Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, 18th Match Scorecard | BBL 14

Full Scorecard: Hobart Hurricanes overcame the late withdrawal of captain Nathan Ellis to hand Sydney Sixers their first BBL loss of the season.

Ellis pulled out from Wednesday afternoon’s game at Ninja Stadium with illness, but his bowling teammates stood up against the table-topping Sixers.

Hurricanes posted 161 for 6 and bowled out Sydney for 111 in 19.3 overs to jump to fourth on the ladder with a third win. Chris Jordan picked up 3 for 22, including the big wickets of James Vince (11) early and noted finisher Jordan Silk (20) in the middle overs. He was assisted by fellow import Waqar Salamkheil, who took 2 for 22 with his left-arm wrist spin and bowled Kurtis Patterson with one that turned the other way.

Hobart allrounder Nikhil Chaudhary was impressive, top-scoring with 42 from 31 deliveries and picking up 1 for 15 with the ball.

Sixers, who stay in first place on the ladder, had won four from four prior to the match, while Hurricanes are on the rise after being flogged by Melbourne Renegades in their opening game.

Earlier, evergreen Sixers quick Jackson Bird took career-best T20 figures of 4 for 16 on familiar turf in Hobart after his side won the toss and elected to bowl.

Match Result & Details

Full Scorecard 18th Match (D/N), Hobart, January 01, 2025, Big Bash League

Hobart Hurricanes 161/6(20 Ov RR: 8.05)

Sydney Sixers (19.3 ov, T:162) 111

Hurricanes won by 50 runs

Toss	Sydney Sixers, Elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2024/25
Player Of TheMatch	Nikhil Choudhry
Hours of play (local time)	16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.20
Match days	1 January 2025 – day night (20-over match)
Umpires	Michael Graham-Smith, Simon Lightbody
TV Umpire	Gerard Abood
Reserve Umpire	Simon Burns
Match Referee	David Johnston
Points	Hobart Hurricanes 2, Sydney Sixers 0

Hobart Hurricanes 161 for 6 (Chaudhary 42, McDermott 34, Owen 33, Bird 4-16) beat Sydney Sixers 111 (Henriques 22, Jordan 3-22, Stanlake 2-22, Salamkheil 2-22) by 50 runs

Hobart Hurricanes Innings (1st Innings)

Batsman	R/O	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Wade †	c & b Bird	15	16	27	2	0	93.75
Mitchell Owen	c Henriques b Kerr	33	417	20	4	2	194.11
Shae Hope	c †Philippe b Bird	4	6	8	0	0	66.66
Ben McDermott †	c †Philippe b Bird	34	25	37	4	1	136.00
Nikhil Chaudhary	c Vince b Edwards	42	31	42	4	2	135.48
Tim David	c †Philippe b Bird	4	8	12	0	0	50.00
Chris Jordan	not-out	16	11	15	0	1	145.45
Peter Hatzoglou	not-out	2	6	10	0	0	33.33

Extras	11(b 1, lb 9, W 1)
Total	161/6(20 overs, RR: 8.05)

Did not bat: Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith, Waqar Salamkheil 

Fall of Wickets

1-45 (Mitchell Owen, 4.5 ov), 2-54 (Matthew Wade, 6.2 ov), 3-55 (Shai Hope, 6.4 ov), 4-125 (Ben McDermott, 14.5 ov), 5-140 (Nikhil Chaudhary, 16.3 ov), 6-144 (Tim David, 17.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB	ECON
Akeal Hosein	4	0	25	0	9	0	2	0	0	6.25
Jackson Bird	4	0	16	4	13	1	0	0	0	4.00
Jack Edwards	4	0	31	1	12	2	2	0	0	7.75
Ben Dwarshuis	4	0	32	0	10	4	1	1	0	8.00
Hayden Kerr	3	0	40	1	2	6	1	0	0	13.33
Todd Murphy	1	0	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.00

Hobart Hurricanes Innings Scorecard Match Flow

• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 38 runs, 0 wicket)
• Hobart Hurricanes: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 2
• Drinks: Hobart Hurricanes – 74/3 in 10.0 overs (BR McDermott 11, N Chaudhary 9)
• Over 10.4: Review by Sydney Sixers (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MW Graham-Smith, Batter – BR McDermott (Struck down)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 12.1 – 14.0 (Batting side – 33 runs, 0 wicket)
• Hobart Hurricanes: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 4
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (BR McDermott 31, N Chaudhary 18, Ex 2)
• Hobart Hurricanes: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 11
• Innings Break: Hobart Hurricanes – 161/6 in 20.0 overs (CJ Jordan 16, P Hatzoglou 2)

Sydney Sixers Innings (2nd Innings)

Target: 162 Runs from 20 Overs

Batsman	R/O	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Josh Philippe †	c †Wade b Chaudhary	6	7	10	1	0	85.71
James Vince	b Jordan	11	10	17	0	1	110.00
Kurtis Patterson	b Waqar Salamkheil	9	9	10	0	0	100.0
Moises Henriques (c)	c †Wade b Stanlake	22	19	22	1	1	115.78
Jordan Silk	c Meredith b Jordan	20	20	25	1	0	100.0
Jack Edwards	c Jordan b Waqar Salamkheil	1	3	2	0	0	33.33
Hayden Kerr	c Owen b Meredith	2	3	11	0	0	66.66
Ben Dwarshuis	c David b Hatzoglou	9	6	10	2	0	150.0
Akeal Hosein	c Hatzoglou b Stanlake	10	13	22	0	0	76.92
Todd Murphy	not-out	14	19	22	0	0	73.68
Jackson Bird	b Jordan	3	8	5	0	0	37.50

Extras	4(lb 3, W 1)
Total	111(19.3 overs, RR: 5.69)

Fall of Wickets

1-16 (Josh Philippe, 2.3 ov), 2-24 (James Vince, 3.4 ov), 3-28 (Kurtis Patterson, 4.4 ov), 4-63 (Moises Henriques, 9.5 ov), 5-64 (Jack Edwards, 10.2 ov), 6-72 (Jordan Silk, 11.3 ov), 7-82 (Hayden Kerr, 12.4 ov), 8-84 (Ben Dwarshuis, 13.3 ov), 9-105 (Akeal Hosein, 17.5 ov), 10-111 (Jackson Bird, 19.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB	ECON
Riley Meredith	3	0	12	1	7	0	0	0	0	4.00
Billy Stanlake	4	0	22	2	9	0	1	0	0	5.50
Nikhil Chaudhary	3	0	15	1	8	1	0	0	0	5.00
Chris Jordan	3.3	0	22	3	10	3	0	0	0	6.28
Waqar Salamkheil	3	0	22	2	6	1	1	0	0	7.33
Peter Hatzoglou	3	0	15	1	5	0	0	1	0	5.00

Sydney Sixers Innings Scorecard Match Flow

• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 26 runs, 2 wickets)
• Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 2
• Drinks: Sydney Sixers – 63/4 in 9.5 overs (JC Silk 13)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 11.1 – 13.0 (Mandatory – 15 runs, 2 wickets)
• Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 3