Threads it through this time. Was wide and overpitched, Overton reached out and crunched it along the ground behind square. All fielders were in the ring.
Hurricanes vs Strikers, 31st Match at Adelaide, BBL 2023, Jan 09 2024 - Match Result
Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Chris Jordan and Ben McDermott's 76-run partnership is HH's highest for the 7th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 46 between Wells and Clive Rose
From what Sampath said earlier, Hurricanes will now have to win both games and rely on other results going their way to be in contention. Strikers are better placed and will take on Stars, which could be interesting. Before that, Hobart will host the rematch of this encounter in a couple of days. There's a top-of-the-table clash coming tomorrow. Lots to look forward to, hope you join us for all of it, and thanks for tuning in today.
Cameron Boyce, POTM: Couple of big games for us. Hope we win there and get on a roll for the finals. The boys have been confident. Feels like the top-order bats are getting 40-50 in no time and setting things up nicely. It was nice to come with a few wickets down, come out and play my role. We didn't nail things earlier in the tournament but are now, need to keep believing and surging on. People keep saying I keep bowling slower and it's tactical but I'm just getting older. Just trying to get through the crease, trying to be different. Going back to what I do. I've been playing for 12 years and feel I know my game and back that.
10:31pm Hurricanes stay in the playoffs race. They were ahead throughout the chase and got through despite few setbacks. Matt Short continued his excellent form, he was helped by a cameo from D'Arcy. He stitched a decent stand with Lynn, who also put up a healthy 26-ball 37. They'd scored 100 in ten and lost a few quick wickets. Ellis, Dooley, and Meredith struck. It slowed down the scoring but a decent power surge and favourable equation allowed Strikers to coast through.
Steven: "19.1 is why the third umpire should be the one calling for a review"
Huge appeal for caught behind, not given! That was a very wide fullish ball, Overton tried reaching out and slashing it square. From the replay, it looks like there was an edge but Hobart are out of reviews! Anderson was cross and told the umpire that the batter could've reviewed if it'd have been given out
Corey Anderson to close things out.
Length on off, short-arm jabs it to midwicket. The game will go to a final over
Length on fifth, late cut to backward point
Skied but there's no one at short fine leg. Was a length ball on the pads, Kelly tried to shovel it fine, got a top proper edge but got lucky
Catching mid-on now in
Length around sixth, worked to long-on
Dooley doesn't release the ball after almost completing the action. Walks back with a smile, crowd not amused
Length on fifth, driven to long-off
Length on off, worked to the left of midwicket. Fielder slides across to cut off the run
Dooley on for what could be the last over of the game. Around
Carey makes loads of room, Jordan tries following him with a slower one into the pitch. A cross-bat slap is attempted and edged, taken by Ellis at cover
Low fully on off, 138ks, flicked to deep square leg
Andy D: "I really don't like the surge, it just makes the chase purely about the surge. Either way, but it makes the rest of the chase almost pointless." It's a debatable point but both teams get to take it.
Slower one keeps low and below Kelly's bat swing across the line. Offcutter on a tad back of length, spun back in, not far from off
Yorker just down leg, he was across to off and tried to glance it fine. Goes past him
Back of length at the body, helped away to deep-backward square
Lands just in front of the crease, fifth-stump line at 136ks, driven to long-off
Slow on a back of length at the body, bunt-pulled to deep-backward square
Very full and low, Carey reaches out and dunks it into the pitch. It rolls to mid-off
Another edge goes over short third. Was very full and wide, Carey tried to go over cover. The ball went off the outer-half of the bottom of the bat. Short third remaining inside costs Strikers
Caught-behind appeal. Not given. Ellis has a chat, doesn't look convinced but there's not much to lose. Review taken. Wide yorker, landed right on the crease and went along the off-side tramline. Carey's feet were widely placed as he tried to steer it. No sound detected when bat's next to ball. Not out
Threads it past the diving cover fielder despite absolutely toeing the drive. Was a low fully outside off, almost beat Carey but his reach and one-handed contact was just enough
Wide on a yorker length, Carey tries to drive through cover. Goes under bat
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Toss | Adelaide Strikers, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 09 January 2024 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Adelaide Strikers 2, Hobart Hurricanes 0 |
Over 20 • AS 168/5
Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)