END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | HH: 177/5 (26 runs required, RR: 8.85)

  • Simon Milenko9 (7b)
  • Dan Christian29 (19b)
  • Ben Laughlin4-0-43-0
  • Michael Neser4-0-34-0

7.08pm Presentation time.

D'Arcy Short is the Player of the Tournament. "Didn't really go our way at the start but the Strikers bowled well, batted well and played better," he says. "It's been a good couple of months. Didn't go our way today, let's see how it goes from here."

Jake Weatherald is the Man of the Match. "I wasn't feeling great walking out. Few nerves, but it came off well and plenty of support from Heady (Travis Head)."

"Now's not the time to lament too much," says Hurricanes captain George Bailey. "Very deserving Adelaide Strikers team. Absolutely well-deserved, guys. Well done. Our sponsors do a fantastic job, to the people of Hoabrt, the coaching staff.. it's a budy tournament, and to the guys who aren't playing, it can be hard but well done for keeping your chins up."

"Few opportunities in the past that we haven't taken," says Strikers captain Travis Head. "The fans expect us to win and it's nice to repay that faith. Weatherald won us the game with the bat and did fantastically. To George and Hobart, they've been fantastic. Special mention to D'Arcy who's been unbelievable throughout the tournament, so well done. To all the guys, it's fantastic to do it in front of our fans, so well done."

Now, the Strikers players come forward to collect their winners' medals. Travis Head's name comes up last. Along with coach Jason Gillespie, he lifts the trophy as the BBL title comes home to Adelaide for the first time amid a thunderous ovation from the crowd. We leave you with those pictures. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of this match and the tournament. It's been our pleasure to bring it to you. Cheers!

6.56pm Laughlin jumps and pumps his fists. The Strikers lift their maiden BBL crown. They gather into a huddle to celebrate their win. Thoroughly outclassed the Hurricanes today. The contrast could not have been starker. Hurricanes' bowers showed everything you shouldn't do in a T20 game; Strikers' bowlers put on a T20 clinic. Changes in pace, stifling the batsmen for room, yorkers, back-of-the-hand variations, there was just about everything you look for in a T20. Not to forget a blazing century from Jake Weatherald, who feasted on error after error from the Hurricanes bowlers to blitz one of the finest BBL hundreds you'll see. Hardly wasted a delivery, rotated the strike and kept dispatching the ball into the stands. Was especially generous in his entertainment of the folks beyond the deep midwicket boundary.

"Amazing, says an emotional Travis Head as he struggles for words. "Pretty special. Questions oer the squad. We got a lot of different guys but they all backed each other. It's worked well. The bowlers were unbelievable. They were all match-winners."

"I obviously dream of this when I go to bed, ut never imagined this, says Jake Weatherald. "They've been so supportive and it's the best way to repay them. I was going to keep it simple when I went out. I had a few chats with a few guys around the country who gave me words of wisdom. Carey's great, so good batting with him. It was cool to get a century in front of my parents and play in front of such a crowd."

Sooryanarayanan: "Rashid Khan or D'Arcy Short probably the Man of the Tournament?"

Manish Vanotra : "The strikers strike gold. Awesome performance by the Adelaide Strikers. "

Kapil: "Between overs 7-15, Hobart scrored 61 runs. With so much fire power, you can't slow down. Weatherald had his day cos of some poor bowling. No plan at all, bowled short and short. It's a shame to see a one sided final. Both WBBL and BBL"

Rohit: "This is very impressive come back by Strikers bowlers after good hitting by Bailey and Short early on, especially without Rashid and Stanlake"

19.6
0
Laughlin to Milenko, no run, full toss but dipping on him outside off. Can't make contact

Crowd on their feet for the last ball

19.5
1
Laughlin to Christian, 1 run, full, a set of stumps outside off, carved away one-bounce to long-off
19.4
0
Laughlin to Christian, no run, wide yorker, jams the bat down and the ball sneaks through from underneath
19.3
2
Laughlin to Christian, 2 runs, very full outside off, drilled to the right of long-off and scampers back for the second
19.2
4
Laughlin to Christian, FOUR, full, brings those powerful wrists into play again as he shovels it between midwicket and long-on
19.1
6
Laughlin to Christian, SIX, and the first one's vanished over the deep midwicket boundary. Christian shovels it from outside off, slightly off the toe-end. Didn't look like a clean connection but what does it matter? Goes for six nonetheless

Strikers six balls away from their maiden BBL title. And it will be Laughlin to bowl that over. He has a million to defend.

