chips the ball over long-on and Sydney Thunder get the must-win they needed to stay in the BBL
Hurricanes vs Thunder, 20th Match at Hobart, Jan 08 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
10.10pm Another sub-par performance from the Hurricanes batsmen meant their bowlers were left with an incredibly hard job to do, defend 161 on a good surface with short boundaries. That task got much much harder when Thunder got off to a good start and they remained always ahead in the chase, eventually cantering to the win with plenty to spare. The Hurricanes are now faced with the task of having to win plenty of their remaining games to stay in contention.
Cummins
some flight outside off, Brathwaite stands tall and lofts the ball straight but finds the lone fielder stationed deep on the boundary on the off side, an easy catch for long-off
short delivery outside off, thwacked to deep midwicket
slog-swept towards deep midwicket for a couple more. Good effort from Broad at the boundary
short delivery on off, a nothing delivery really. Rohrer pulls through square leg, the ball lands on the boundary cushion and that will be six
carved to third man from the crease
full and wide, Rohrer mis-times a drive back to the bowler
slower legcutter on off, played down towards mid-on
floaty delivery swings down leg, off the pad towards square leg
back of a length on leg, nudged to square leg for one. A totally unnecessary throw from Christian at the non-strikers end goes away for four. Broad isn't amused
full and wide, crisply hit to deep point
back of a length delivery down leg, Brathwaite gets outside the line and misses his nudge into the leg side
Brathwaite
and gone. Slower delivery and very wide outside off, Watson reaches out for that and gets a thin nick on that, easily taken by the keeper. He walked off despite Christian hardly even appealing.
that's six more. What stroke-making. Full and wide outside off, Watson gets underneath the length and drills a flat six over cover, Sensational power and timing
a low full toss outside off, drilled towards deep cover for a couple. Nice timing again
full and wide this time, a yorker. Watson misses his drive
another slower delivery on middle and leg, even a touch short and Watson will pull. He hammers this over midwicket with so much power
flat on leg, nudged away to deep square leg
nice. Short on off, pushed to deep cover from the back foot
flicked to deep square leg
Over 17 • ST 162/4