HH vs AS

10:35 PM local time (5:05 PM IST): So that will do it from Hobart for tonight. We will be back with more BBL action tomorrow, as the Melbourne derby (Renegades vs Stars) moves to Docklands. The first ball is to bowled at 7:15 PM local time (1:45 PM IST). Before that, we have another game! Brisbane Heat will host Sydney Thunder from 3:00 PM local time (10:30 AM IST) at the Gabba. This is the pair of Datrim and Bidipto taking your leave for now. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Player of the Match [Nathan Ellis from Hobart Hurricanes, 2/7 ]: "Looks like a good wicket. We did not know what the par score was. We thought anything around 180 would be enough. But our pacers did well upfront, and our spinners followed suit. Reckon we were 20-30 runs short. We tried to stay positive and kept taking wickets. We credit the spinners for the way they bowled. It's starting to become a trend to play on good wickets. But if we bring in our variations and change the pace, then you could be in the hunt. Meredith was very good throughout the tournament, potentially hasn't had the rewards, but happy for everyone and happy for Chaudhary for the way he bowled. With 2 games left, it's imperative to stay in the park. We will stick to our processes and try to stay fit." 

10:21 PM local time (4:51 PM IST): Hobart Hurricanes win by 37 runs! 

Mitchell Owen 33 (9) | Rishad Hossain - 3/26 (4)
Liam Scott 91* (58) | Jamie Overton - 2/13 (2)

It was 7/1 in 1.1 overs, 7/2 in 1.3 overs and 7/3 in 2.3 overs. It didn't stop there, after 3 overs, it became 8/4. Like this, the score read 62/7 in 9.4 overs with the last recognized batter, Jerrssis Wadia, getting bowled. Yes Liam Scott was there at the other end, but it was game over then and there in terms of the result! 

Riley Meredith and Nathan Ellis, in overs 2 and 3, changed the course of the innings! Pace, movement in the air and movement off the deck! Play that, Adelaide Strikers! 

Matthew Short, Mackenzie Harvey, Chris Lynn and Jason Sangha fell prey to some top-class pace bowling from the two right-arm quicks, who are the two best wicket-takers at Bellerive in the BBL! While Meredith has 51 wickets to his name, Hobart Hurricanes skipper Ellis has 49. 

After that, there was panic in the Strikers' camp and apart from Scott, no batter was able to get himself going. Rishad Hossain took 3 wickets and gave away only 26 runs. And eventually, the outcome was just a moment's wait! 

Scott showed his batting prowess, slamming an unbeaten knock of 91 with a strike rate of 156.90. He told one and all in he Strikers camp that it wasn't as difficult a pitch as things looked up front in the innings. 

The Hurricanes will feel slightly disappointed at not having bowled the opposition out, but, going up to 12 points now and going 4 clear of the second-best team, will surely make them feel better! 

As for the Strikers, the going only gets tougher, if they are to think of making the Finals from here.

19.6 Mitchell Owen to Liam Scott, Length ball outside off. Scott drags it away to deep midwicket for a run. He does not get to his century, and the Strikers have comprehensively fallen short in this run chase! The Hurricanes win by 37 runs!

19.5 Mitchell Owen to Liam Scott, BANG! Length ball on off. Scott swings across the line and gets enough on it to loft it away over cow corner for a six. 

19.4 Mitchell Owen to Liam Scott, High in the air and falls short! Length ball outside off. Scott throws the kitchen sink at it but does not get the distance. The ball goes miles up in the air before falling safely over to the off side.

Raj: "I thought this was supposed to be a good batting wicket?"
It is, Raj. Just that the bowling from the Hurricanes was brilliant! And, the batting from the Strikers wasn't good enough.

19.1 Mitchell Owen to Liam Scott, What a blow from Scott! Length ball outside off. Owen is too full and gets the treatment as Shamsi picks it up and deposits it over mid wicket for a six.