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Debutant Short the force in Hurricanes’ win
- Updated: December 23, 2016
Hobart Hurricanes 6 for 200 (Paine 63, Short 61) beat Sydney Sixers 140 (Billings 42, Tait 3-32) by 60 runsScorecard
The Hobart Hurricanes cruised to victory in their first match of the BBL campaign, set up by contrasting half-centuries from their openers. T20 debutant D’Arcy Short smashed 61 off 29 deliveries, while his captain and opening partner Tim Paine made a relatively more sedate 63 from 45 balls as the Hurricanes raced to 6 for 200 from their 20 overs.
In reply, the Sydney Sixers struggled to gain any significant momentum in their chase, an innings of 40 from 22 balls from opener Jason Roy their only real bright spot. The Sixers lost wickets throughout and were dismissed for 140 in the 17th over, and the 60-run loss was their second-heaviest defeat by runs in BBL history.
Short runs
Born in the Northern Territory, Short plays his longer-form cricket for Western Australia and in this match made his Twenty20 debut for the Hurricanes. Short was handed the responsibility of opening with Paine and made a fast impression, …
