Big Bash LeaguePlayoffs · Eliminator · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Hobart Hurricanes by 57 runs in the eliminator
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes14018.3 ov
Sydney Thunder197/520 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 197 for 5 in 20 overs, Alex Hales 60 from 37 balls and Usman Khawaja 54 from 34 balls.
Hobart Hurricanes were bowled out for 140, D'Arcy Short 37 from 24 balls and Simon Milenko 28 from 27 balls. Jonathan Cook took 4 for 21.
Sydney Thunder won by 57 runs.
Key performers
Sydney Thunder innings
197/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawajalbw b JP Faulkner | lbw b JP Faulkner | 54 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 158.82 |
| Alex Halesc S Milenko b SM Boland | c S Milenko b SM Boland | 60 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 162.16 |
| Callum Fergusonc DJM Short b CA Rose | c DJM Short b CA Rose | 33 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Alex Rossrun out | run out | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 161.54 |
| Chris Morrisc M Wright b NT Ellis | c M Wright b NT Ellis | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Daniel Samsnot out | not out | 7* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Arjun Nairnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 3) | (b 1, lb 4, w 3) | 8 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.85) | 20 Ov (RR 9.85) | 197/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 103-1 (UT Khawaja, 9.5 ov), 145-2 (AD Hales, 14.4 ov), 168-3 (CJ Ferguson, 17 ov), 186-4 (AI Ross, 18.5 ov), 193-5 (CH Morris, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Faulkner | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clive Rose | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 13.00 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Arcy Short | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Qais Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UT Khawaja 54(34) & AD Hales 47(25) | 103 | 59 |
| 2nd | CJ Ferguson 29(17) & AD Hales 13(12) | 42 | 29 |
| 3rd | CJ Ferguson 4(5) & AI Ross 18(9) | 23 | 14 |
| 4th | AI Ross 3(4) & CH Morris 13(7) | 18 | 11 |
| 5th | DR Sams 4(2) & CH Morris 1(2) | 7 | 4 |
| 6th | DR Sams 3(2) & AJ Nair 0(1) | 4* | 3 |
Hobart Hurricanes innings
140(18.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wade †c †JS Lenton b JD Cook | c †JS Lenton b JD Cook | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 127.27 |
| D'Arcy Shortc CJ Ferguson b JD Cook | c CJ Ferguson b JD Cook | 37 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 154.17 |
| Macalister Wrightc AD Hales b CP Tremain | c AD Hales b CP Tremain | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Ben McDermottc DR Sams b CH Morris | c DR Sams b CH Morris | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 92.86 |
| George Baileyc sub (CJ Green) b CH Morris | c sub (CJ Green) b CH Morris | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 185.71 |
| Simon Milenkoc AD Hales b JD Cook | c AD Hales b JD Cook | 28 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 103.70 |
| Clive Roseb JD Cook | b JD Cook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Faulknerc †JS Lenton b CH Morris | c †JS Lenton b CH Morris | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nathan Ellisc AJ Nair b DR Sams | c AJ Nair b DR Sams | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Qais Ahmadc UT Khawaja b DR Sams | c UT Khawaja b DR Sams | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Scott Bolandnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 3, w 8) | (lb 3, w 8) | 11 | ||||
| Total18.3 Ov (RR 7.57) | 18.3 Ov (RR 7.57) · Target 198 from 20 ov | 140 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (MS Wade, 2.5 ov), 59-2 (DJM Short, 6.4 ov), 61-3 (M Wright, 7.2 ov), 74-4 (GJ Bailey, 8.4 ov), 115-5 (BR McDermott, 14.4 ov), 118-6 (S Milenko, 15.2 ov), 118-7 (CA Rose, 15.3 ov), 127-8 (JP Faulkner, 16.5 ov), 140-9 (Qais Ahmad, 18.2 ov), 140-10 (NT Ellis, 18.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Nair | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Doggett | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Cook | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Sams | 3.3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.86 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tremain | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Wade 14(11) & DJM Short 8(6) | 24 | 17 |
| 2nd | DJM Short 29(18) & M Wright 4(5) | 35 | 23 |
| 3rd | BR McDermott 1(1) & M Wright 1(3) | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | GJ Bailey 13(7) & BR McDermott 0(1) | 13 | 8 |
| 5th | S Milenko 26(24) & BR McDermott 12(12) | 41 | 36 |
| 6th | S Milenko 2(3) & CA Rose 1(1) | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | CA Rose 0(1) & JP Faulkner 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | NT Ellis 2(3) & JP Faulkner 5(5) | 9 | 8 |
| 9th | NT Ellis 3(3) & Qais Ahmad 8(6) | 13 | 9 |
| 10th | NT Ellis 0(1) & SM Boland 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
Commentary
18.3W
DR Sams to NT Ellis, OUT
NT Ellis c AJ Nair b DR Sams 5(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 140/10 (18.3 ov)
18.2W
DR Sams to Qais Ahmad, OUT
Qais Ahmad c UT Khawaja b DR Sams 8(6) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 140/9 (18.2 ov)
18.16
DR Sams to Qais Ahmad, SIX
End of over 185 runsHH 134/8Wd101101
Qais Ahmad 2(4)NT Ellis 5(6)CP Tremain 3-0-16-1
17.61
CP Tremain to Qais Ahmad, 1 run
17.50
CP Tremain to Qais Ahmad, no run
17.41
CP Tremain to NT Ellis, 1 run
17.31
CP Tremain to Qais Ahmad, 1 run
17.20
CP Tremain to Qais Ahmad, no run
17.11
CP Tremain to NT Ellis, 1 run
17.1Wd
CP Tremain to NT Ellis, wide
End of over 177 runs, 1 wktHH 129/811Wd11WWd1
NT Ellis 3(4)Qais Ahmad 0(0)CH Morris 4-0-27-3
16.61
CH Morris to NT Ellis, 1 run
16.6Wd
CH Morris to NT Ellis, wide
16.5W
CH Morris to JP Faulkner, OUT
JP Faulkner c †JS Lenton b CH Morris 5(5) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 127/8 (16.5 ov)
16.41
CH Morris to NT Ellis, 1 run
16.31
CH Morris to JP Faulkner, 1 run
16.3Wd
CH Morris to JP Faulkner, wide
16.21
CH Morris to NT Ellis, 1 run
16.11
CH Morris to JP Faulkner, 1 run
End of over 165 runs, 2 wktsHH 122/71WW1Lb21
JP Faulkner 3(2)NT Ellis 0(1)JD Cook 4-0-21-4
15.61
JD Cook to JP Faulkner, 1 run
15.52
JD Cook to JP Faulkner, 2 runs
15.41Lb
JD Cook to NT Ellis, 1 leg bye
15.3W
JD Cook to CA Rose, OUT
CA Rose b JD Cook 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 118/7 (15.3 ov)
15.2W
JD Cook to S Milenko, OUT
S Milenko c AD Hales b JD Cook 28(27) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 118/6 (15.2 ov)
15.11
JD Cook to CA Rose, 1 run
End of over 155 runs, 1 wktHH 117/510Wd1W20
S Milenko 28(26)CA Rose 0(0)CH Morris 3-0-20-2
14.60
CH Morris to S Milenko, no run