Cricket: Hurricanes sweep aside Strikers
Rana Naved and Xavier Doherty combined to give Hobart Hurricanes a deserved 14-run win.
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Rana Naved and Xavier Doherty combined to give Hobart Hurricanes a deserved 14-run win over Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. Doherty captured four for 17 while Naved bagged two for 37, including a wicket in his first over, to limit the Strikers to 157 for eight off their quota, chasing 172 to win. Earlier, significant contribution from the top-order allowed the Hurricanes to put up a decent total. Owais Shah rounded off the innings with an 18-ball 36 to give his side the confidence that assured them maximum points.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2011.
Rana Naved and Xavier Doherty combined to give Hobart Hurricanes a deserved 14-run win over Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. Doherty captured four for 17 while Naved bagged two for 37, including a wicket in his first over, to limit the Strikers to 157 for eight off their quota, chasing 172 to win. Earlier, significant contribution from the top-order allowed the Hurricanes to put up a decent total. Owais Shah rounded off the innings with an 18-ball 36 to give his side the confidence that assured them maximum points.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2011.