Ben McDermott has blasted the Hurricanes past the Thunder, twice smashing the ball out of Manuka Oval for a pair of sixes destined for the season highlight reel.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes came out slow after the Thunder set a total of 177-5, with Sam billings top-scoring for the Sydneysiders with 50.<\/p>\n
It wouldn't be until McDermott was summoned to the crease that the Tasmanians' innings would come alive as he smashed a whopping 96 off 56 deliveries enroute to a six-wicket victory (with 12 balls remaining).<\/p>\n
But it was two ridiculous sixes from McDermott that stole the show as he twice cleared the stands of Manuka Oval late in the match.<\/p>\n
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"Oh wow," Brett Lee said on Fox Cricket. "That's in the hotel \u2013 that's out of here."<\/p>\n
"That's in Lake Burley-Griffin," Mark Waugh said.<\/p>\n
"That's as well as you'll ever see a cricket ball hit," Brad Haddin added. "Ben McDermott has got every bit of that. It's gone out of the whole Manuka Oval."<\/p>\n
The ball was recorded 146km\/h down the wicket and Lee quipped it was "300 off the bat".<\/p>\n
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"That's the biggest hit ever, maybe, in BBL history," Mark Waugh suggested.<\/p>\n
McDermott has now made scores of 89, 91 and now 96 this BBL summer.<\/p>\n
Teammate Scott Boland impressed with the ball in hand, taking four wickets, with three coming in a single over.<\/p>\n
The win sees the Hurricanes draw level with the Thunder as the Sydneysiders continue their soul-searching after a recent string of losses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"