HUR vs THU Ball by Ball Commentary

A textbook straight drive from Nathan Ellis to win the match. Pushes it full and on middle, Nathan Ellis nicely drives it down the ground, shot good enough to get the batters a run. Hobart Hurricanes win by 4 wickets.

SWINGS AND MISSES AGAIN! Wow! How has this game gone to the penultimate delivery? Back of a length, outside off, Nathan Ellis clears his front leg and swings but misses.

Touch fuller and around off, Nathan Ellis punches it straight to short cover. A packed off side field.

Sams gets away with it! Bangs it short and around off, Nathan Ellis looks to pull but misses it. Not given as a wide. Sydney Thunder have taken a review for caught behind. UltraEdge shows nothing on it. Meanwhile, Ellis is asking if it wasn't over head high again but nothing given. The replays show that the ball was well over the head but the umpire missed it.

TWO RUNS! Scores are level! Very full and shaping on middle and leg, Nathan Ellis flicks it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

NO BALL! Daniel Sams is clearly not having a good day! Almost throws it to the keeper, well over Ellis' head and everyone just watches it. Clearly a no ball. Free Hit next. 3 runs to win.

A single to end the over! Nathan McAndrew bowls it short and outside off, pulled to long on for a single.

Short and into the surface, around off, Chris Jordan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Daniel Sams fumbles but gets away with it. Sam Billings is not happy with that.

A straighter line delivery on middle, Chris Jordan hits it through the line to long on for a brace. Hits it straight enough to find the second run.

FOUR! Oh, beautiful from Jordan! Back of a length, outside off, sits up nicely. Chris Jordan punches off the back foot, through covers, in the gap for a boundary. Hobart Hurricanes are a couple of hits away.

A good length delivery, outside off, Nathan Ellis smashes it to deep point for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Sydney Thunder keep their hopes alive with this wicket. Nathan McAndrew throws it across the batter, fuller and well outside off. Wade frees his arms in an attempt to squeeze it away, but edges it to the keeper, Sam Billings, who makes no mistake. Sydney Thunder have their tails up now.

Chris gets lucky! Tanveer Sangha dishes out with some flight, outside off. Jordan rocks back to cut but bottom edges it through the keeper's leg for a quick couple of runs. 13 runs needed off 2 overs.

Fractionally short, outside off, Matthew Wade cuts it to deep point for one more.

Dots are gold right now! Good fielding! Bowls it very full and outside off, Matthew Wade smacks it to cover where Reece Topley dives to his right and stops it.

Tossed up, on a length and on middle, Chris Jordan works it to long on for one more.

TWO AGAIN! Loops it up, just outside off, Chris Jordan makes room and strokes it through covers for a couple.

A bit quicker than usual, fuller and on middle and leg. Chris Jordan hits it back to Sangha, who dives to his right and stops it.

THREE WIDES! Sides in a length ball, on leg. Chris Jordan steps across to flick but misses and it rolls past the keeper to fine leg for a couple. Tanveer Sangha is not happy, he feels it clipped the thigh pad.

Drifts in a length ball, around off, Chris Jordan looks to punch but gets an inside edge on the leg side for a single.

Darted on the pads, comes with an angle. Jordan helps it to short fine leg.

Pushes it full and around off, Jordan drives it well but straight to cover.

Good running once again! Skids in a fuller delivery on leg, Jordan clips it behind square past Reece Topley's slide and comes back for the second.

Very full and around off, Wade hits it to long off for a single.

Green drifts in a fuller delivery, just outside off. Wade drives it to the left of deep cover for a quick couple of runs.

Short and wide of off, Wade hits it to deep point for a single. A successful over by Khan. Ends his spell with two wickets.

Slightly short, outside off, Jordan cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Flatter delivery, on a length and around off, Jordan plays it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! No fireworks from Ahmed's blade. Sydney Thunder keep themselves alive with yet another wicket. Shadab Khan flights it touch fuller and on middle, Rehan Ahmed went across the line and was attempting to hit towards mid-wicket. Hits it a bit straight to long on, where Cameron Bancroft takes it near the fence.

