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BBL|14 Final: Uncontrollable Mitchell Owen’s ton guides Hurricanes to their maiden BBL title win
Mitchell Owen has carried Hobart Hurricanes to their maiden BBL title win, blasting a stunningly enthralling century to help the side crush Sydney Thunder by seven wickets in the final on Monday at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. Chasing a competitive score of 182, Hobart Hurricanes made a rollicking start, with Mitchell Owen firing on all cylinders and registering the fastest half-century (16-ball 50) in a BBL final. Mitch Owen has also become the second batter after Jake Weatherald to register a century in a BBL Final. Jake Weatherald had scored 115 not out in BBL|7.
The unstoppable young batter was out of control, pummeling Thunder bowlers all over the ground. He smoked his century in just 39 deliveries as he finished his innings on 108 off 42. His scintillating knock included six fours and eleven sixes.
Earlier, Sydney Thunder, asked to bat, got off a perfect start, with David Warner and Jason Sangha scoring 47 and 67 respectively. Both openers powered the side to a fighting total of 182/7 in 20 overs. Their magnificent partnership just remained three runs shy of a century.
Sydney Thunder could have got more runs if their middle-order batters had given some help. Meanwhile, Sam Billings and Oliver Davies helped a little with their scores of 20 and 26 respectively. For Hurricanes, skipper Nathan Ellis and Riley Meredith returned with three wickets each to hinder Thunder’s progress.
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England star Kate Cross unavailable for One-Off Ashes Test
In a big blow ahead of their One-Off Test against Australia, England will be without the services of their fast bowler Kate Cross, who has failed to recover from a back injury that also forced her to sit out of the ODI leg of the ongoing Ashes.
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Rohit, Yashasvi and Iyer to miss Mumbai’s upcoming Ranji match
Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer are set to miss Mumbai’s upcoming must-win clash against Meghalaya in Ranji Trophy. The trio has been has been dropped from Mumbai’s squad and they have been replaced by Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suryansh Shedge and Atharva Ankolekar. The trio is also in India's ODI squad for the series against En...
“He is a world-class bowler”: Suryakumar Yadav credits Adil Rashid for England’s victory
England sealed a 26-run victory over India in the third T20I on Tuesday in Rajkot to keep themselves alive in the five-match series. England staged their comeback while sticking to their aggressive approach to keep the series alive. After slipping to 127/8 in 16 overs, England appeared to be heading towards a third consecutive defeat but they somehow managed to...
“Played to ensure they were not stripped of their BCCI contracts”: Former Indian cricketer questions Rohit’s intent in Ranji match
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma returned to play Ranji Trophy after many years but his outings in Mumbai’s match against Jammu and Kashmir brought no relief to his perpetual struggle in the longest format of the game. Rohit’s trademark aggressive intent didn’t churn out any positive result as he only registered 31 runs across both innings.
SL vs AUS 1st Test: All you need to know
Sri Lanka and Australia will be locking horns in the first Test of their two-match series, scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Galle. Heading into the first Test, Sri Lanka are facing an injury crisis, with some of their experienced players remaining under injury clouds. Players like Pathum Nissanka, skipper Dhananjaya de Silva ...
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