10.36pm Nathan Ellis is Player of the Match. "It was an unpredictable game, talking about taking the surge later, then chaos from there on in. Any time we tried to put the foot down, we lost a wicket. Frustrated for the guys, we haven't put together a full game, but we'll take the wins when we get them."
I've seen enough for one night... here's the state of the table. Hobart blew the chance to nudge their NRR back up towards parity, but with eight points on the board, they are definitely back with the pack in the race to the play-offs. Stars, by contrast, are now drifting away. From Miller, Alan and Thilak, good night!
10.28pm Well, a win is a win... and a handsome NRR boost too in the end. But goodness me. 100 runs between Jewell (70) and Crawley (30), and then a lower-order shambles. Hatcher's 3 for 25 set up a semi-fightback, but ultimately Stars paid the price for a different sort of poor batting display. That was not a spectacle that deserves to be remembered for long after tonight's formalities are wrapped up!
Jimbo341: "From a tournament advancement perspective, better to win 8 down with 14 balls left than 3 down with 3 balls left. It didn't go as planned, but correct approach from the Canes" That's one way of putting it. I guess the coach might put it down to "execution"...
Jack Dyer: "This game shows the state of the Bash these days. Second rate competition with second rate quality. And will only get worse with the proliferation of these new T20 leagues"
Hamza: "Unnecessary thrilling finish. Not good for the Hurricanes though, this was meant to be their nrr lifting result."
Hello skipper. Your ship is sinking. All sorts of manoeuvres in the field now. Three huge balls for Wood
Asif Ali c Rogers b Wood 9 (19m 9b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
Sam: "These wickets and their impact on run rate may well be the difference in qualifying for last four for the hurricanes."
END OF OVER:17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | HH: 123/7 (9 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.23, RRR: 3.00)
- Tom Andrews0 (1b)
- Asif Ali3 (6b)
- Nathan Coulter-Nile3-0-22-2
- Liam Hatcher4-0-25-3
Jazz: "Just horrible, horrible cricket from the hurricanes here. It's 9 from 19! Hit some singles!" It's been a ghastly standard throughout the match, to be brutally honest!
They've lost three for two... and they've three wickets left!
Faheem Ashraf c Rogers b Coulter-Nile 0 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Dave: "Unbelievable that the canes could lose this" Inconceivable...
MJ Owen b Coulter-Nile 0 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
