6
0
1
Runs 14
over 16
1
4
0
4
1
2
Runs 12
Venue/Pitch Details
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Neutral
2nd Batting Friendly
Pace Friendly
159
1st Batting Average
187
Highest Score Chased
14
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
21%
2nd Batting
79%
Wicket Split
Pacer
68.13% | 109W
Spin
31.87% | 51W
Match Officals
Umpire:
Sam Nogajski (AUS), Shawn Craig (AUS)
Third Umpire:
Gerard Abood (AUS)
Match Referee:
Kepler Wessels (AUS)
