Hobart Hurricanes 173 for 7 (McDermott 42, Jewell 41, Chohan 2-38, Dwarshuis 2-36) beat Sydney Sixers 161 for 5 (Silk 57, Patterson 48, Gannon 2-10, Meredith 2-34) by 12 runs
Speedster Riley Meredith shook up Sydney Sixers’ top-order in a ferocious opening spell before Hobart Hurricanes held off a late rally to set up a home BBL grand final.
With Sixers chasing 174 in the Qualifier at Bellerive Oval, Meredith bent his back and rattled a batting line-up no longer with the services of Steven Smith. Sixers were in disarray at 5 for 3 before Kurtis Patterson, Jordan Silk and Lachlan Shaw provided fight.
Needing 21 runs off the final over, Sixers fell well short with Shaw and Ben Dwarshuis thwarted by accurate death bowling from Chris…