Match 55, Launceston, January 25, 2023, 08:10 AM
Hobart Hurricanes
120/9(20.0ov)
Brisbane Heat
118/8(20.0ov)
Hobart Hurricanes beat Brisbane Heat by 2 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Nathan Ellis
Commentry
That is it from this game then! Another game follows and the Thunder have everything to play for against the Stars. That is not a game one would want to miss. It begins at 1345 IST (0815 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!
Nathan Ellis, PLAYER OF THE MATCH!
Early wickets is what they needed and Riley, Nathan Ellis and Faheem Ashraf provided it as they got rid of the big names. Then there was a really good and sensible partnership between Jimmy Peirson and Sam Hain. The two more or less turned the tide completely into their side's favor. They batted sensibly and it came down to 16 needed in the last three. That is when Jimmy Peirson fell and from there on, it went downwards for the Heat. Despite having the Power Surge in the last two and with them only needing 12, they failed to score it. Brilliant from Tim David and Joel Paris who bowled two overs of high pressure and they pulled it off.
The crowd here are loving it, Hobart Hurricanes are absolutely delighted as they still have a chance to go through! They have literally pulled a rabbit out of the hat here in the end. This is oustanding stuff. They needed their bowlers to deliver a once-in-a-lifetime performance and they have done so. Magical!
In over# 20
1
0
6
0W
0
0
Tim David 13/0(2)
19.6
1
Tim David has done it! He has kept his side alive! What a last over by him! Just a single from the last ball, this is full and on middle, this is jammed out towards mid-wicket for one. Hobart Hurricanes WIN BY 2 RUNS!
19.5
.
BEATEN! This is full and outside off, James Bazley makes room but fails to reach it. 4 needed on the last ball. Can Tim David do it or will James Bazley knock Hobart Hurricanes out?
19.4
6
SIX! BANG! That is a gift! That is an absolute gift and just the 4 needed now in 2 balls. A full toss, this is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
19.3
W
OUT! RUN OUT! That is brilliant from Tim David! Another yorker outside off, this is jammed to his left. Matthew Kuhnemann starts to run! Tim David dives to his left, stops it and then hits the stumps at his end.
19.2
.
Make that 10 needed from 4! Another one right in the yorker length, James Bazley swings but msitimes it on the leg side.
19.1
.
A dot to begin! A yorker on middle, this is jammed out towards mid on. 10 from 5.
In over# 19
0
0
0
0
0W
2
Joel Paris 29/1(4)
18.6
.
A short one, Matthew Kuhnemann pulls but to mid-wicket, no taken. That is a magical over then from Joel Paris! Just the two runs and a wicket from it. 10 needed in the last over then!
18.5
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Yet another dot! Pressure building.
18.4
.
Another dot! Length and on off, Matthew Kuhnemann looks to swing across the line but it goes off the underedge towards the keeper.
18.3
.
DOT! Length and on off, this is guided to point. The crowd here is finding its voice back.
18.2
W
OUT! PLAYS IT ON! Joel Paris strikes and Hobart Hurricanes hang in there! This is short and on middle, comes slow off the surface. Michael Neser looks to pull but it goes off the underedge and crashes into the leg pole. Into the tail now. 10 from 10 needed. This is turning out to be a thriller.
18.1
2
Two to begin! On the pads, this is worked through square leg for two.
In over# 18
0
1
1
2
0W
0
Nathan Ellis 26/2(4)