Floats it full and across the batter. Wade leans into his drive and hits it off the outer half of the bat to deep cover for a single.

Bowls it flat and nicely on the leg side, Rehan Ahmed punches it to cover for a single.

Fuller and on off, knocked back to the bowler by Wade.

FOUR! Gets it through! Fractionally short and outside off, Wade gets the width to work with and he cuts it late to beat the diving backward point fielder to his right for a boundary.

Slows it down, full and on off, Rehan looks to go inside out but the shot is miscued over mid-wicket for a single.

Attacking the front pad, full in length. Ahmed taps it back to Green.

Very full, at the toes, Matthew flicks it behind square on the leg side for one.

Two is the call and they get it! Full and on leg, Wade places it with soft hands in the vacant square leg region and comes charging back for the second run.

Full and shaping away, Rehan pushes it back to the bowler. 28 runs off the Power Surge!

OUT! TAKEN! The short ball does the trick for Daniel Sams! Pushes the short ball across the right-hander, David swings at it and looks to play the tennis forehand down the ground. He loses his shape in the process and spoons it towards mid off, where Chris Green does the rest. Sydney Thunder continue to fight.

Wide! On a hard length, skidding through, just beyond the tramline. David lets it be.

Full and outside off, Wade shapes up to thrash it through the off side. Miscues it off the inner half and the ball bounces over the outstretched left hand of the bowler. The ball clips the pads of David at the non-striker's end and goes between mid on and mid off. They cross.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! Sams goes for the bumper but this sits up to be hit, around the left bicep. Matthew Wade swivels and nails the pull over deep square leg for a six.

This hoops back in, very full, on middle and leg. Wade digs it out back to the bowler.

FOUR! Picks the gap! Sams slams the deck hard, on off, Wade charges down the track and swats it with a flat bat between mid-wicket and mid on for a four.

FOUR! Threads it through! Shorter and wide on off, David waits on the back foot and lets the ball come to him. Cuts it between backward point and cover-point for a boundary.

Turning back a bit, fuller and on middle. Matthew Wade brings out the reverse and gets it off the edge to the right of short third for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! A huge wicket for the Sydney Thunder. This is flat and short from Shadab, googly on the off pole, McDermott backs away and tries to force it through the off side. The ball sneaks under the blade to hit the off stump. Ben falls for 38 (24). Hobart Hurricanes are now 124/3, needing 57 runs in 44 balls.

Ful and straighter, on off, Tim knocks it to long off for a run.

FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Looped up, full and wide on off, David picks the bones out of it as he thumps it uppishly wide of extra cover. Reece Topley flings himself to his right but the ball flies past him and races into the fence.

SIX! An ideal start to the Power Surge! A real loosener, half-tracker, on middle. David needs no second invitation as he stands tall and hammers it to deep mid-wicket for a six.

Flatter and fuller, on off, David eases it to long off and keeps the strike with a single. Just 4 runs off the over.

Shorter and wider on off, Ben McDermott smacks it to extra cover, where Chris Green makes a half-stop. They cross.

Short and wide on off, slapped to long off for a single.

Fuller and on middle, Tim taps it back to the bowler.

Pushed through, short and on middle. David plays it back to Green.

Full and on leg, knocked to long on for a single by Ben McDermott.

OUT! CAUGHT! An innocuous delivery but Chris Green and the Sydney Thunder will take it with both hands. Sprayed down leg, a bit too short, Chaudhary looks to play the pick-up shot behind square on the leg side. He plays the shot half-heartedly and ends up chipping it tamely towards deep backward square leg. The sub fielder, Blake Nikitaras runs in off the ropes and dives to take a good catch. Chaudhary admonishes himself as he smashes the pads with his bat.

Shorter and skidding through, on middle, Chaudhary taps it to the right of long on and collects a brace.

