Result · Round 1 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2025/26 · Tue 16 Dec 2025 · Ninja Stadium, BELLERIVE
Hobart Hurricanes BBL 181/6 (19.5 ov)
Sydney Thunder BBL 180/6 (20 ov)
Hobart Hurricanes BBL won by 4 wickets
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Match report

Hobart Hurricanes BBL chased down Sydney Thunder BBL's 180/6 (20 ov), reaching 181/6 (19.5 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Nikhil Chaudhary top-scored with 41 off 31 with 3 sixes and Billy Stanlake took 3/34 from 4 overs. For Sydney Thunder BBL, Cameron Bancroft made a half-century (61 off 44) and Nathan McAndrew took 1/21 from 2 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Billy Stanlake (31)
Hobart Hurricanes BBL · 3/34

Top performers

Hobart Hurricanes BBL
🏏 Nikhil Chaudhary (29) 41 (31)
🏏 Ben McDermott (31) 38 (24)
🎯 Billy Stanlake (31) 3/34 (4)
🎯 Nathan Ellis (31) 1/39 (4)
Sydney Thunder BBL
🏏 Cameron Bancroft (33) 61 (44)
🏏 Sam Konstas (20) 28 (25)
🎯 Nathan McAndrew (32) 1/21 (2)
🎯 Tanveer Sangha (24) 1/26 (4)
Sydney Thunder BBL · 1st Innings - Sydney Thunder BBL 180/6 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Matthew Gilkes (26) c: ******** b: B Stanlake 20 7 3 1 285.71
Sam Konstas (20) b: B Stanlake 28 25 2 1 112.00
Cameron Bancroft (33) b: B Stanlake 61 44 4 1 138.63
******** (18) b: ******** 3 4 0 0 75.00
Oliver Davies (25) b: ******** 2 4 0 0 50.00
******** (18) c: N Chaudhary b: N Ellis 34 24 2 1 141.66
Daniel Sams (33) not out 23* 11 1 1 209.09
Chris Green (c) (32) not out 4* 1 1 0 400.00
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 0, pen 0) 5
Total 20 Ov (RR 9.00) 180/6
Did not bat: Blake Nikitaras (25), Tanveer Sangha (24), Ryan Hadley (27), Thomas Andrews, Nathan McAndrew (32), Charlie Anderson (20), ******** (18)
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Matthew Gilkes), 2-69 (Sam Konstas), 3-77 (********), 4-79 (Oliver Davies), 5-138 (Cameron Bancroft), 6-176 (********)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Riley Meredith (29) 4 0 45 0 11.25 2 0
Billy Stanlake (31) 4 0 34 3 8.50 0 0
Nathan Ellis (31) 4 0 39 1 9.75 0 0
******** (15) 3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0
******** (15) 4 0 36 2 9.00 0 0
******** (26) 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0
Hobart Hurricanes BBL · 1st Innings - Hobart Hurricanes BBL 181/6 (19.5 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Mitchell Owen (24) c: D Sams b: T Sangha 32 14 6 1 228.57
Nikhil Chaudhary (29) c: b: C Green 41 31 1 3 132.25
Ben McDermott (31) b: ******** 38 24 1 3 158.33
******** (18) c: C Green b: D Sams 17 9 2 1 188.88
******** (22) c: ******** b: N McAndrew 25 16 2 1 156.25
******** (26) c: C Bancroft b: ******** 2 5 0 0 40.00
******** (15) not out 16* 13 1 0 123.07
Nathan Ellis (31) not out 5* 8 0 0 62.50
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 1, pen 0) 5
Total 19.5 Ov (RR 9.13) 181/6
Did not bat: ******** (15), Billy Stanlake (31), Riley Meredith (29)
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Mitchell Owen), 2-109 (Nikhil Chaudhary), 3-124 (Ben McDermott), 4-141 (********), 5-151 (********), 6-168 (********)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
******** (18) 2 0 30 0 15.00 0 0
Daniel Sams (33) 3.5 0 35 1 9.13 1 1
Nathan McAndrew (32) 2 0 21 1 10.50 0 0
Tanveer Sangha (24) 4 0 26 1 6.50 3 0
******** (18) 4 0 36 2 9.00 0 0
Chris Green (32) 4 0 33 1 8.25 0 0

Hobart Hurricanes BBL

Sydney Thunder BBL

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Sydney Thunder BBL 180/6 (20 ov) 9.00 13 5 5 Cameron Bancroft 61
Hobart Hurricanes BBL 181/6 (19.5 ov) 9.13 13 9 5 Nikhil Chaudhary 41

Partnerships · Sydney Thunder BBL

  • 1st wkt 24
  • 2nd wkt 45
  • 3rd wkt 8
  • 4th wkt 2
  • 5th wkt 59
  • 6th wkt 38
  • 7th wkt 4*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Hobart Hurricanes BBL

  • 1st wkt 48
  • 2nd wkt 61
  • 3rd wkt 15
  • 4th wkt 17
  • 5th wkt 10
  • 6th wkt 17
  • 7th wkt 13*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.