Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers, 8th Match: Wade half century sets up win

Matthew Wade, Tim David and D'Arcy Short made a strong score for Hobart Hurricanes which Paddy Dooley defended to lead them to a 8 run win over Perth Scorchers today.

Match Summary

Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers, 8th Match, Big Bash League

Hobart Hurricanes 172/8 (20 ov)

Perth Scorchers 164/8 (20 ov)

Result - Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 runs.

SCORECARD

Hobart Hurricanes would have regretted their decision to bat as Jason Behrendorff (1/38) took opener Ben McDermott with the first ball.

D'Arcy Short (35) and Matthew Wade (51) combined for an important partnership, joined by Tim David (46*).

Jhye Richardson (3/26) and Aaron Hardie (2/10) saw off the rest of the batting line-up as Hobart Hurricanes went in at a good score of 172/8.

In response, Faf du Plessis (32) managed a good knock, before Paddy Dooley (2/14) bowled a worldie of an over to remove him and only concede one run in the process.

Josh Inglis (62) joined the fray, with a huge effort to get Perth Scorchers back into this one. It wasn't enough though as Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 runs.

Playing XI

Hobart Hurricanes: D'Arcy Short, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (WK/C), Shadab Khan, Tim David, Asif Ali, Jimmy Neesham, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Paddy Dooley, Riley Meredith

Perth Scorchers: Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis (WK), Ashton Turner, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou

Match Details:

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022 08:15

Venue: Aurora Stadium, Launceston, Launceston

Toss: Hobart Hurricanes won the toss & elected to bat