Tim Ward's 49-ball 90 overshadowed David Warner's scintillating century as Hobart Hurricanes defeated Sydney Thunder by six wickets in Match 21 of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26, at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Saturday (January 3, 2026). The Hurricanes, thus climbed to the top of the table, while Thunder stayed at the bottom with just one win in five games.
Warner turned back the clock with the highest individual score of the tournament so far, an unbeaten 130 off 65 balls (nine sixes and 11 fours), to take Thunder to 205 for 4. In response, Ward and Owen (45 off 18) stitched together a 108-run opening partnership off just 51 balls to set Hurricanes on track for a record run-chase.
Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, BBL 2025-26: Toss Update
Hobart Hurricanes captain Nathan Ellis won the toss and opted to bowl first in today’s Big Bash League 2025-26 Match 21.
Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, BBL 2025-26: Playing XIs
Sydney Thunder: David Warner (c), Sam Konstas, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Nic Maddinson, Shadab Khan, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Wes Agar, Tom Andrews.
Hobart Hurricanes: Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward, Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Will Prestwidge, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith.
Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, BBL 2025-26: Full Squads
Sydney Thunder: Matthew Short (c), Chris Lynn, Mackenzie Harvey, Liam Scott, Harry Manenti, Jamie Overton, Jerrssis Wadia, Luke Wood, Harry Nielsen (wk), Hasan Ali, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Henry Thornton.
Hobart Hurricanes: David Warner (c), Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Shadab Khan, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Ryan Hadley, Nic Maddinson.
BBL 2025-26: Live Streaming Details
The Big Bash League 2025-26 matches will be live-streamed in India on the JioHotstar app and website. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Network channels in the country.
