Hobart Hurricanes Won Their Maiden Title: Beat Sydney Thunder in Final
Hobart Hurricanes won their maiden title in the Big Bash League. The team won the title after defending the other finalist of BBL, Sydney Thunder. To win the game, they had to chase the target of 182 runs, but the fiery inning of Mitchell Owen made it possible in just 14.1 overs. The team won the game with 7 wickets and won the first title of their BBL history.
Match Overview
The final game of the BBL was played at Hobart, where Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Sydney Thunder Innings:
Sydney Thunder after losing the toss came to bet, where their openers Jason Sangha and Captain David Warner won the toss. Both the players did the 97 runs partnership in just 10.2 overs. Jason played the inning of 67 runs, while Warner missed his half century by 2 runs and out on the score of 48 runs.
Despite such a solid start, the team could not cross 200. With the help of some quick innings by Billings, Davies and Green, the team has made the score of 182 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Hobart Hurricanes, Riley and Nathan took 3–3 wickets.
Hobart Hurricanes Innings:
To win the maiden title, there were 183 runs target in front of Hobart. They stopped the visitors after the good start, but still, the score was big along with the final pressure. The openers took this pressure and played well by setting a century partnership for the first wicket. Mitchell Owen with his solid inning of 108 runs in just 42 balls ensured the winning of the team. McDermott and Wade finish the game with quick shots and ensure an easy win for the team. From Sydney Thunder, Jordan Tanveer took 2 wickets while Tom Andrews took 1 wicket.
Player of the Match
The centurion of the game Mitchell Owen got the player of the match award for his 108 runs innings on just 42 balls. In his innings, he hit 6 fours and 11 sixes. Scoring the runs with a strike rate of 257.14, he took away the game from thunders in just the initial overs of the 2nd innings.
