BBL final at a glance

Sunday's BBL final between Adelaide and Hobart at a glance.

SUNDAY'S BBL FINAL AT A GLANCE

ADELAIDE STRIKERS VS HOBART HURRICANES, Adelaide Oval

* Past titles: Strikers 0, Hurricanes 0

* Overall head-to-head: Strikers 5 wins, Hurricanes 3, no result 1

* This season head-to-head: Strikers 1, Hurricanes 1

* KEY PLAYERS:

- TRAVIS HEAD (Strikers): Smacked a match-winning 85 from 57 balls in a semi-final. Also an under-rated offspinner and a composed young captain.

- D'ARCY SHORT (Hurricanes): The tournament's leading scorer with 504 runs at a strike-rate of 147.80. Also has hit more sixes (22) than anyone.

- BEN LAUGHLIN (Strikers): Has 16 wickets this tournament - equal-second on the list. A cool-headed death-bowler boasting a knuckle ball few can pick.

- JOFRA ARCHER (Hurricanes): Taken 15 wickets at a miserly economy rate of 7.62 this tournament. The West Indian has a range of tricks which befuddle batsmen.


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Published 3 February 2018 6:18pm
Source: AAP


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