Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, 28th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - HighlightsHBH vs ADS, 28th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Highlights

Wood to Matthew Wade, out Caught by Harry Manenti!! Wade perishes trying to clear the rope. Wood after the full toss goes short and into the wicket, might have been pace off and Wade had to take it on, he pulls sans timing and the ball skies towards deep mid-wicket, Manenti circles under it and manages to hang on with a dive. Matthew Wade c Harry Manenti b Wood 27(19) [4s-2 6s-1]

Wood to Matthew Wade, SIX, that's a gift and Wade is accepts it happily. Wood misses the yorker and dishes out a full toss. That was a free-hit especially with mid-off inside the ring, Wade smokes it all the way over long-off

Shamsi to Matthew Wade, FOUR, this is brave from Short to go with a spinner. Overton and Wood have overs up their sleeves. Tossed up on middle, Wade backs away and pumps it down the ground. No chance for long-on or long-off

Matthew Short to Wright, FOUR, lovely shot! Flighted delivery on leg, Wright backs away and lofts it straight back over Short. The long-on fielder was square and couldn't get across to make the stop

Lloyd Pope to Wright, SIX, that's more like it. 13 from the over. 150 is up. Pope risks giving this a bit of flight and Wright manages to get under it, he sits down and smokes the slog sweep into the deep mid-wicket stand

Lloyd Pope to Matthew Wade, FOUR, shot! These two need to step on the gas. Good start to the over. Short and drifting across, Wade rides the bounce and cracks it past backward point. No chance for the sweeper to stop that

Wood to Wright, FOUR, ends the Power Surge with a boundary. Wood misses the yorker and dishes out a full toss, Wright makes room and drills it straight of mid-off. 16 runs and 2 wickets in the two overs

Jamie Overton to Ben McDermott, out Caught by Matthew Short!! Second wicket in the over. Both set batters gone. The Power Surge is working against the Hurricanes. Overton has a big smile on his face. McDermott backs away and is followed by a short of length delivery, he looks to heave it across the line and gets it high on the bat, the ball goes straight up and Short settles under it near mid-on. Ben McDermott c Matthew Short b Jamie Overton 18(23) [6s-1]

Jamie Overton to Nikhil Chaudhary, out Caught by Chris Lynn!! Oh that's unfortunate! But full credit to Lynn for taking a sharp catch. Overton has struck and sent back the in-form Chaudhary. This was a poor delivery - full and drifting down leg, Chaudhary nails the whip but picks out short fine, the ball flew to Lynn and he reacted quickly to hang on with both hands. Either side of him and that would have been four more. Nonetheless, the Hurricanes have lost a wicket in the Power Surge. Nikhil Chaudhary c Chris Lynn b Jamie Overton 23(17) [4s-2 6s-1]

Jamie Overton to Nikhil Chaudhary, FOUR, back to back four! Chaudhary loves to go over the off-side. The field is up with no sweeper and Overton dishes out a full pitcher, Chaudhary smokes it over the cover-point region

Jamie Overton to Nikhil Chaudhary, FOUR, starts with a boundary. Chaudhary shimmies down, gives himself room and drives it straight down the ground. Not quite off the middle but it was in the gap and the ball raced away

Jerrssis Wadia to Ben McDermott, SIX, that's much better. Wadia was getting away with a miserly spell. McDermott decides to finally take him on - kneels down on his back leg, gets underneath the quicker delivery and launches the slog sweep over deep square leg

Jerrssis Wadia to Nikhil Chaudhary, 1 run, now fires it outside off, Chaudhary punches square and the sweeper tidies up

Lloyd Pope to Nikhil Chaudhary, SIX, Chaudhary releases the pressure. The boundaries had dried up and runs were coming at a trickle. But Chaudhary sees the flighted delivery and lofts it with the spin over deep extra cover. Clean strike!

Shamsi to Tim Ward, out Caught by Mackenzie Harvey!! The catch is clean and Ward knew. He started to walk even as the umpires got together and sent it upstairs. Floated up and drifts in, Ward clears his front leg and heaves through the line, gets an inside edge onto the front pad and the ball lobs up, Mackenzie Harvey moves in front and almost collides with Ward to take the catch. He was in control of the ball and held it within his mitts all the way. Tim Ward c Mackenzie Harvey b Shamsi 17(17) [4s-2]

Lloyd Pope to Rehan Ahmed, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Pope has the last say. But once again Rehan has done a good job - he maintained the momentum provided by Owen. This was a very full delivery and Rehan sits down to play the slog sweep, plays all around it and the ball crashes into the leg-stump. A nice little cameo comes to an end. Rehan Ahmed b Lloyd Pope 29(17) [4s-2 6s-2]

Lloyd Pope to Rehan Ahmed, SIX, Pope greeted with a maximum. Fraction short and Rehan is quick to pounce - rocks back and sends it way back into the deep square leg stand. That was the smaller side of the ground and Rehan took full advantage

Matthew Short to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, Overton makes a mess. Drifted across off, Rehan rocks back and slaps it wide of long-off. It was in the air and Overton went for the catch - slides awkwardly and the ball escapes past him

Jamie Overton to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, Rehan ends the over with a boundary. Overton loses his line with the short of length delivery, angles it down leg, Rehan swivels around and pulls it backward of square. That ends a good powerplay for the Hurricanes..

Wood to Rehan Ahmed, SIX, 50 up in 3 overs. That's a superb shot from Rehan. Fullish delivery on the pads, he uses his bottom hand and whips it over wide long-on, the timing takes it all the way

Wood to Mitchell Owen, out Caught by Jason Sangha!! Gone! Wood has the last laugh. But Owen has done his job - he's gotten the Hurricanes off to a flier. Smart bowling from Wood. He rolls his fingers across the ball and angles it away, Owen reaches and tries to loft it over extra cover, ends up slicing it over point and Sangha moves around from deep backward point to take the catch. Nice little cameo to get the innings underway.. Mitchell Owen c Jason Sangha b Wood 33(9) [4s-2 6s-4]

Wood to Mitchell Owen, SIX, make that 4 sixes in his last 5 balls. Absolute carnage! Good length ball on off, Owen heaves it across the line and sends it sailing over the deep square leg fence

Wood to Mitchell Owen, SIX, Owen is dealing in sixes. Third one for him in the last 4 balls. Wood lands it full on the stumps, Owen clears his front leg and gives himself the space to loft through the line, nice clean swing of the bat and the ball sails over the sightscreen

Liam Scott to Mitchell Owen, SIX, 4, 4, 6, 6! There's a fielder at deep mid-wicket and he watches it sail over him. Angled in from good length and Owen decides to go over the leg-side, meaty connection on the heave and the ball sails into the crowd

Liam Scott to Mitchell Owen, SIX, smashed! This is buffet bowling. Length ball, right in the arc and Owen has no second gear, he sees it in his zone and pumps it straight down the ground. First six of the game..

Liam Scott to Mitchell Owen, FOUR, charges down, gives himself room and drills it through extra cover. Fullish delivery from Scott and it disappeared to the fence at the rate of knots

Liam Scott to Mitchell Owen, FOUR, Owen too opens his account with a boundary. Length delivery outside off, plenty of width on offer and Owen loves it there - extends his arms and pumps it over extra cover

Wood to Tim Ward, FOUR, back to back fours! Good length ball outside off, Ward shuffles across and gets inside the line, laps it to the vacant fine leg region

Wood to Tim Ward, FOUR, Ward and Hurricanes are off the mark. Length delivery, no swing on this one and Ward swings it over mid-wicket, clean connection and the ball almost travels the distance