Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers
Hobart Hurricanes 126 in 19.5 overs (D. Short 32; Siddle 5-23) lost to Adelaide Strikers 129/3 in 15.1 overs (M. Short 72*; Lamichhane 2-22) by 7 wickets with 29 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Matthew Short.
Peter Siddle’s 5-23 and Matthew Short’s unbeaten 44-ball 72 helped Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets in Match 35 of the Big Bash League 2021/22, at the Adelaide Oval. The Strikers skittled the Hurricanes out for 126 in 19.5 overs and reached the target with 29 balls to spare.
D'Arcy Short top-scored for the Hurricanes with a run-a-ball 32 and Tim David made 18-ball 28, but the others could not even reach 20. Rashid Khan returned 2-26. Despite receiving little support, Matthew Short then took the game away from the Hurricanes to end their six-match losing streak. Sandeep Lamichhane was the pick of the Hurricanes bowler, with 2-22.
Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers
Match Postponed due to covid-19 outbreak.
COVID UPDATE | Unfortunately due to rising cases within our extended squad, tonight’s game on the Gold Coast has be postponed.
— Brisbane Heat (@HeatBBL) January 5, 2022
12 players & 1 coach received positive PCR tests this afternoon.
Details: https://t.co/sVxbXSSrtx#BBL11
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Match 36 of the BBL 2021/22, between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers, scheduled at the Carrara Oval, Queensland, was postponed after 12 Heat players tested positive for Covid-19.