The Hurricanes were 177 for five off their 20 overs with D'Arcy Short top-scoring with 68 off 44 balls and George Bailey chipping in with 46 from 33 balls. Veteran paceman Peter Siddle's three wickets and a containing performance from spinner Liam O'Connor (0-27 off four overs) tightened the screws on the power-hitting Hurricanes lineup to secure victory. "I obviously dream of this, but never imagined this," Weatherald said. "It was cool to get a century in front of my parents and play in front of such a crowd. Luckily it came off today. "You just get that luck. A couple just cleared the boundary line, that's cricket."Jake Weatherald scored the first century in a Big Bash League final as Adelaide Strikers claimed their first title.https://t.co/uh32hYgGZo pic.twitter.com/NTBcPb5zsQ
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Weatherald didn't pass 20 in his first seven innings in the glitzy T20 tournament, which yielded a total of 87 runs before something clicked. He came into the final this season with three fifties in his past four innings. Weatherald again delivered a clutch performance when it mattered most, having made 66 and 96 in his first domestic Sheffield Shield final in 2016. He also made 60 in last season's Shield final.Take a bow, Jake Weatherald! A #BBLFinal hundred off just 58 balls. It doesn't get much better than that! https://t.co/1p4PjayiaP pic.twitter.com/Jw14kopt0D
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The moment!
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The first #BBLFinal ton goes to @StrikersBBL's Jake Weatherald ? https://t.co/1p4PjayiaP #BBLFinal pic.twitter.com/A1g6O1k9JR