McDermott, Hope lead Hurricanes to second win

Matthew Short's 29-ball 52 went in vain as Adelaide Strikers fell 11 runs short of Hobart Hurricanes's 214 for 5 at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, handing the visitors their second successive win of the season.

Electing to field, Short made an impact in the opening over itself with the ball, dismissing Mitchell Owen in the opening over. Caleb Jewell struggled to get going, but Shai Hope's attack from the other end helped the second wicket pair add 56 runs in 34 balls and get going in their innings. Even when Jewell departed in the seventh over, Hope and Ben McDermott ensured a breezy pace in the innings, with the latter clubbing a couple of sixes early on in his innings.

McDermott continued giving the charge from one end, but till the 14th over there was only limited support from the other end. It was in the 15th when Tim David took over the mantle of acceleration when Thornton was hit around for three boundaries and a six. Bar the 19th, the onslaught continued from both ends till the end of the innings with David plundering 33 runs in 14 balls and Chris Jordan adding 17 more in 10 deliveries. McDermott, the destroyer-in-chief, remained unbeaten on 68.

In response, Strikers came hard at the visitors in the run chase with D'Arcy Short and Matthew Short smashing 76 runs in only 38 balls for the opening wicket. It was a fairly quiet start before both cut loose against Billy Stanlake in the second over. The carnage came from both ends before D'Arcy departed in the seventh over.

At 105 for 1 at the end of the ninth over, Strikers were well placed in the chase, but they failed to consolidate that position through the second half of the middle overs. In the next eight overs they managed to score only 60 runs, with some fine bowling changes being employed by the skipper and some fine work in the outfield. With 30 needed off the last over, Jamie Overton hit some lusty blows, but could only pick 19 runs.

Brief Scores: Hobart Hurricanes 214/5 in 20 overs (Ben McDermott 68, Shai Hope 37; Jamie Overton 2-27) beat Adelaide Strikers 203/6 in 20 overs (Matthew Short 52, D'Arcy Short 41; Chris Jordan 2-36) by 11 runs