Hobart Hurricanes 5 for 136 (David 76*, Sams 4-18) beat Sydney Thunder 135 (Davies 45, Ellis 4-27, Dooley 3-22) by five wickets

Seamer Nathan Ellis claimed a hat-trick before Tim David powered Hobart Hurricanes to a vital five-wicket victory over slumping Sydney Thunder at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

After electing to bat in sunny conditions, Thunder never recovered from David Warner's dismissal for a duck in the opening over. Quicks Ellis and Riley Meredith combined for six wickets, while emerging left-arm wristspinner Patrick Dooley claimed three scalps to bowl out Thunder for a modest 135.

Hurricanes navigated several nervous junctures in their chase, with David smashing 76 off 41 balls as he finished the contest in the 17th over with his sixth six.

The result meant Hurricanes leapfrogged Thunder to fifth place, who have lost three matches in a row.

Full report to follow...