Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder
Hobart Hurricanes 139/6 in 20 overs (McDermott 38; McAndrew 2-31) lost to Sydney Thunder 140/1 in 17.2 overs (Hales 80*; Short 1-9) by 9 wickets with 16 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Alex Hales.
Sydney Thunder rode on a Alex Hales' unbeaten 56-ball 80 to register their eighth win in Big Bash League 2021/22. They chased down 140 set up by Hobart Hurricanes in 17.2 overs with nine wickets remaining. Hales, later adjudged Player of the Match, added 106 with Jason Sangha (35*) to set up a comfortable win for the Thunder.
Earlier, Nathan MacAndrew and Gurinder Sandhu took two wickets each to restrict Hobart Hurricanes to 139/6. Ben McDermott's 38 was the highest score of the innings, while D'Arcy Short made 29 in 24 balls.
Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers 139/9 in 20 overs (Wells 68; Qais 2-21) lost to Melbourne Stars 140/5 in 19.1 overs (Clarke 83; Siddle 2-26) by 5 wickets with 5 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Joe Clarke.
A 58-ball 83 from Joe Clarke, along with a disciplined bowling performance, helped Melbourne Stars beat Adelaide Strikers by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Stars chased down 140 with five balls in hand.
Earlier, Jonathan Wells' 56-ball 68 propelled the Strikers to 139/9 after they lost three wickets for just 34. Haris Rauf, Qais Ahmad, and Adam Zampa picked two wickets apiece.