Hobart Hurricanes News

Australian wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade has announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The Tasmanian swashbuckler will join the Men’s Australian cricket team’s coaching setup led by Andrew Borovec after serving the country for an illustrious thirteen-year span.

‌Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Stars by seven runs in a dead rubber BBL contest at the iconic MCG on Monday. With the playoff spots already decided, the match was all about recovering some lost pride for the two teams and fortune favoured the Hurricanes climbing up to fifth in the points table. 

Brisbane Heat snatched their sixth consecutive win in BBL 13 after Nikhil Chaudhary’s valiant knock under pressure went in vain for the Hobart Hurricanes in Gabba. On a tricky wicket, Colin Munro’s 56 helped the Heat pose a fighting total in a rain-curtailed contest that went down to the wire.

Hobart Hurricanes successfully chased the target of 148 runs against the Melbourne Renegades despite Jordan Cox and Jonathan Wells' 66-run partnership. Sam Hain and Corey Anderson’s 84-run partnership set the tone for the chase leading to successive triumphs in the Big Bash League.