Match 22, Hobart, December 27, 2021, 12:35 PM
Adelaide Strikers
175/5(20.0ov)
Hobart Hurricanes
176/3(18.3ov)
Hobart Hurricanes beat Adelaide Strikers by 7 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Ben McDermott
Commentry
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Ben McDermott is the Player of the Match! He says, it is really working out for him and he likes to stay in the middle. Adds his first job is to take on the bowlers in the Powerplay and later focus on capitalizing on the Power Surge. Mentions this win would really boost the side and hopes that they would build on it.
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Adelaide Strikers did put up a decent total on the board and with that early wicket, would have felt that they were right on top of proceedings. Their bowlers were unable to pick up wickets in the middle overs and the spinners, in particular, Rashid Khan and Fawad Ahmed failed to have an impact on the game. Khan did pick up a wicket but it was a bit too late then. The skipper, Siddle was probably the pick of the bowlers and he will be disappointed with the overall bowling effort from his side tonight.
Just like the Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes lost a wicket really early in the chase. Then came an 81-run stand between D'Arcy Short and Ben McDermott, in which the latter did the bulk of the scoring. Short did manage 37 important runs but the star of the show was Ben McDermott. He put on a real show tonight as he smashed it to all parts of the ground and ended with 110 runs off just 60 balls. The Hurricanes ended up winning this one with ease.
What a knock we have witnessed tonight! Take a bow Ben McDermott. Hobart Hurricanes win back-to-back games and have handed a fourth loss in a row to their opponents, Adelaide Strikers tonight.
In over# 19
2
1wd
4
6
Wes Agar 44/0(3.3)
18.3
2
Fuller, on middle and off. Ben McDermott flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The batters push hard for the second run and those are the winning runs. Hobart Hurricanes win the game by 7 wickets.
18.3
1wd
WIDE! Full and down leg. Ben McDermott misses his flick. Wide called by the umpire.
18.2
4
FOUR! Ben McDermott is in a hurry to end things here. Very full, angled down leg. Ben McDermott helps it over square leg for a boundary.
18.1
6
SIX! BANG! There it is! WHAT A WAY TO BRING UP A CENTURY. A top-class performance. Low full toss, on the pads. Ben McDermott stays back and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum.
Wes Agar comes in to bowl the penultimate over.
In over# 18
1
4
4
0
4
0
Peter Siddle 25/1(3)
17.6
1
Full and outside off. Ben McDermott slashes it through point for a single. He moves to 98.
17.5
4
FOUR! Short and this has been put away. Outside off, Ben McDermott stands on the back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary.
17.4
4
FOUR! This is absolutely brilliant. Ben McDermott is batting on some other pitch here. Full length, outside off. Ben McDermott shuffles across and scoops it towards fine leg for a boundary.
17.3
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Full, on off. Ben McDermott plays it back to the bowler.
17.2
4
FOUR! Classy! Ben McDermott moves to 89. Full length ball, outside off. Ben McDermott plays it late and steers it towards third man and it races away into the fence.
17.1
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Swing and a miss! Good length, outside off. Ben McDermott looks to chase it but misses.