Sydney Thunder defeated Hobart Hurricanes in the Eliminator at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart by a margin of 57 runs on Thursday (Jan 30). With this victory, Thunder will play a Knockout game against third ranked Adelaide Strikers on Saturday (Feb 01) while Hurricanes are out of the tournament.
Having opted to bat first, Thunder put on a clinical performance with the bat scoring 197 for 5 in 20 overs courtesy a 103-run opening stand in 10 overs. In reply, Hurricanes were bowled out for 140 runs conceding Thunder a 57-run victory. Usman Khawaja (54 off 34), Alex Hales (60 off 37) and Jonathan Cook (4 for 21) are the star performers with the bat. All three from Thunder!
Jonathan Cook has been adjudged as the 'Player of the Match' for playing a crucial role in restricting batting -heavy Hurricanes to such a total.
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Having opted to bat first, Thunder put on a clinical performance with the bat scoring 197 for 5 in 20 overs courtesy a 103-run opening stand in 10 overs. In reply, Hurricanes were bowled out for 140 runs conceding Thunder a 57-run victory. Usman Khawaja (54 off 34), Alex Hales (60 off 37) and Jonathan Cook (4 for 21) are the star performers with the bat. All three from Thunder!
Jonathan Cook has been adjudged as the 'Player of the Match' for playing a crucial role in restricting batting -heavy Hurricanes to such a total.
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