Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers are currently facing each other in the ongoing 2024-25 (BBL 2024-25) Big Head League Qualifiers at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The table-topping Hobart Hurricanes advanced to the play-offs after winning seven of their 10 games, one of which ended in a draw.
On the other hand, Sydney Sixers finished second in the ongoing Big Bash League 2024-25 with 14 points from 10 matches, winning 6 games and finishing second in the group stage. However, the Hurricanes have a negative net run rate despite topping the schedule in the ongoing BBL 2024-25.
Sydney Sixers strike early against Hobart Hurricanes in BBL 2024-25 Qualifiers
Speaking of BBL 2024-25 Qualifiers, Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques won the toss and elected to bowl first against Nathan Ellis-led Hobart Hurricanes at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Openers Mitchell Owen and Caleb Jewell gave the hosts a strong start against the Sixers.
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Jafar Chohan added 47 runs to the opening stand of the duo before ending Mitchell Owen’s blazing 15-ball 36-run knock against Sydney Sixers in the ongoing Big Bash League 2024-25 Qualifier against Sydney Sixers. in Hobart.
Jack Edwards takes a jaw-dropping catch from Matthew Wade in Hobart
Well, then it was Mitchell Perry’s turn to steal the limelight by dismissing experienced Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade cheaply in the crucial clash of BBL 2024-25. In the 6.2 of the Hobart Hurricanes overs, Wade Mitchell attempted a fierce cut to a short length ball by Perry, but the Hobart Hurricanes keeper-batsman did not keep it down.
However, the ball would normally have gone for a boundary, but leg-back Jack Edwards took a brilliant catch flying to the right and caught the ball with his right hand to end Matthew Wade’s 4 runs from 7 balls. Jack Edwards pulled the fish out of the air with his right hand.
Jack Edwards even fell to the ground after a brilliant catch, but he managed to keep the ball out of his hands and that’s how Sydney Sixers scored a second blow against Hobart Hurricanes in the ongoing BBL 2024-25 Qualifiers. Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Tuesday 21 January.
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Watch Jack Edwards’ flying catch here:
JACK EDWARDS!
It’s a TONGUE catch. #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/PGSqV1B3z9
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Earlier, after winning the toss, Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques revealed why he opted to bowl first in the Big Bash League 2024-25 Qualifier against Hobart. As quoted by Cricbuzz, the Australian all-rounder said during the toss: “The wicket will stay very well. It will be the person who comes and plays the best cricket tonight. It’s starting to be a trend in T20 cricket – picking the ball – to know what you’re after.
Moises Henriques further explained, “When you are bowling for the first time, it takes longer to lose the game. If you lose four quick wickets on a wicket you shouldn’t have bowled, it’s pretty easy to lose the game from there. “Maybe it’s a bit of a conservative way of thinking, but it seems to be working well.”
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