Shadab, Meredith conjure remarkable Hurricanes victory

Hurricanes held on after Will Sutherland nearly pulled his team across the finish line.

Melbourne Renegades 114 (Sutherland 40, Meredith 3-12, Shadab 3-20) were defeated by Hobart Hurricanes 122 (Moody 3-16, Hosein 3-29) by eight runs.

The Hobart Hurricanes defeated the Melbourne Renegades by eight runs despite captain Matthew Wade’s BBL suspension and a late batting surge from Will Sutherland.

At Blundstone Arena on Saturday, Hurricanes bowled out Renegades for 114 after getting rolled for 122 in 18 overs, with Sutherland nearly helping his team to victory.

After the Renegades fell to 77 for 8 in the closing stages, he smashed 40 off 29 balls before holing out to Jimmy Neesham in the deep off Joel Paris in the 20th over to secure the win for the undermanned hosts.

Wade received a one-game penalty for three code of conduct violations within an 18-month period. The accusations during that time frame concern two instances of using an audible obscenity and one case of mistreating a cricket bat.

Wade’s absence resulted in the promotion of Nathan Ellis to captaincy and the selection of former Test captain Tim Paine for his first BBL game in over five years.

As Renegades’ chase got worse, in-form captain Nic Maddison was out for a duck on the second ball of the reply.

Before Sutherland nearly pulled off a last-minute miracle, Jono Wells did his best to keep the middle order together in the face of the attack led by Riley Meredith and Shadab Khan.

Prior to Akeal Hosein’s devastation to the lower order, Hurricanes paceman David Moody destroyed the team’s top order.

Neesham controlled the powerplay by smoking a quick 28, and when he left, a flurry of wickets followed. Prior to Shadab’s demise, Moody put Caleb Jewell’s off stump into a spin with one of the deliveries of the match. Jake Fraser-McGurk then caught Shadab with an incredible outfield catch.

Before becoming the second victim of West Indian powerhouse Andre Russell in his final game of the tournament, Ellis attempted to right the ship late in the game.

Prior to Akeal Hosein’s devastation to the lower order, Hurricanes paceman David Moody destroyed the team’s top order.

Neesham controlled the powerplay by smoking a quick 28, and when he left, a flurry of wickets followed. Prior to Shadab’s demise, Moody put Caleb Jewell’s off stump into a spin with one of the deliveries of the match. Jake Fraser-McGurk then caught Shadab with an incredible outfield catch.

Before becoming the second victim of West Indian powerhouse Andre Russell in his final game of the tournament, Ellis attempted to right the ship late in the game.

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