雷鳴 knock out Hobart in BBL 決勝戦
Alex Hales and Usman Khawaja have spearheaded Sydney 雷鳴 to a 納得させるing 57-run BBL 排除／予選 play-off 勝利，勝つ over the ハリケーンs in Hobart.
The openers 連合させるd for a blistering 103-run stand and both 攻撃する，衝突する half-centuries as the 雷鳴 地位，任命するd 5-197 on Thursday night.
In reply, Hobart big guns Matthew Wade (14) and D'Arcy Short (35) were both undone by the spin of Jono Cook (4-21) as the hosts were bowled out for 140.
Sydney keep their 肩書を与える hopes alive and 進歩 to another 排除／予選 決勝戦 match against the third-placed Strikers in Adelaide on Saturday.
"It was definitely our best 業績／成果 so far of the tournament. And to do it in a 圧力 knock-out 状況／情勢 is pleasing," Hales said.
The ハリケーンs will be left to ponder a rollercoaster summer where they started slowly but qualified for the 決勝戦 off three straight 勝利，勝つs and a host of favourable results.
Englishman Hales lit up Bellerive Oval with 60 from 37 balls, which 含むd a 抱擁する 脚-味方する six off Scott Boland that landed on the roof of the grandstand.
Hales whacked nine 境界s in total for his third half-century against Hobart in as many games.
Khawaja returned to form with a 34-ball 54, the first time he's passed fifty in 10 matches.
He was the 早期に 攻撃者 and improvised with several scoop 発射s before 存在 罠にかける lbw by a James Faulkner slower ball in the 10th over.
Coming off a career-best century, Wade's 役割 in the chase ended 早期に when he skied Cook in the third over.
Cook then had Short out to a 主要な 辛勝する／優位 in the seventh over, before returning late to 選ぶ up two tailenders and （人命などを）奪う，主張する career-best 人物／姿／数字s.
In his final game before retiring to become a 国家の selector, George Bailey swung valiantly but managed only 13 in 前線 of his home （人が）群がる.
"We got outplayed, as simple as that. They got off to a flyer with the bat. We didn't bowl anywhere 近づく 同様に as we have over the last three games," Wade said.
新人 quick Nathan Ellis (1-18 from four overs) was the only ハリケーンs bowler to not 譲歩する a 境界 and was easily the 選ぶ of the home 味方する's attack.
He went for just 12 runs from his two overs at the death.
