Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, 3rd Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Bellerive Oval, Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (Hobart Hurricanes 181/6, Sydney Thunder 180/6).
- Hobart Hurricanes: 181/6 (19.5 ov)
- Sydney Thunder: 180/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Hobart Hurricanes (HH) faced Sydney Thunder (SYT) in the 3rd Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Bellerive Oval, Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania. Play began on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Michael Graham-Smith and Sharad Patel, with David Johnston as match referee.
Sydney Thunder made 180/6 in 20 overs, with Cameron Bancroft top-scoring on 61 from 44 balls. Billy Stanlake was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 34. Hobart Hurricanes made 181/6 in 19.5 overs, with Nikhil Chaudhary top-scoring on 41 from 31 balls. Shadab Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 36.
Result: Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Chris Jordan was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Sydney Thunder · 1st innings: 180/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gilkes | c Chris Jordan b Billy Stanlake | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 285.71 |
| Sam Konstas | b Billy Stanlake | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 112 |
| Cameron Bancroft | b Billy Stanlake | 61 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 138.64 |
| Sam Billings | b Chris Jordan | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Oliver Davies | b Chris Jordan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Shadab Khan | c Nikhil Chaudhary b Nathan Ellis | 34 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 141.67 |
| Daniel Sams | not out | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 209.09 |
| Chris Green | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Reece Topley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Meredith | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Billy Stanlake | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Rishad Hossain | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Jordan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Hobart Hurricanes · 1st innings: 181/6 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Owen | c Daniel Sams b Tanveer Sangha | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | c Blake Nikitaras b Chris Green | 41 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 132.26 |
| Ben McDermott | b Shadab Khan | 38 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 158.33 |
| Tim David | c Chris Green b Daniel Sams | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 188.89 |
| Matthew Wade | c Sam Billings b Nathan McAndrew | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 156.25 |
| Rehan Ahmed | c Cameron Bancroft b Shadab Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Chris Jordan | not out | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123.08 |
| Nathan Ellis | not out | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Topley | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Daniel Sams | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 9.13 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Tanveer Sangha | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (HH, Daniel Sams): 5 runs, 182/6 – 1 • • • 2 nb1
- Over 19 (HH, Nathan McAndrew): 9 runs, 177/6 – 1 1 2 4 1 W
- Over 18 (HH, Tanveer Sangha): 9 runs, 168/5 – 2 1 • 1 2 • 2wd
- Over 17 (HH, Chris Green): 6 runs, 159/5 – 1 • • 2 1 2
- Over 16 (HH, Shadab Khan): 4 runs, 153/5 – 1 1 • W 1 1
- Over 15 (HH, Chris Green): 8 runs, 149/4 – • 4 1 • 1 2