one handed six to finish! Length ball outside off, 134kph, he swings hard taking one hand off the bat and thumping it over forward square
Thunder vs Hurricanes, 29th Match at Hobart, BBL, Jan 10 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Superb win by Hurricanes. They are looking ominous at the top of the table with a game in hand. Thanks for your company tonight.
Player of the match is Tim David: "Rare air for me. I'm usually sitting watching the boys score the runs. It's nice to get a few for a change. It was great to get them at a canter in the end. It's great for our net run-rate."
Hurricanes win by six wickets with 19 balls to spare. They claim top spot on the table. Tim David is in some amazing form. He finishes with 68 not out off 38. Chris Jordan played an excellent supporting hand. Ben McDermott wasn't needed after injuring his hamstring.
Jeevan: "Hurricanes have really come back strong in the tournament after the first match debacle of 74 all out. Normally, there is no coming back from such a low because of tight NRR situations. But they have done well by winning all other matches and even though they have a -ve NRR, will go through easily."
Afeef: "Tim David scored 29 off his first 27 balls, then he blasted 39 runs off his last 11 balls"
Ray: "Yes the Hurricanes bowled well, but the reality is that they were never really put under any pressure by the Thunder. Too much time spent dabbing the ones one twos, so the Hurricane bowlers weren't pressed into making errors."
David: "How the Thunder are missing Sams and Ferguson! Agar had one good surge over when the Stars were already down for the count. Since then, he's bowled 3 surge overs for 52 runs. And Hasnain today got Davided. It's what happens when your surge bowlers are too one-dimensional."
134kph, good length, on off, he defends on the front foot
New ball needed. Third ball used this innings
launched onto the roof at square leg! Length ball in the slot, he clears the front leg and sends it into the night sky!
dropped by Billings! Full outside off, he swings hard and gets a thick edge, Billings flings the right glove up and it hits the wrist and pops out. He might have been standing close but that could have been held with two hands
back of a length, fourth stump, he sits back and glides it behind point
shorter slower ball, wide of off, he stands tall and muscles it along the ground to long-off
full outside leg, he clips this into the gap forward of square and calls for two straight away
Graham : "Ricky ponting said at the time David came in they he wasn't happy with putting David in early .. It looks like David's proved the doubters wrong. "
full and wide, he drives to deep cover
Tujal: "Tim David: 25 in first 25 balls to 26 in next 6 :}"
full on leg, he sits deep and whips to deep midwicket
Vik: "Tim David's strike rate in the surge was 328 before this surge. Please tell me its above 400 now. That is INSANE!!"
slower ball, outside off, he drives to long-off
length slower ball, it grips and stays low and he misses trying to pull through midwicket
hooked for six more! Bouncer outside off, he went up with the hook shot and such it the power it carries all the way into the crowd. 50 for David from just 31 balls
launched into the Ponting stand! Knee high full toss, he's sitting deep to swing it way back over deep midwicket. Look out in the second tier
Vishal Poojary: "Tim David - The Surge Specialist"
knee high full toss, he miscues to mid-on for a tight single
carved over cover-point! Attempted wide yorker but it's a wide half volley and he carves it up and over cover-point with ease
yorker wide of off, he jams it off the toe of the bat on the bounce to the keeper
lofted over mid-off! Full outside off, he uses the bottom hand to shovel it over mid-off
thumped over wide mid-on! Half volley on leg, he sits deep and launches flat over the rope
drilled straight of mid-on! Near yorker on middle but he digs it out with power and drills it straight of mid-on
yorker on middle, he gets a thick inside edge that runs behind square
Over the wicket
Over 17 • HH 165/4
Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)