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BBL 2021-22: McDermott's carnage, bowlers hand Hobart Hurricanes comprehensive win over Renegades

Hobart Hurricanes thumped Melbourne Renegades by 85 runs on Wednesday in Melbourne after defending a target of 207 runs. Batting first, the Hurricanes rode on an emphatic ton from Ben McDermott and a late surge from Tim David to post 206/5 in 20 overs on the board.

While Dermott struck a 65-ball 127, David remained unbeaten at 30 off 9 during the course. Topley was the pick of the bowlers for his side after he returned with figures of 2/17 in 4 overs while Maddinson picked up one wicket at the cost of 13 runs in 2 overs.

Later, Melbourne Renegades didn’t really have a great start to the proceedings and they lost wickets at regular intervals to be left tottering at 102/6 before getting bundled out for 121 in 15.5 overs.

Thomas Rogers and Sandeep Lamichhane bagged three wickets each for their side.

McDermott, who etched his name in the record book after scoring his second ton on the trot said that he wants to make most of his form right now.

“I am not quite sure, can't put my finger on it but will make the most of it (the form). It was a little tricky to start with the new ball as it was not coming onto the bat. Be it smashing it into the stands or taking risky twos, it was my night and little bit of luck involved, that's T20 cricket. That's three on the trot for us and it is building up nicely. We are bowling well and scoring 180+, hope to carry forward the momentum,” he said after the match.

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BBL 11 | Sydney Sixers make miraculous escape despite awful batting performance

Chasing just 105 runs from 20 overs, Sydney Sixers just about scrapped through against Brisbane Heat, playing at the SCG on Wednesday, 29 December. What seemed like an easy chase in the first innings, turned out to be an absolute nightmare for the home team after the first few overs. The start could not have been any worse, as their prolific opening duo of Josh Philippe and James Vince went back to the hut without putting up a single run on board. Sixers kept toppling down one by one and at a point of time were down by 7 wickets for just 35 runs in 9 overs. Sixers’ downfall was due to their poor shot selection, on a pitch where the ball clearly did not come well onto the bat. However, like in a classical batting order collapse, and Sixers found their hero who put up some much needed resistance in their lower order. And who could it have been apart from Sean Abbott. Man with the most wickets in BBL history, the person who scalped four in the first innings and took a superman effort in the outfield; Sean Abbott scored an unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to see the Sixers through. It was not an easy task though. First Abbott had to stick in and soak the pressure. Once that happened and Sixers took on the power surge, lucky boundaries kept on coming owing to some desperation from the batting side. Just when the equation had come down to favouring Sydney, things changed again. Needing just two runs from the last over with two wickets in hand Sixers conceded four dot balls bringing down the equation to 1 off the line ball. Just when it looked like we would have a Super Over in the BBL, Abbott stepped down in the final ball of the over and smashed a boundary through the packed in ring field for a four through mid wicket, winning Sixers the game. Earlier in the innings, Sixers’ pace attack dominated Heat to force them to their lowest total this year - 105 all out in 19.1 overs. Abbott was the hero picking up four wickets and helping Ben Dwarshuis clean up the entire top order. With this win, Sixers are now at the top of the table with 21 points from 7 games.

Ben McDermott becomes first batsman to score two tons on the trot in BBL history

Hobart Hurricanes’ Ben McDermott became the first batsman in the history of Big Bash league to hit two centuries on the trot. McDermott achieved the feat during the clash against Melbourne Renegades in Melbourne on Wednesday. The Hurricanes didn’t really have a good start to the proceedings while batting first as they lost three early wickets but McDermott took the onus on himself and steadied the ship from one end to stitch a partnership of 115 with Peter Handscomb for the fourth wicket. Handscomb struck 24 off 20 while McDermott smashed a 65-ball 127 which included 9 sixes and as many fours during the course. He was eventually run out on the final ball of the innings. Tim David who had come in at number 6 chipped in with a brisk 30* off 9 as the side posted 206/5 in 20 overs. “Pretty special. But it is still job half done, wouldn't want a hundred in a losing cause. Batting first is always different as you are setting a target and not sure how much is enough (comparing the two hundreds). I didn't want to go into the shell and give them an opportunity to get on top. Hopefully we have enough to defend,” he Dermott said after the innings. He had earlier scored a hundred against Strikers where he notched up 110* in Hobart. At the time of writing, the Renegades had lost an early wicket in the form of Aaron Finch’s dismissal and were 23/1 in 2.1 overs.

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