SIX! High and long enough! Tossed up, slower through the air, in-between length, around off. Nikhil Chaudhary gets down on a knee and employs the slog sweep. Hits it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a six.

Short and on off, punched wide of long off for one.

Floated up, very full, drilled to long off. Nikhil Chaudhary is keen for the second but his partner sends him back and rightly so. 100 up for the Hobart Hurricanes!

Short and on off, Ben McDermott backs away to cut it to deep point for a single.

Bowls a similar line and length, pushes it across the batter. Nikhil Chaudhary tries to drive it away but misses.

Pushes it slightly wide outside off. Ben McDermott creams it to deep cover for a single.

SIX! Easy pickings! That was asking to be hit! A full toss, across the batter, outside off. Ben McDermott bends a bit and lofts it over extra cover and it goes all the way.

SIX! IN THE AIR AND SIX! Reece Topley bowls in the slot, angling across but very full. Ben McDermott swings across the line and hits in the night sky and all the way over long on for a six.

Targets the stumps with a fuller delivery. Ben hangs back and blocks it back to Reece Topley.

Picks up on a bounce! Reece Topley bowls it short and outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary ramps it to deep point where Daniel Sams picks up on a bounce. A single.

Keeps it full and bowls slightly wide outside off, Ben McDermott mistimes his drive back to Khan.

A leggie on the fuller side on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

This is full and outside off, driven to covers for a single.

SIX! Beautiful shot! Flights it a bit too full and on middle, Ben McDermott makes room and lofts as he bends his back foot, hits it cleanly over cover for a six.

Half-tracker, into the surface on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary pulls it to square leg for a single.

Khan floats it full and on middle. Nikhil Chaudhary keeps it out on the leg side.

Drops it too short and outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary hits it to deep point for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Ben McDermott drives it to cover for a run.

FOUR! Hammered away! Tanveer Sangha struggles with the length and serves it too full, Ben McDermott smashes it over cover and it races to the fence.

Fractionally short, outside off, Ben McDermott slaps it to deep cover for a couple of runs.

Pushes it full and outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary drags his sweep shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drops it short and outside off, Ben McDermott cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Touch fuller and around off, spinning in. Ben knocks it to the left of cover for a single.

Very full and on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary nudges it to long on for a single.

On a good length and just wide of the off pole. Nikhil Chaudhary hangs back to cut but misses it.

Ben McDermott makes room and pushes it to deep point for a single.

Flat and turning in on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary drops it to cover for a single.

FOUR! Cleverly played! Chris Green tosses it up, around off, Nikhil Chaudhary reverse sweeps it to the left of short third man who dives but in vain. It rolls away to the fence.

Shadab Khan serves it full and around off, Ben McDermott attempts the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Khan puts up a stifled appeal but turned down.

Pushes it very full and on middle, Ben McDermott works it down the ground to long on for a couple more.

THREE RUNS! Loops it up, outside off on the slower side. Nikhil Chaudhary lofts it down the ground to long off. The fielder runs to his right and keeps it away from the fence. A run saved.

Keeps it full and around off, Ben McDermott drives it to mid off for a single.

Tossed it up, full and outside off, Ben McDermott looks to punch but gets an inside egde onto the pads and it rolls on the off side.

Flatter delivery, outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary punches it to cover for a single.

Shorter and on middle, Chaudhary turns it through mid-wicket for one more.

Floats it up, full and on off, driven to deep cover for one.

Tossed up, on middle, Ben McDermott plays the reverse sweep but picks out backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Great athleticism from Daniel Sams! Fractionally short, on middle, Mitchell hangs on the back foot to unleash the pull. Hits it aerially towards deep mid-wicket, where Sams leaps and takes the catch. He begins to lose balance and releases the ball first before hopping and putting his feet on the grass beyond the fence. He returns in play and grabs it again. The third umpire is called into action and the replays confirm the legality of the catch. A much-needed breakthrough for the Thunder.

Pushed through, fuller and on leg, Owen goes back and makes room. Ends up slapping it straight to extra cover.

