Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes Scorecard, Match 3, Big Bash League 2025-26

Result · Dec 16 2025, Tue - 01:45 PM (IST)

SYDNEY THUNDER

180/6

HOBART HURRICANES

181/6

Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets with 1 ball remaining

CRR:9.13

Player Of The Match

SYDNEY THUNDER - 180/6 (20.0)

Batsman	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 (wk) b Chris Jordan	3	4	-	-	75
Ollie Davies b Chris Jordan	2	4	-	-	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 (c) Not out	4	1	1	-	400
Nathan McAndrew	-	-	-	-	-
Tanveer Sangha	-	-	-	-	-
Reece Topley	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	5 ( lb: 2 w: 2)
Total	180 / 6 (20.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Riley Meredith	4	-	45	0	11.3
Billy Stanlake	4	-	34	3	8.5
Nathan Ellis	4	-	39	1	9.8
Rishad Hossain	3	-	18	0	6
Chris Jordan	4	-	36	2	9
Rehan Ahmed	1	-	5	0	5

HOBART HURRICANES - 181/6 (19.5)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mitch Owen c Daniel Sams b Tanveer Sangha	32	14	6	1	228.57
Nikhil Chaudhary c (Sub) 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 (wk) c Sam Billings b Nathan McAndrew	25	16	2	1	156.25
Rehan Ahmed c Cameron Bancroft b Shadab Khan	2	5	-	-	40
Chris Jordan Not out	16	13	1	-	123.08
Nathan Ellis (c) Not out	5	8	-	-	62.5
Rishad Hossain	-	-	-	-	-
Riley Meredith	-	-	-	-	-
Billy Stanlake	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	5 ( w: 4 Nb: 1)
Total	181 / 6 (19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Reece Topley	2	-	30	0	15
Daniel Sams	3.5	-	35	1	9.1
Nathan McAndrew	2	-	21	1	10.5
Tanveer Sangha	4	-	26	1	6.5
Shadab Khan	4	-	36	2	9
Chris Green	4	-	33	1	8.3

Match Info

Series:	Big Bash League
Date:	Dec 16 2025, Tue - 01:45 PM (IST)
Country:	Australia
City:	Hobart
Venue:	Ninja Stadium
Toss:	Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl.
Hobart Hurricanes Playing XI:	Mitch Owen, Nikhil Chaudhary, Rehan Ahmed, Ben McDermott, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake
Sydney Thunder Playing XI:	Sam Konstas, Matthew Gilkes, Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Sam Billings (wk), Shadab Khan, Daniel Sams, Chris Green (c), Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Reece Topley

The Hobart Hurricanes have won their last four BBL games against the Sydney Thunder; a fifth consecutive win in this match would equal the Hurricanes’ longest winning run against the Thunder in the history of the competition (W5 from January 2012 to January 2016).
The Sydney Thunder have won their opening match in three of the last four BBL seasons (L1); their only defeat in that span was a 20-run loss to the Brisbane Heat in their opening game of the BBL13 campaign (12 December 2023).
The Hobart Hurricanes scored 62.3% of their runs from boundaries in the BBL14 season, the best rate of any team and nearly 10 percentage points more than the Sydney Thunder (53.4%) who were ranked last in this category.
Riley Meredith took 26.7% of the Hobart Hurricanes’ wickets when he played in BBL14, the best rate of any player for a team in the competition; he’s taken 12 wickets at an average of 15 across his last six innings in the competition against the Sydney Thunder.
Batters played and missed at 28.5% of Lockie Ferguson’s (Sydney Thunder) 144 balls bowled in BBL14, the highest rate of any player in the competition.

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