New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/01/27/hurricane-mitchell/
An account of the #BBLFinal between #Hurricanes and #Thunder, featuring a truly astonishing innings by Mitchell Owen. Also a #photo gallery.
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Agar manages to avoid the winning runs coming off his bowling, but Hurricanes end the 14th over on 181-3, needing 2 off the last six overs at 0.33, current RR 12.93. The first ball of the 15th, bowled by McAndrew gets smashed away for four and Hurricanes win by seven wickets with 5.5 overs to spare. They were comfortably the best side in the league stage of the tournament, beat Sixers well in their first KO match and have dominated the final.
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Wes Agar having a night to forget - clobbered for 22 in his first over, and his second starts with boundary and a leg side wide. Two more accrue off the second legal ball, then a six to move Hurricanes to within one big hit of the target.
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Looks like Hurricanes aren't even going to need Tim David to apply the finishing touches to this chase. They are 161-3 in the 13th over, needing a mere 22 more to win.
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Owen goes, caught by sub fielder Weibgen off Andrews for 108 (42) to make it 139-3 in the 11th over. Wade the new batter.
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Hurricanes 138-2 at the end of the 10th over, Owen 108* (41), with 12 sixes and six fours. They need just 45 more from the last 10 overs. I would say take the Power Surge for overs 11 and 12, going for the really quick kill.
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100 up for Mitchell Owen off the 39th ball of his innings, with 11 sixes and six fours. Hurricanes 130-2 in the tenth over, chasing a target of 183.
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50 for Mitchell Owen off just 16 deliveries, reached with his fifth four, with five sixes also in there. He celebrates with the sixth six of his innings to make it 57* (17). Hurricanes 73-0 with one ball left of their four over opening Power Play. A single to retain the strike and it is 74-0 after four overs, 109 needed off the last 16 at 6.81, current RR 18.50.
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Mitchell Owen making this Thunder total look rather ordinary. Thunder have just blown two wicket taking opportunities in one ball - a catch and a run out. Hurricanes are 63-0 in the fourth over, Owen 47* (15).
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Thunder have scored 182-7 from their 20 overs, a good total, but less than it looked like being for a large part of their innings. Hurricanes have a stiff chase to win their first title. The top order will be hoping to set things up for Tim David to finish things with his big hitting.
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