10:53pm That will be all from us for this game. There is lots happening in the cricket world currently, including the small matter of an IPL auction over in Abu Dhabi. Do hop over for all the live updates from there. Until next time, from Sudeep and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye!
Chris Jordan, Player of the Match: At this stage, you just want to get over the line and get two points. Would have liked to finish it off earlier but the important thing is that we did finish it off. When I came on in the first over, I was trying to protect the short side. In the second over, we assessed and thought there was a bit in the wicket. Glad it paid off today. Hopefully we can go through the season and get on a run like last season, and hopefully the crowd can keep building too.
10:48pm Phew. That got rather tense. The Hurricanes, for most of the run-chase, seemed in control. Owen did the early running before that baton was taken over by Chaudhary. McDermott, David and Wade all played cameos but it boiled down to Jordan and Ellis in the final over. Sams erred with a No ball, and that proved to be pivotal as HH scraped past the line.
The Thunder did well to drag the game as deep as they did. They kept picking wickets post the Power Surge and that gave them a glimmer of hope. Ultimately, though, they just did not have enough on the board, and that is perhaps what let them down, despite a spirited bowling display in the back half.