Hobart Hurricanes bowled brilliantly in the second half of Sydney Sixers innings to seal a win in the opening match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21.
The hosts’ Hurricanes batted first and half-centuries from Tim David (58 off 33) and Colin Ingram (55 off 42) guided them to a score of 178/8 in their 20 overs.
In reply, the Sixers glided to 118/1 before hitting quicksand. After James Vince’s dismissal, the wheels fell off in spectacular fashion. Vince was out for a 41-ball 67 in the 14th over.
In total, Hurricanes picked 5/44 in 6.3 overs to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
James Faulkner (2/22), Riley Meredith (2/29), Nathan Ellis (1/37) and Scott Boland (1/39) all bowled well to take Hurricanes home.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
For his rapid 58 from 33 deliveries, Tim David is the player of the match 👏
@abbey_gelmi | #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/iMkewvstnu
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 10, 2020
VICTORY! 🔥
The Hurricanes have kicked off their BBL|10 campaign in style to defeat the Sixers. #TasmaniasTeam pic.twitter.com/YcaIozl8LH
— Hobart Hurricanes (@HurricanesBBL) December 10, 2020
🏏 @HurricanesBBL win by 16 runs.#smashemsixers #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/TJcS06GUXw
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) December 10, 2020
What a Collapse by Sixers
A game that SYS could have taken home inside 19 overs ended up losing it by 16 runs
Sixers won the Bash Boost & earned a point but couldn't win the game
Credit to Hurricanes bowlers & great captaincy by HandscombBBL 10 off to a great start#BBL10 pic.twitter.com/qcRBdXvrmU
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) December 10, 2020
@bbL Good win to the @HurricanesBBL. #BBL10
— 💧 Vonnie V (@visivoz) December 10, 2020
Hurricanes seal the BBL opener against Sixers. #BBL10https://t.co/FOwawEtw1D pic.twitter.com/a269PdBnMH
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 10, 2020
Defending champions #SydneySixers lose the 1st match of the #BBL10!
The defending champion lost the 1st match of #IPL2020 and later went on to win the trophy!#JustSaying— Venkat Parthasarathy 🇮🇳 (@Venkrek) December 10, 2020
James Faulkner scalped two wickets by spending just 22 runs to help Hurricanes win the #BBL10 opener by 16 runs.
— Amjath (@Cheekuchee) December 10, 2020
And they turned what looked like a certain victory into a scrambled tie (and very nearly a defeat!) #BBL10
— All Hail Queen Zelina (@bainalan05) December 10, 2020
What an incredible turnaround in the #BBL10 opener; half-way through the run-chase the @SixersBBL were cruising and looked like they would win with an over to spare. Instead, they lost by 16 runs. Win for @HurricanesBBL
@7Cricket @BBL— Arun Gopalakrishnan (@statanalyst) December 10, 2020
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