With the exception of George Bailey, who managed to put 58 runs on the board from 32 deliveries, the Hurricanes’ batting looked listless for the most part of their innings with no major contributions coming from any of their batsmen.
The bowling spoils for the Scorchers was largely shared by Brad Hogg and Jason Behrendorff, both of whom claimed 2 victims each. Hogg stifled the case by picking up the crucial wickets of Jonathan Wells and Travis Birt and by bowling his four overs at an economy of 4.25 RPO. The 43-year-old was declared as the Man of the match.
Earlier in the day, the Scorchers won the toss and chose to bat first. Shaun Marsh picked up the mantle with some big hitting in the first innings, scoring 63 off 43 deliveries, with Craig Simmons (45 off 36) playing the supporting role. Mitchell Marsh (37 off 12) and Adam Voges (27 off 17) made valuable contributions down the order to set up a daunting target for the Hurricanes.
Nothing much to write home about the Hurricanes’ bowlers. Ben Hilfenhaus was the pick of the bowlers with the figures of 4-0-23-1. Dimitri Mascarenhas, Evan Gulbis and Xavier Doherty got one wicket each.
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