Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Scorecard, Match 21, Big Bash League 2025-26

Result · Jan 03 2026, Sat - 01:45 PM (IST)

Match 21, - ENGIE Stadium

SYDNEY THUNDER

205/4

HOBART HURRICANES

207/4

Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets with 13 balls remaining

CRR:11.61

Player Of The Match

SYDNEY THUNDER - 205/4 (20.0)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Gilkes c Matthew Wade b Will Prestwidge	0	1	-	-	-
David Warner (c) Not out	130	65	11	9	200
Sam Konstas b Will Prestwidge	0	1	-	-	-
Sam Billings (wk) lbw b Nathan Ellis	20	24	2	-	83.33
Nic Maddinson Retired Out	30	26	-	2	115.38
Daniel Sams Not out	14	6	1	1	233.33
Shadab Khan	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Green	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Andrews	-	-	-	-	-
Nathan McAndrew	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Agar	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	11 ( lb: 4 w: 4 Nb: 3)
Total	205 / 4 (20.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Will Prestwidge	2	-	19	2	9.5
Riley Meredith	4	-	38	0	9.5
Nathan Ellis	4	-	46	1	11.5
Rishad Hossain	4	-	29	0	7.3
Chris Jordan	4	-	40	0	10
Rehan Ahmed	1	-	15	0	15
Mitch Owen	1	-	14	0	14

HOBART HURRICANES - 207/4 (17.5)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tim Ward c Sam Billings b Daniel Sams	90	49	10	3	183.67
Mitch Owen c Sam Billings b Daniel Sams	45	18	2	5	250
Rehan Ahmed c Chris Green b Wes Agar	16	14	-	1	114.29
Ben McDermott c Tom Andrews b Daniel Sams	10	7	2	-	142.86
Nikhil Chaudhary Not out	29	14	3	2	207.14
Matthew Wade (wk) Not out	13	5	3	-	260
Chris Jordan	-	-	-	-	-
Will Prestwidge	-	-	-	-	-
Nathan Ellis (c)	-	-	-	-	-
Rishad Hossain	-	-	-	-	-
Riley Meredith	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	4 ( lb: 1 w: 3)
Total	207 / 4 (17.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Tom Andrews	2	-	20	0	10
Nathan McAndrew	3	-	45	0	15
Wes Agar	3	-	33	1	11
Daniel Sams	3	-	36	3	12
Shadab Khan	3	-	40	0	13.3
Chris Green	3.5	-	32	0	8.3

Match Info

Series:	Big Bash League
Date:	Jan 03 2026, Sat - 01:45 PM (IST)
Country:	Australia
City:	Sydney
Venue:	ENGIE Stadium
Toss:	Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl.
Sydney Thunder Playing XI:	David Warner (c), Matthew Gilkes, Sam Konstas, Sam Billings (wk), Nic Maddinson, Shadab Khan, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Tom Andrews, Nathan McAndrew, Wes Agar
Hobart Hurricanes Playing XI:	Mitch Owen, Tim Ward, Rehan Ahmed, Ben McDermott, Nikhil Chaudhary, Matthew Wade (wk), Chris Jordan, Will Prestwidge, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith

The Hobart Hurricanes have won their last five BBL matches against the Sydney Thunder, bowling first on the day in each of those five games; a sixth consecutive win in this match would be the Hurricanes’ outright longest winning run against the Thunder in the history of the competition (also W5 from January 2012 to January 2016).
The Sydney Thunder have lost each of their two matches at ENGIE Stadium in this BBL15 season; they haven’t started a campaign with more than two consecutive defeats at the venue in the history of the competition.
The Hobart Hurricanes have conceded 45+ runs during the powerplay in each of their last two bowling innings in the BBL; the last time they did so in more consecutive innings during this period was a four-match span in January 2020 which included two games against the Sydney Thunder (53 on 24 January 2020 and 53 on 30 January 2020).
Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder) has taken seven wickets at a strike rate of 15.3 across his last five BBL innings, including figures of 4-51 against the Perth Scorchers last time out; he’s taken six wickets at a strike rate of 11.8 across his last three innings against the Hobart Hurricanes.
Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes) has taken 18 wickets at a strike rate of 13.3 across his last 11 BBL innings, including 2+ wickets in each of his last two innings in that span; he hasn’t taken multiple wickets in more than two consecutive innings in his career in the competition.

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