MR vs HH

That will be all then from this contest! A one-sided encounter but we expect more thrills in Canberra tomorrow as the Sydney Thunder host the Brisbane Heat at Manuka Oval. Do join us for our coverage of that right here on Sportskeeda. For the moment, this is the duo of Sourabh Agrawal and Sooryanarayanan Sesha taking your leave. Thank you so much for tuning in today. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday. Buh-bye!

Chris Jordan is the Player of the Match for his 4/19, here are his words: "Slight change today (on bowling with the new ball), we played one extra batter and someone has to step up in the powerplay and my name got called today. Good bounce back, it was disappointing (the last game), was important to put things right tonight. I pride myself on keeping my body as fit as possible, I tried to keep going from long-on to long-on, bowl my 4 overs and hopefully whack a few when I get my chance."

10:19 PM local time (4:49 PM IST): Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Renegades by 7 wickets with 37 deliveries to spare.

Nikhil Chaudhary 79 (38) | Chris Jordan 4/19 (4)
Tim Seifert 34 (21) | Jason Behrendorff 2/35 (3)

They came, they saw and they dominated the Melbourne Renegades. This has been one heck of an all-round display by the Hobart Hurricanes, who arrived having suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Stars. Not tonight though, as their bowlers set things up before making the most of excellent batting conditions in the second innings. Chris Jordan showed the way with a four-fer as the Renegades were tied down to 145 - a total that was never going to be enough.

Not even with Mitchell Owen falling off the first ball, for the Hurricanes decided to operate in sixth gear all the way through. Nikhil Chaudhary was the star, getting off to a rollicking start as he pounced on Jason Behrendorff and peeled off three boundaries in the very first over. The 'Gades did throw themselves around but some impossible catching opportunities did not go their way. Debutant Tim Ward did fall to a stunner from skipper Will Sutherland but Ben McDermott joined forces with Chaudhary to stabilize the innings, while cashing in on anything loose.

The seamers were way off the mark with their radar and they were suitably punished, while Adam Zampa, despite bowling fairly tight, couldn't make inroads. Dew quickened the surface and the ball slid on nicely and while McDermott made may, it was Chaudhary whose strokeplay was a sight to behold as he slayed the bowlers all around the park. A second BBL half-century saw him put the 'Canes well on course while the Power Surge was taken the moment it was available as both Chaudhary and McDermott put the chase to rest.

Eventually, it was a matter of when and not if with Chaudhary also landing one on top of the roof as it was measured at 103 meters. He could not finish the job but McDermott sure did in the company of Tim David as he finished unbeaten on 49. A solid thrashing dished out to the 'Gades as the defending champions record a statement win.

13.5 Will Sutherland to Ben McDermott, DONE AND DUSTED, Hobart Hurricanes decimate Melboure Renegades with as many as 37 balls to spare! Quite fittingly, it ends with a maximum as McDermott pulls this short ball over the square leg fence and yet another one flies into the crowd from a bat of a Hurricane. Hurricanes bounce back and how, they have made a statement for the rest of the teams and have jumped from seventh straight up to the top of the table.

13.4 Will Sutherland to Tim David, full and just outside off this time, David fails to completely get under it and drags it the wide long-on fielder for a single

13.3 Will Sutherland to Tim David, tried to go again to finish it off, short ball at the body this time. David is early into his pull and chalks it as it pops in front of cover

13.2 Will Sutherland to Tim David, WAS ABOUT TIME, David was never going to mess around, you could have bet your house on that. Banged into the surface at the body, David gets inside the line and absolutely pummels it into the empty seats over square leg. Another 90-metre hit

13.1 Will Sutherland to Ben McDermott, short and wide, that echoed around the ground as McDermott punched it on the up off the backfoot. Good dive at cover and that will just be one for all that

Will Sutherland [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack.

Tight over from Zampa. Expect David to try and finish this off with a couple of biggies though. He doesn't like hanging around anyway, does he?

12.5 Adam Zampa to Ben McDermott, QUICK SINGLE. McDermott cuts it to the same man again but this one's timing was off. David puts in the sprint and gets home comfortably in the end before Rizwan whips the bails off

12.2 Adam Zampa to Ben McDermott, slightly short at the  stumps, McDermott shanks the pull behind square on the leg side. Just one as it falls short in the deep