END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 151/4 (45 runs required, RR: 8.38)
- Tom Curran6 (3b)
- Moises Henriques26 (25b)
- Nathan Ellis4-0-37-1
- Joel Paris4-0-35-3
10.15pm Hurricanes off the mark then, making it 1-1 against Sixers, who are still on top of the table. Hurricanes now move to third but that could change quickly because the second game is going on not too far away, at the Sydney Showground Stadium, between Perth Sorchers and Adelaide Strikers. Tune in for that, and do keep joining us for live coverage. For now, it's goodbye from Vishal Dikshit.
10.01pm Ellis celebrates by pumping the air with his right hand, a great way for Hurricanes to register their first win of their campaign, in fine fashion against the mighty defending champions. They did almost all things right from the beginning, apart from a few dropped catches and a stumping from Wade towards the end - won the toss, got a scintillating opening stand thanks to Wade, and even though Short was scratchy in the beginning, he made up for it in the end to give them a 200-plus total. For quite some time it looked like the Sixers were in the chase, mainly led by Philippe, but David's impressive start with his flat offbreaks, Paris' accuracy with changes of pace, Ellis' swing and Lamichhane's wonderful leg breaks and googlies were too much to handle for them.
Tom Curran now
DP Hughes c Rogers b Ellis 2 (8m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Last over for this game. Ellis to bowl
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 143/3 (53 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 53.00)
- Moises Henriques25 (24b)
- Daniel Hughes1 (1b)
- Joel Paris4-0-35-3
- Nathan Ellis3-0-29-0
Mohd Irshad: "Difference between two sides is the two captain's knocks."
Three wickets on his birthday, still has five balls left
DT Christian b Paris 12 (12m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
Paris for his last