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RESULT28th Match • HH vs AS
HH
Winner
178/6
AS
20 ov, T:179141/9

Hurricanes won by 37 runs

28th Match, Hobart, January 9, 2026, Big Bash League

Scorecard Summary

Hobart Hurricanes1st Innings
178/6
(20 Ov)
33 (9)
Overton2/13 (2)
Wood2/48 (4)
Adelaide Strikers2nd Innings
141/9
(20 Ov)
91 (58)
11 (16)
Ellis2/7 (2)

Match Report

That concludes our coverage of today's match. Thank you for tuning in as always. Be sure to join us again tomorrow for the BBL double-header. Until then, this is Rashad Mahbub, alongside our scorer M Venkat Raghav, signing off from the commentary box. Ta-ta!
Player of the Match, Nathan Ellis: "In our batting innings, we looked at the wicket and thought it looked like a good one. We didn't really know what a par total was; we were thinking north of 185. Credit to their bowlers through the middle; the youngster and their spinners bowled really well and stopped the bleeding. We walked out there thinking we were probably 25 or 30 short and spoke about hanging in the fight to keep taking wickets. That happened tenfold. [Bowling] We kept trying to stay positive and keep taking wickets. We know Chris Lynn and Matt Short are the head of the snake, if you will. I have to give credit to our spinners again; they have been brilliant for us this year. They are both world-class. We lose Rehan at the back end, but we have Rishad for the tournament, which is good. Again, I feel a bit silly holding this [Award] tonight, there are four or five names that probably should get it in front of me. [Spinners] It is starting to become a trend when you are playing on good wickets. Traditionally, Bellerive Oval has been a really nice surface. I think changing the pace and having a bit of mystery around our bowlers has gone a long way for us in the last few years. I can't speak highly enough of them. They work really hard and do any job I ask. There was a short side here tonight and Rishad took it with both hands with a smile on his face. As a captain, it's very pleasing. [Win tonight] It probably just gives us confidence that our processes are working. Riley Meredith, for example, has bowled really nicely this tournament and potentially hadn't had the rewards at the front end that he deserved. I'm just happy for him tonight, happy for our start, and happy for Nikhil Chaudhary to start the way he did as well. It was a very pleasing night. [Next match] The most important thing is recovery. We travel tomorrow and it's a day game, so it is a very short turnaround. We need to make sure everyone isn't too sore and is doing the right things to get right. With two games left, it is paramount to stay on the park and keep everyone fresh in body and mind. They are obviously a good team that plays well at home, and we don't really know what the wicket will bring after a big Test match there. We will stick to our processes and make sure everyone is fit and firing."
James : "Scott just showing this was chaseable if he'd had a couple of mates. Hugely frustrating night. "
Shadow-Shell: "This right here is proof that cricket is a team sport. Scott scored 91. 58 more than the highest score of the opposite team. But the next highest scorer in his team was 80 runs lower than his. If only he had one good partner"
10:26 pm The Powerplay proved decisive for both teams. In the first innings, Mitch Owen ignited the Hurricanes' start with a flurry of sixes, while in the second, the Hobart seamers used the new ball to rattle the Strikers' top order. Riley Meredith set the standard in front of the home crowd, delivering a brilliant double-wicket maiden in the second over. The Strikers' chase was in shambles almost immediately, as they slumped to 8 for 4 within the first three overs. Rishad Hossain then maintained the pressure after the Powerplay, removing both Manenti and Overton. Throughout the innings, Liam Scott was the only Adelaide batter to show any real intent, essentially playing a lone hand while wickets tumbled at the other end. While 17 runs were taken during the Power Surge, the damage from the early collapse was too great to overcome. Scott finished with a career-best, unbeaten 91, an exceptional effort given the next highest score for the Strikers was just 11 from Luke Wood. Rishad led the bowling figures with three wickets, while Nathan Ellis and Meredith finished with two each.
Hobart Hurricanes won by 37 runs

Recent Commentary

Over20

15 runs, 0 wickets

Need 38 from 0b

AS 141/9
CRR: 7.05RRR: 38.00
Scott91 (58b)
Shamsi1 (2b)
Owen1-0-15-0
19.6
1

Owen to Scott

pace off widish fuller length ball, gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it to deep midwicket for a single
19.5
6

Owen to Scott

A mammoth six! Hard length ball on the stumps, he stands tall inside the crease and whips it away stylishly over square leg, moving to the nervous nineties!
19.4
0

Owen to Scott

full and wide outside off, slices it in the air towards deep backward point, Rehan comes around and the ball lands just in front of him
19.3
1

Owen to Shamsi

length ball driven through cover point for a single
19.2
1

Owen to Scott

widish length ball and slices in the air to widish backward point area
19.1
6

Owen to Scott

Bang! Fuller length ball pace off ball outside off, gets inside the line of the ball and heaves it away over long on
Over19

8 runs, 1 wicket

Need 53 from 6b

AS 126/9
CRR: 6.63RRR: 53.00
Shamsi0 (1b)
Scott77 (53b)
Chaudhary3-0-18-0
18.6
0

Chaudhary to Shamsi

quicker length ball outside off, tries to tap it to point, gets nowhere near the ball
18.5
1

Chaudhary to Scott

length ball swept away aerially to deep midwicket
18.4
W

Chaudhary to Scott

quicker and fuller ball throws the kitchen sink at it, whips it away to deep midwicket and calls for the second run. Pope is well short of his crease; the sweeper fielder sends the throw at the bowler's end and Chaudhary does the rest.
18.3
4

Chaudhary to Scott

slower through the air ball, whacks it straight off long on and beats Jordan, one bounce and onto the ropes
18.2
1

Chaudhary to Pope

quicker length ball on the leg stump line, moves away from the wicket and pushes to the ring fielder for a tight single
18.1
1

Chaudhary to Scott

Slower through the air ball plays it inside-out over mid-off for a single
Over18

8 runs, 0 wickets

Need 61 from 12b

AS 118/8
CRR: 6.56RRR: 30.50
Pope4 (10b)
Scott70 (49b)
Jordan3-0-19-0
17.6
0

Jordan to Pope

fuller length ball outside off, plays the cover drive and does not connect
17.5
1

Jordan to Scott

fuller length ball driven straight to Ellis at mid-off and sets off for a quick single; a direct hit at the striker's end would have been the end of Pope.
17.4
1

Jordan to Pope

back of a length ball on the stumps, squares him up as Pope tries to dab it to the on-side with the cross bat, Wade tosses the ball to Jordan, and the bowler fails to hit the stumps with the underarm throw at the bowler's end
17.3
1

Jordan to Scott

low full toss ball heaves it away to midwicket
17.3
1

Jordan to Scott

misses the line again, bowls a wide ball outside off
17.2
2

Jordan to Scott

Half-volley ball driven with intent over the covers, picks up a couple of runs
17.1
2

Jordan to Scott

widish low full toss ball smashed hard to deep cover point area for a couple of runs
Over17

3 runs, 0 wickets

Need 69 from 18b

AS 110/8
CRR: 6.47RRR: 23.00
Scott64 (45b)
Pope4 (8b)
Chaudhary2-0-10-0
16.6
1

Chaudhary to Scott

length ball squeezes it to square leg

Match Details

Teams
Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes
Winner
Strikers
Adelaide Strikers
Ground
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Series
Big Bash League
Season
2025/26
Match days
9 January 2026 - night (T20-over match)
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee