The Hobart Hurricanes moved up from the bottom of the standings with their second win of the season, a commanding seven-wicket victory over Sydney Thunder at home. The home team’s victory was largely fueled by their potent bowling attack, which held Thunder to just 150. Ben McDermott’s quick, undefeated half-century helped them chase down that total.
After winning the toss, the Hurricanes decided to bowl and had their opponents three down inside the Power-Play. The dismissal of Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who was run out before he even touched the ball, really hurt Thunder. Due to the shaky beginning, a phase of consolidation ensued. As a result, there was a delayed push at the end, as Thunder could only muster 150 runs despite skipper Chris Green’s valiant efforts (33* off 17). Bowling very sparingly, Chris Jordan and Nikhil Chaudhary each returned two wickets.
As an example, the Hurricanes had a Power-Play without losing a wicket, and Matthew Wade only left the game after he and the aggressive Caleb Jewell had combined for 47 runs (31 off 20). The first two batsmen fell in quick succession, but the batting order did not slow down as Macalister Wright (34 off 25) and McDermott put up a fast 85-run partnership. The latter finished the pursuit undefeated, working with Corey Anderson to speed up the finish with a four and a six.
Scores: Sydney Thunder 150/8 in 20 overs (Chris Green 33*; Chris Jordan 2-20, Nikhil Chaudhary 2-26) lost to Hobart Hurricanes 151/3 in 18.1 overs (Ben McDermott 53*, Macalister Wright 34; Tanveer Sangha 1-22) by 7 wickets