21/12Result

(N)Big Bash League at Hobart, Dec 21 2011

Hurricanes won by 42 runs

Player of the Match

2612dAlex Malcolm

All-round Hurricanes ease to big win

The Hobart Hurricanes are probably the most unassuming and underrated side in the Big Bash League, but they are fast becoming the team to beat after another polished all-round display to dispose of the Sydney Sixers by 42 runs

Match Centre

Match Details

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Series

Big Bash League 2011

Toss

Hobart Hurricanes , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Travis Birt

Season

2011/12

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.30, Second Session 20.30-21.50

Match days

21 December 2011 - night match (20-over match)

Points

Hobart Hurricanes 2, Sydney Sixers 0

Scorecard Summary

HOBART HURRICANES 169/3(20 OVERS)

Travis Birt65 (41)
Phil Jaques73 (55)

Dominic Thornely1/13 (2)
Mitchell Starc2/35 (4)

SYDNEY SIXERS 127/9(20 OVERS)

Steven Smith28 (28)
Nic Maddinson33 (27)

Jason Krejza2/20 (4)
Naved-ul-Hasan4/22 (4)

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs | SS: 127/9 (43 runs required, RR: 6.35)

Stuart MacGill6 (5b)
Mitchell Starc8 (8b)

Ben Laughlin4-0-27-1
Naved-ul-Hasan4-0-23-4

The chase by Sixers was, dismal, to say the least. They were never in hunt as they lost wickets regularly. Hurricanes on the other hand looked impressive and go to the top of the table with this win

19.6

Laughlin to MacGill, no run, fuller ball outside the off stump. MacGill has a swing and is beaten

19.5

Laughlin to Starc, 1 run, pushes it to deep midwicket for a single

19.4

Laughlin to Starc, no run, fuller outside the off stump. Starc looks to loft it over long-on and is beaten

19.3

Laughlin to MacGill, 1 run, pushes it to point for a single

19.2

1lb

Laughlin to Starc, 1 leg bye, off the pads to short third-man for a leg-bye

19.1

Laughlin to Starc, FOUR, fuller on the leg stump. Starc chips it over square-leg for a boundary

Match Coverage

All Match News

All-round Hurricanes ease to big win
The Hobart Hurricanes are probably the most unassuming and underrated side in the Big Bash League, but they are fast becoming the team to beat after another polished all-round display to dispose of the Sydney Sixers by 42 runs

Sixers INNINGS		R	B
PM Nevill	bowled	3	4
MJ Lumb	bowled	3	9
NJ Maddinson	lbw	33	27
SPD Smith	caught	28	28
MC Henriques	caught	22	17
DJ Bravo	caught	3	5
DJ Thornely	bowled	4	4
B Lee	bowled	8	7
MA Starc	not out	8	8
JR Hazlewood	bowled	2	6
SCG MacGill	not out	6	5
EXTRAS	(lb 5, w 2)
TOTAL	127 (9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Hurricanes BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JJ Krejza	4.0	0	20	2	5
BW Hilfenhaus	4.0	1	33	1	8.25
XJ Doherty	4.0	0	20	1	5
B Laughlin	4.0	0	27	1	6.75
Naved-ul-Hasan	4.0	0	22	4	5.5	(2w)

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	7	MJ Lumb	PM Nevill
2nd	0	MJ Lumb	NJ Maddinson
3rd	57	SPD Smith	NJ Maddinson
4th	9	MC Henriques	NJ Maddinson
5th	12	DJ Bravo	MC Henriques
6th	8	DJ Thornely	MC Henriques
7th	17	B Lee	MC Henriques
8th	0	B Lee	MA Starc
9th	4	JR Hazlewood	MA Starc
10th	13	SCG MacGill	MA Starc

Big Bash League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	7	5	2	10	0.626
HH	7	5	2	10	0.569
SS	7	5	2	10	0.262
MS	7	4	3	8	0.254
BH	7	3	4	6	0.324
AS	7	2	5	4	-0.338
MR	7	2	5	4	-0.582
ST	7	2	5	4	-1.25