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | HH: 164/5 (39 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.63, RRR: 39.00)

  • Dan Christian16 (14b)
  • Simon Milenko9 (6b)
  • Michael Neser4-0-34-0
  • Ben Laughlin3-0-30-0
18.6
1
Neser to Christian, 1 run, yorker on middle, backs away and drills to long-off
18.5
2
Neser to Christian, 2 runs, extremely full on middle and leg, backs away and carves it away down the ground for a brace
18.4
2
Neser to Christian, 2 runs, full and tailing in on leg stump, whipped in the air wide of long-on. Wristy
18.3
1
Neser to Milenko, 1 run, backs away to a yorker on middle and carves it out through the covers
18.2
2
Neser to Milenko, 2 runs, yorker on leg stump, dug out to square leg
18.1
4
Neser to Milenko, FOUR, slower yorker, gets an outside edge as he digs it out that runs to third man

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | HH: 152/5 (51 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.44, RRR: 25.50)

  • Dan Christian11 (11b)
  • Simon Milenko2 (3b)
  • Ben Laughlin3-0-30-0
  • Peter Siddle4-1-17-3
17.6
4
Laughlin to Christian, FOUR, full and straight outside off, ensures there's sufficient room before carting it over cover
17.5
1
Laughlin to Milenko, 1 run, and now gets it to come into him, push-driven into the covers
17.4
0
Laughlin to Milenko, no run, lots of reverse swing in the air. Takes it a long way away from him and forces him to reach out so far outside off that he loses balance
17.3
1
Laughlin to Christian, 1 run,
17.2
1
Laughlin to Milenko, 1 run, full and tailing away outside off, driven into the covers
17.1
W
Laughlin to Christian, OUT, full, wide, reaches out and gets an inside edge to the left of the keeper

MS Wade run out 0 (0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

Devesh: "I was reading this. Poor, poor batting from Christain, buidling pressure on the so-far magnificent Short. Excellent bowling fron Siddle, too. But they should've just go through this over and then back themselves to smack it in the last last three overs, wotg Siddle's quota ended."

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | HH: 145/4 (58 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.52, RRR: 19.33)

  • Dan Christian6 (8b)
  • Peter Siddle4-1-17-3
  • Colin Ingram1-0-18-0
16.6
W
Siddle to Short, OUT, and hes nicked off. Is that the game? The well-set, in-form D'Arcy Short has perished to an edge to the keeper. Full, wide, comes in late to find the inside edge as he stays rooted to the crease and slashes

DJM Short c †Carey b Siddle 68 (44b 6x4 4x6) SR: 154.54

Kapil: "Poor batting so far from Christian. Play straight"

16.5
1
Siddle to Christian, 1 run, full, comes into him, stays outside the line and punches to long-off
16.4
0
Siddle to Christian, no run, another slower short ball, giving him next to no room, backs away and gets beaten. Excellent death bowling from Siddle
16.3
4
Siddle to Christian, FOUR, full and angling into him, and Christian responds with a big, booming drive through the covers. Goes to the boundary in seconds
16.2
0
Siddle to Christian, no run, short of a length, slower, backs away and cuts without room to get beaten

Hurricanes 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6TD PaineDJM Short
2nd81GJ BaileyDJM Short
3rd33DJM ShortBR McDermott
4th25DT ChristianDJM Short
5th0DT ChristianMS Wade
6th32DT ChristianS Milenko

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652