David Warner, Virat Kohli A high-scoring Big Bash League (BBL) match at the Engie Stadium ended with a victory for the Hobart Hurricanes after a strong opening stand.David Warner recorded the highest individual total of the BBL season but it was not enough as Hobart, led by Tim Ward and Mitch Owen, beat Sydney Thunder by six wickets.Warner remained unbeaten on 130 off 65 balls at the Engie Stadium on Saturday. He hit nine sixes and 11 fours as Sydney Thunder posted 205 for 4.Hobart responded with an opening partnership of 108 runs in 51 balls between Ward and Owen that put them in control of the chase at the Sydney Showground.Ward scored 90 off 49 balls and Owen made 45 off 18 deliveries. Ward was close to a hundred before being run out trying to run out Daniel Sams, who finished with figures of 3 for 36 from three overs. Two goals in quick time brought Sydney Thunder back into the contest.Nikhil Chaudhary then guided Hobart to the finish line. He scored 29 off 14 balls but the Hurricanes reached 207 for 4 with 13 balls to spare.
Warner equals Kohli
Sydney Thunder batsman David Warner scored his first BBL century since December 2011 during a match against the Hobart Hurricanes.Warner scored his second Big Bash hundred and the ninth T20 century of his career in match number 21 of the 2025-26 BBL season.Opening the batting at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Warner made 130 not out from 65 balls, hitting 11 fours and nine sixes.The innings saw Warner draw level with Virat Kohli on the list of most centuries in T20 cricket.The milestone also saw Warner surrender Rohit Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Buttler, Faf du Plessis, Aaron Finch, Michael Klinger and Abhishek Sharma, who all sit on eight T20 hundreds.Most hundreds in T20 cricket22 – Chris Gayle11 – Babar Azam9 – Virat Kohli9 – Rilee Rossouw9* – David Warner