Sliding on with the arm, short and on middle and leg, Chaudhary jabs it wide of long on off the back foot. The call is for two but Matthew Gilkes cuts down the second run.

On a good length, going across, Chaudhary guides it wide of point and keeps the strike with a single.

Loopy, dipping full toss, on leg, Chaudhary looks to swat it away but is early into the shot. The ball drops on the batter and rolls off the toe end to mid-wicket.

Takes pace off and goes fuller, on middle. Mitchell swipes it through mid-wicket for a single.

Pace on by Sams, skidding through, on a shortish length, around the right shoulder. Owen tries to take it on but is rushed. Ends up fending it awkwardly to cover.

FOUR! Two in two for Owen! Pace off by Sams, on a back of a length, on middle. Mitchell gets the front legt out of the way and waits for the ball to arrive. Slaps it with a horizontal bat over the bowler's head for four more.

FOUR! Thumped down the ground! On a length, on middle and leg, Owen backs away and clears the front leg. Smacks it back over the bowler's head and down to the long on fence for a four.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! McAndrew goes short at the bodyline of the batter, at shoulder height. Nikhil Chaudhary does not try to overhit this one and uses the pace. Helps the ball on its way and clears the fielder at deep backward square leg for a six.

On a short of a length, on off, steered to short third.

Oh, that could have ended badly for Chaudhary! Fuller and on off, Nikhil taps it wide of point and sets off for a single. Shadab Khan swoops in and seeing that, Owen sends Chaudhary back. Nikhil turns around and puts in a desperate dive. Luckily for him, Shadab's throw does not hit the stumps.

Ouch! On a good length, slanting into the right-hander, on off and middle. Chaudhary walks across and swings across the line. He is beaten on the inside edge and the ball kicks up a bit to hit him around the waist.

Digs it on a hard length, on off, Nikhil rides the bounce and defends.

SIX! Good use of the feet! Angled in, on a length, on middle and leg, Chaudhary skips down the track and swings through the line. Tonks it over mid on for a six.

FOUR! Put away! Sams goes short but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. Mitchell Owen is waiting on the back foot for the short ball and pulls it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Matthew Gilkes slides to his right but in vain.

Skidding through, on a short of a good length, Owen goes hard on the pull but gets a bottom edge and the ball dribbles behind towards the keeper.

Pace off, full and on leg, Owen swings early to get it away on the leg side. The ball goes off his pads to short fine leg.

FOUR! Streaky! On a back of a length, on middle, Owen clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. The ball catches the top edge that flies over short third for a boundary.

Oh, dear! No communication at all and a chance goes down! Fuller and at the sticks, Chaudhary has a swipe across the line and skies it up high in front of deep square leg. Tanveer Sangha goes after it from the inner circle and Oliver Davies converges from the deep. Both fielders leave it for each other with no communication whatsoever and the ball drops right between them. The batters cross for one.

Bashes the hard length, on off, Chaudhary stands tall and taps it to point.

FOUR! 16 runs off the over! Into the surface, over middle and leg. Mitchell Owen premeditatedly advances down the track and swings across for the pull. Smears it over mid-wicket for four more.

SIX! Hit flat and hit hard! Fuller and angling across the batter, Owen stays leg side of the ball and opens up the front hip. Carves it over cover for a flat six. A boy in the crowd grabs hold of the ball and since this is the first over, that boy gets to take it home.

FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but Mitchell Owen will take it. Swinging back into the right-hander, on a length, Owen reaches out in front and has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the inside half behind square on the leg side for a four.

Hits the deck hard, pushed across the right-hander. Chaudhary rises with the bounce and drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side for a quick single.

Very full, curving back in at the toes, Nikhil Chaudhary flicks it towards mid-wicket, where Matthew Gilkes dives to his left to make the stop.

Mitchell Owen and the Hobart Hurricanes are underway! Full and swinging back into the pads, Owen looks to tickle it fine but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls behind on the leg side for a single.