Ben Dunk was at his destructive best against Sydney Thunder. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Source: Nikki Davis-Jones / News Limited
BEN Dunk produced a Hurricanes record as Hobart got its season back on track, inflicting the Sydney Thunder to even more woe.
Horrible in the field for the first 15 overs with the ball, the Thunder lost its big gun in the third over of the day when captain Mike Hussey charged Ben Hilfenhaus first ball and was easily caught at midwicket.
The Thunder remain the one dull spot in the shining light of the Big Bash, pushing its losing streak out to an embarrassing 19.
Chasing 168 to win at 8.4 an over, the Thunder was humbled for 94, with the Hurricanes Ben Laughlin (3-8 off three), Cameron Boyce (3-25 off 3.4) and Shoaib Malik (2-19 off four).
While Dunk spanked 96 from 54 balls, the highest individual score by a batsman in purple, again Sydney had some horrific moments that cost it any chance of recording its first win in more than two series.
Ben Laughlin celebrates the wicket of Usman Khawaja. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images
Jason Floros grassed an absolute sitter off Dunk on 68 and its bowlers were smashed to all parts inside and outside Blundstone Arena in the first 15 overs.
To cap off another wretched day, there was a comical run out that saw Floros and Kurtis Patterson stranded mid-pitch looking at each as the stumps were broken.
However, to the men in lime green's credit, they reined the Hurricanes in, denying the home side an additional 15 to 20 runs with late wickets, starting with the fall of Dunk and restricting Hobart to just one boundary in the last 28 balls.
Hobart import Owais Shah struggled with the tempo again, making just three off seven balls in the last three overs of the match.
Man of the match Dunk now has the fastest 50 in Big Bash history (50 off 20 against the Heat), and yesterday added the highest Big Bash score this season and the highest ever individual Hurricanes score.
The left-handed opener slammed eight fours and five sixes, including one sweep slog out of the ground and down adjacent Church St.
He went to bring up the first ever Hurricanes century in style, pulling a Gurinder Sandhu slower ball bouncer but could only find deep midwicket.
With the win Hobart jumped provisionally back into the top four.
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