Hobart Hurricanes reach BBL final after 7 years: Defeat Sydney Sixers in qualifiers by 12 runs, Riley Meredith player of the match

Hobart Hurricanes did not allow Sydney to score 174 runs.

Hobart Hurricanes has become the first team to reach the final of the 14th season of the Big Bash League (BBL). The team made it to the title match after 7 years. On Tuesday, Hobart defeated three-time champion Sydney Sixers by 12 runs in the qualifiers. Fast bowler Riley Meredith, who took 2 wickets in the powerplay, was the player of the match.

Batting first in Hobart, the table topper home team scored 173 runs losing 7 wickets. Sydney made a comeback after losing early wickets, but the team could only score 161 runs after losing 5 wickets. Hurricanes will now play the final in Hobart on January 27.

Hobart's fast start Sydney won the toss and chose bowling at Bellerive Oval. Hobart got a fast start from openers Mitchell Owen and Caleb Jewell. Both of them made a partnership of 47 runs in just 4 overs. Ovel was out after scoring 36 runs, after him Matthew Wade also returned to the pavilion after scoring only 4 runs.

Ben McDermott played an inning of 42 runs.

Ben McDermott then made a fifty partnership with Jewell for the third wicket. Jewell was out after scoring 40 runs. In the end, McDermott scored 42, Tim David scored 25 and Nikhil Chaudhary scored 14 runs, taking the score to 173 runs. Ben Dwarshus and Jaffer Chauhan took 2-2 wickets from Sydney. 1-1 success went to Jack Edwards and Mitchell Perry.

Sydney did not allow Hobart to cross 180 runs with excellent bowling.

Sydney's bad start Sydney Sixers, who set out to chase the target of 174 runs, had a bad start. The team lost 3 wickets for 5 runs only. Captain Moises Henriques could score only 1 run, while Josh Philip and Jack Edwards could not even open the account. Meredith took 2 wickets and Cameron Gannon took 1 wicket in the powerplay.

Silk-Patterson took over After 3 wickets fell early, opener Curtis Patterson took over the innings along with Jordan Silk. Both had added 75 runs when Patterson was out after scoring 48 runs. Silk then made a 64-run partnership with Lachlan Shaw. Silk was then out after scoring 57 runs.

Jordan Silk scored a fifty, but he could not lead his team to victory.

Lachlan and Ben Dwarshus finally tried to lead the team to victory, but the target proved to be too big. Dwarshus remained not out after scoring 16 runs and Lachlan remained not out after scoring 33 runs, despite this the team could only score 161 runs after losing 5 wickets. Meredith and Gannon took 2-2 wickets from Hobart. One success went to Captain Nathan Ellis.

Hobart booked home final By winning the qualifiers, Hobart confirmed playing the final at home. The team will now play the title match on January 27. The Sydney team will face the team that won the knockout in the Challenger on January 24 at its own home ground. Melbourne Stars will face Sydney Thunder tomorrow in the knockouts.

The team that loses the knockout will be eliminated, while the winning team will face Sydney in the Challenger. The team that wins the Challenger will play the final against Hobart on 27 January. Whereas the losing team will finish the tournament at number-3.

Hobart Hurricanes defeated last season's runner-up Sydney in the qualifiers by 12 runs.

Hobart reached the final after 7 years Hobart made it to the BBL final after 7 years. The team last played the final in 2017–18 against Adelaide Strikers, but they lost. Hobart had previously lost the final against Perth Scorchers in 2013–14. Now the team is desperate to win its first title.

Sydney Sixers, on the other hand, is a 3-time champion. The team captured the title in 2011–12, 2019–20 and 2020–21. The team had lost in the final against Brisbane Heat last season. Even before this, the team had become runner-up thrice.

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