PS vs HH

That's all we have from the second of the BBL double-header clashes. This is Subhashish, along with Bidipto, signing off. Do stay with Sportskeeda as the Ashes Test goes into a fascinating second day on Saturday, while also keeping up with upcoming action at the BBL and the SA20!! 

Tim David (Player of the Match, 42 runs off 28 balls): "Just felt a little bit of something in the legs, so, didn't take any chance. Backed the boys to get it done and they did it! The Scorchers do it so well here, but the pitch changed in the second innings. So, the Power Surge at that time was because the momentum was needed to get things going. We have a flexible batting order, and so, it helps to assess the situation first and get on with it. Rishad Hossain has bowled pretty well in his debut season and Rehan Ahmed chipped in with some handy overs too." 

Perth Scorchers 150/8 off 20 overs
Hobart Hurricanes 153/6 off 19.3 overs

Hobart Hurricanes win by 4 wickets

In a contest that very nearly went down to the wire, the Hobart Hurricanes came through thanks to some useful knocks from Nikhil Chaudhary 34 (30) and Tim David, who, sadly, had to retire hurt at 42 (28).  Macalister Wright, who looked slightly circumspect to begin with, turned the contest on its head with a six followed by a four at the end of the nineteenth over, which tilted the scales squarely in favour of the Hobart Hurricanes.

On a wicket where a host of batters succumbed while attempting big shots, Fin Allen and Mitchell Marsh gave the Scorchers just the start they needed, but were unable to stick around long enough to make an impact.

Rishad Hossain pagged the Scorchers back while Riley Meredith was hard to put away.

The Hurricanes did not have the best of starts and seemed to have lost their way with Tim David's injury coming at the worst possible time.  In the end, though, a useful cameo from Chris Jordan and Macalister Wright ensured that the Hurricanes came through in their tricky run chase in front of a packed Boxing Day crowd at Perth.

19.3 Joel Paris to Nathan Ellis, THE HURRICANES WIN ANOTHER THRILLER! ELLIS HITS THE WINNING RUNS AGAIN! Full on off-stump and just outside. Squirted away to the deep cover region, through the in-field and away for a boundary! 

19.2 Joel Paris to Chris Jordan, JORDAN IS OUT! Short and wide outside off. Jordan cuts it hard off the back foot and gets it over the in-field. But deep point was waiting for it! He came in, settled under it and completed the catch! 

19.1 Joel Paris to Chris Jordan, over the wicket, short and slow outside off. Jordan swings it away off the top hand to the right of mid-wicket and left of deep square-leg for two.

18.6 Aaron Hardie to Macalister Wright, FOUR CRUCIAL RUNS NOW! Back of a length and a bit slow on off-stump. Wright stays deep in his crease, clears the front leg and clubs it straight back over the umpire for a boundary! 

18.5 Aaron Hardie to Macalister Wright, SIX IMPORTANT RUNS! Into the pitch on middle-stump. Wright makes room, gets the room to free the arms and hammers it over long-on! 

18.5 Aaron Hardie to Macalister Wright, WIDE! Good-length off-cutter but outside leg-stump. A swing and a miss but that is the extra to the batters! 

18.4 Aaron Hardie to Macalister Wright, good length and slow on middle-stump. Wright makes room and chunks it over the bowler. Evans gets around to the left from long-on and takes two. 

18.3 Aaron Hardie to Chris Jordan, good length and on middle-stump. Jordan tucks it off the back foot to deep backward square for only a run! 

18.2 Aaron Hardie to Macalister Wright, good length and slow on leg-stump. Wright hangs back, swivel-pulls and gets only a single to fine-leg. 

18.1 Aaron Hardie to Chris Jordan, into the pitch and slow on off-stump. Punched around to deep backward square off the back foot for a single.