low full toss and Hopes hols out to long-on, who takes it? Christian does. Low full toss on leg, Hopes heaves it away again but straight to that man and Hurricanes have their first win of the season.
Hurricanes vs Heat, 7th Match at Hobart, Dec 22 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
10.15pm So, the Hurricanes successfully defend 184 and earn their first win of the season after a drubbing in the first encounter. Heat endure their second loss. It was always going to be a touch chase but were provided with a terrific start. They just lost their way a tad in those middle overs and one felt they left too much, too late. They eventually fell 20 runs short and succumbed to some strategic deficiencies.
Tim Paine is the Man of the Match
swiped away again to deep midwicket, the fielders converge and keep it in together
full toss on middle, Hopes heaves to deep midwicket
flat again outside off, driven to long-on, comes down and meets it
flat yorker on leg, dug out
low full toss on leg, right in the slot for a boundary. Lalor hits to deep midwicket
Clive Rose to finish, four fielders in the deep on the leg side protecting the short boundary
well-executed yorker on middle, Hopes backs away and squeezes a drive to deep cover for two
full on leg, Hopes backs away and just crunches the drive over mid-off for four. Keeps em in it
Dunk takes the catch, Reardon goes and with that, the match as well. Short bouncer on leg, Reardon goes for the pull but the bounce takes the upper half of the bat and then down to Dunk at fine leg. Big big wicket
short on leg, Hopes backs away and pulls to long-on
a bit of a sound as the ball passed bat. Full outside off, Hopes for the exuberant drive over extra cover, Paine collects but doesn't appeal.
full on middle, Hopes backs away but slaps it back to the bowler
huge catch, and it is Dan Christian again! Full on off, Cutting goes for the slog over midwicket but hit sit high int he air, very high. Not enough distance though. Christian settles under it and holds on again.
good yorker outside off again, Cutting mis-times his drive to long-off for a couple
well-bowled, executes his yorker, Full on leg, hits Reardon on the pad
low full toss down leg, clips his pad or some bat towards fine leg, Reardon races back for the second
what power, all muscle for four. Short on middle, Reardon pulls powerfully to the deep square leg boundary
full and wide, low full toss, aimed at that wide-line, sliced to the sweeper cover
Righto, Rainbird comes back. Wickets or runs?
driven towards long-on, hit that too hard through and will be just one
slower ball on middle and leg, pushed with soft hands towards deep midwicket for two, surprised we don't see too much of that
Over 20 • BH 164/8