that's the winning runs from Sangha! Goes back in the crease and chops that wide of backward point for four, that's the game
Hurricanes vs Thunder, 40th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 10 2022 - Match Result
Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
5.10pm 209 in the last game and now finishing the 140 chase with nine wickets in hand, 16 balls to spare. Thunder now move to second place with their eighth win, and sixth in a row. Their bowlers were good enough to restrict Hurricanes first, and then the Hales storm took care of the chase. He didn't quite start with a bang, but once they took the power surge, there was no stopping him. Six fours and a six from him alone in the power surge, and Hales is also the Player of the Match: "It wasn't an easy wicket, difficult to start on. Tried to take it as deep as we can and became easier to bat once you faced 20-25 balls. Got a lot of downtime because of Covid, New Year's and then was my birthday (3rd January), I tried to enjoy myself and stay ready and fresh."
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too full outside off, drives it straight to point
Lamichhane with a slip
Oof, what a show from Hales! 32 from the power surge
ends the over with a bouncer which Hales ducks under
someone stop him! Or maybe not. Dances down the ground, and absolutely smacks that over mid-on with a pull right from the middle of the bat
140.5kmh, that's a "I'm gonna take my eyes off the ball and still pull you for four!" The quick bouncer was headed for Hales' head, he turned his eyes towards the pitch instead of the ball and got his execution of the pull so perfect that it went for four
slower ball turns out to be a wide down the leg side
backs away for the pull but this time Meredith beats him, the ball goes between him and the stumps
four more>! Short ball, clears his front leg and absolutely hammers that pull wide of mid-on in the gap
quick but short and down leg, and Hales lifts his front leg to transfer his weight on the back foot and swipes it fine on the leg side with a swat-pull
Under a run a ball now. Here's Meredith's pace
Abhilash Munshi: "Have to applaud Sangha, the guy has some head over his shoulder."
13 from the over
steers it successfully this time towards point as Rogers eyes another yorker
another four, but this time because of sheer luck. Just short of yorker length outside off, Hales wants to steer it into the off side but only manages a thick edge that rolls away fine on the leg side for another boundary
the yorker goes wrong but Hales' shot doesn't! Low on the pads and he stands tall before flicking it away right from the middle of the bat
stays back for the short ball and wants to ramp but misses it
outside off, taps it into the covers for one more
not so full but it's straight enough and Hales swings it down the ground, just over the bowler's head. And his fifty comes up now, maybe there was some error earlier
36 to win from 30, and they take the power surge
Gowtham: "Jason Sangha has been so impressive for Thunders this season. Probably one of those underrated players but very good talent. His maturity to handle pressure situations at such young age and calculate the innings so well is very impressive. "
finally outside off to end the over, and Hales taps it towards the covers
88kmh, short and flat on leg, pushes it down to long-on again
shorter and straighter on the stumps, goes back and punches it down to long-on
100 comes up
on the pads again, helps it to midwicket for one
outside leg again, nudges it tot he square leg region for two quick runs again
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Hobart Hurricanes, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2021/22 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 10 January 2022 - day (20-over match) |
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TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Sydney Thunder 3, Hobart Hurricanes 1 |
Over 18 • ST 140/1
Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)