That brings an end to our coverage. The BBL action shifts to Melbourne tomorrow where the Melbourne Stars will lock horns against the Sydney Sixers at the MCG. Do join us for that. For now, this is Akshay Bhide, signing off, on behalf of Soumarya Dutta and Manish Bishnoi. Bye bye.
2:56 PM IST and 8:26 PM Local Time:And the news coming from Sydney is that the game has been called off. The rain has the final say in Sydney and both Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes share a point each. It was real shame that we couldn't have any action tonight.
2:50 PM IST and 8:20 PM Local Time: The umpires are out there in the middle and they have their umbrellas up. It suggests that it is still raining. They are having a look at the outfield. They head back towards their dressing room.
2:34 PM IST and 8:04 Local Time- We have some news from the venue. The umpires will come out for an inspection at around 8:15 PM Local Time.
2:29 PM IST and 7:59 PM Local Time: It continues to rain in Sydney and the waiting game continues. The good thing though is that the drainage here is very good. No puddles have been formed on the outfield so far and we might start soon once rain stops.
2:00 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time- The covers continue to remain firmly in place and there is no new update from the venue. The cut-off time to get a 5-overs per side contest is 9:20 PM Local Time/3:50 PM IST.
As we wait for further updates, here is a look at the best run outs of this year's competition so far 👇👇
1:45 PM IST and 7:15 PM Local Time- The covers have been extended to the bowlers run-ups at both ends. We're waiting for an official update from the venue.