Match 19, Hobart, December 24, 2021, 10:00 AM
Hobart Hurricanes
180/6(20.0ov)
Melbourne Stars
156/9(20.0ov)
Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Stars by 24 runs
Right then! That is it from this game. We will be back after Christmas as it will be a double-header on 26th December, 2021. In the first game, Sydney Thunder will face Sydney Sixers at 6:05 pm Local (7:05 am GMT) and then Perth Scorchers will take on Melbourne Renegades at 6:15 pm Local (10:15 am GMT). Do join us for the same. Till then, take care and goodbye!
Nathan Ellis wins the Man of the Match Award for his exceptional spell with the ball.
Hurricanes had a decent start as well and they capitalized it by scalping the two big pillars of the Stars, Stoinis and Maxwell. They lost their momentum in the middle but D'Arcy Short came back to get the wicket of Clarke. They did really well to control the Power Surge with the presence of Andre Russell in the middle. Nathan Ellis got his wicket and that was a match for the Hurricanes. All the pacers had a good day with Riley Meredith and Thomas Rogers sharing three wickets each.
Melbourne Stars started well but lost Stoinis and Maxwell in no time. It looked like a long day for them but Clarke did really well to handle the situation and he brought up his fifty in the process as well. He perished on its way and the chase was in the hands of Russell. The hopes were high but Russell failed to give any present to Stars. Hilton Cartwright tried his best but it was a big chase for him to fight alone. In the end, they failed to chase down the target even though it was a batting-friendly pitch.
Christmas comes early for Hobart Hurricanes as they take all the four points home. A good collective performance from them and they did really well against a star-studded line-up. Hurricanes wrapped up the Stars with ease.
In over# 20
0
1
0W
1
1
0W
Thomas Rogers 29/3(4)
19.6
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Good length and outside off. Couch looks to chase it but misses. Hobart Hurricanes win the game by 24 runs.
19.5
1
Full and outside off. Ahmad swats it towards long off and gets a single.
19.4
W
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Flurry of wickets for Hobart Hurricanes. Good-length ball, on middle. Clint Hinchliffe looks to heave it on the leg side. Closes the face of the bat a little early. The ball goes off the top edge high up in the air. Thomas Rogers calls for it and takes the catch. He collides with Matthew Wade but does well to not spill the catch. Brody Couch walks out to bat.
19.3
1
Length ball, on off. Qais Ahmad smashes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.2
1
DROPPED! Looks like a catching practice session is on for Hobart Hurricanes. A full-length ball, on off. Clint Hinchliffe lofts it towards long off. Jordan Thompson settles under it but fails to grab it cleanly and spills his effort. The batters take a single.
19.1
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Thomas Rogers gets his second wicket of the game and this should be the final nail in the coffin for them. A full-length ball, on off. Hilton Cartwright gets inside the line and hits it high in the air towards long on. Harry Brook runs in from the deep and takes a good catch.
Thomas Rogers to bowl the final over.
In over# 19
1
4
0W
0W
1
6
Riley Meredith 32/3(4)
18.6
1
Touch short and on off. Hilton Cartwright pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
18.5
4
FOUR! Hilton Cartwright does not get out on the Hat trick ball. Full and outside off. Hilton Cartwright stands tall and creams it past extra cover for a boundary.
Clint Hinchliffe comes in to face the hat-trick ball.
18.4
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Back-to-back wickets for Riley Meredith. He is on a Hat trick now. Nathan Coulter-Nile had no other option and he tries to go big but gets caught in the deep. Full-length ball, on off. Nathan Coulter-Nile flicks it to deep mid-wicket. D'Arcy Short takes a good catch in the deep to put Melbourne Stars in a worse position.
Nathan Coulter-Nile is the new batsman in.