Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers – Big Bash League – Match Recap
Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 on Wednesday, December 21, 2011.
Batting first, the home team had scored 169 runs for the loss of just three wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Jaques-c2182 gave an impressive start to the team, contributing 73 runs to the total.
In reply, the Sydney Sixers were restricted to 127 runs for the loss of nine wickets at the end of their innings. Only three batsmen managed to reach double figures with a top score of 33 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nic-Maddinson-c79322.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804, skipper of the Hurricanes, had won the toss and opted to bat first. His batsmen responded strongly, piling up a solid total in the end.
Openers Jonathan Wells and Jaques put together 37 runs for the first wicket before the former was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs off 18 balls.
However, the fall of wicket did not stop the flow of runs for the home side, as Jaques and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Travis-Birt-c2707 kept on finding the gaps in the field regularly. They put on 107 runs for the second wicket partnership, guiding the team into a dominant position.
Birt got out after scoring 65 runs from just 41 deliveries. He clobbered four fours and three massive sixes in a brutal assault on the opposition.
Jaques failed to bat until the end of the innings, as he was dismissed on the third ball of the last over. He did a perfect job for the team though, ending up being the top scorer of the match with 73 off 55. His sensible knock included six fours and one
towering six.
England’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 remained unbeaten in the end with eight runs, helping the team reach 169.
Sixers’ pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392 took a couple of wickets in the end, but there was not much support for him from the other end.
The visitors’ openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 failed to give a solid start to their side and were dismissed for three runs each.
However, a 57-run stand between Maddinson and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SPD-Smith-c2555 rescued the team from trouble. They batted sensibly, not taking too many risks and kept the scorecard ticking.
Just when things started to look good for the Sixers,’ both the set batsmen were sent back to the pavilion. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 was the first one to go after adding 28 runs to the total followed by Maddinson who ended up with 33.
A couple of quick strikes put the Hurricanes on top and the opposition never came back in the match. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moises-Henriques-c2021 scored 22 runs towards the end of the innings, but that was not enough to save the team from a humiliating defeat.
Despite Naved’s four-for, Birt was named player of the match for his explosive half-century for Hurricanes.
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