Jordan's All-Round Effort in Vain as Hurricanes Suffer Heavy Defeat

Despite a brilliant display with both bat and ball by Chris Jordan, the Hobart Hurricanes endured a crushing defeat against the Perth Scorchers at the Perth Stadium. Jordan's quickfire 59 off just 17 balls helped rescue the Hurricanes' innings, while his economical bowling figures of 1-25 in 3 overs were not enough to stop the Scorchers from cruising to a 9-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare.

Opting to bat first, the Hurricanes were dealt a severe blow as Jason Behrendorff struck early, dismissing Ben McDermott and Sam Hain in consecutive deliveries. Tim David fell soon after, followed by Caleb Jewel, leaving the Hurricanes struggling at 28-4. Corey Anderson's resistance was ended by Andrew Tye, but a partnership of 56 runs between Nikhil Chaudhary and Michael Owen provided some recovery. After their dismissals, Chris Jordan took charge and added a quickfire 65 runs off 28 balls with Patrick Dooley, enabling the Hurricanes to post a competitive total.

In the chase, Jordan made an early breakthrough by dismissing Cooper Connolly. However, Zak Crawley and Aaron Hardie took control and demolished the Hurricanes' bowling attack, scoring the remaining 157 runs in just 83 balls. Their dominant partnership secured a resounding 9-wicket victory for the Scorchers, leaving the Hurricanes reeling in defeat.

Brief scores: Hobart Hurricanes 172-8 in 20 overs (Chris Jordan 59, Jason Behrendorff 4-25) lost to Perth Scorchers 173-1 in 16.1 overs (Aaron Hardie 85*, Chris Jordan 1-25) by 9 wickets.