Mark Waugh and Brad Haddin hit out amid embarrassing low for Sydney Thunder in BBL

Mark Waugh and Brad Haddin have ripped into the Sydney Thunder after their loss to the Hobart Hurricanes on Monday left them dead-last on the BBL ladder. Ben McDermott returned from a concussion-enforced layoff to blast the Hurricanes to a vital seven-wicket win at Blundstone Arena.

The 29-year-old, who missed the last two games after a mishap at training, made 53 not out off 34 balls. He combined with Mac Wright (34 from 25 balls) for an 85-run partnership that helped the Hurricanes chase down the Thunder's total of 8-150 with 11 balls to spare.

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It marked the latest disappointing loss for the Thunder, who are last on three points after one win in six games so far this season. Hobart's second win of the season from five matches lifted them from last to fifth - two points outside the top four.

The Thunder lost regular wickets throughout their innings, including the disastrous runout of English import Tom Kohler-Cadmore without facing a ball. Kohler-Cadmore, who has a career strike-rate of 140 at T20 level and an average of almost 30, took on the arm of Wright in the deep in the fourth over.

However he was found well short of his ground in a calamitous dismissal. It came after fellow Englishman Alex Hales danced down the track and completely missed a delivery from Paddy Dooley on three.

"That is a poor shot from Alex Hales," Waugh said in commentary for Fox Cricket. Haddin said of Kohler-Cadmore's dismissal: "We've seen two brain explosions from their senior batters."

Thunder captain Chris Green, who gave his side's innings a late boost with an unbeaten 33 from 17 deliveries, said it was a disappointing batting performance. "We lost too many early wickets and couldn't really get going," he said.

"(We) scrambled to a half-respectful score, but were at least 30 runs short. It has been the same issue for us throughout this tournament so far from a batting perspective.

"Besides one game at Adelaide Oval, we haven't had batters go on and make a big score. We've struggled to get 50s. It's not good enough from us." Thunder fans were also highly critical on social media.

Ben McDermott fires as Hobart Hurricanes get back on track

McDermott's powerful knock came in his return from an eight-day concussion stand-down after being struck in the head at training. "(I also) woke up with a really sore neck, which is another symptom of concussion," he said.

"I was a little bit nervous coming back actually. (I was) coming off a couple of low scores and then missing two games … (but) I was itching to get back."

McDermott and Wright smacked 22 runs from the two-over power-surge taken in the 13th over, getting the Hurricanes' run chase down to roughly a run a ball. Wright's knock continued an impressive run after he made 63 off 36 against the Melbourne Renegades, and 33 from 19 against the Melbourne Stars.

Chris Jordan was the pick of the Hurricanes bowlers with 2-20 from four overs, while spinners Dooley and Nikhil Chaudhary also picked up two scalps each. The only concern for the Hurricanes was a back issue suffered by captain Matthew Wade.

"He's clearly had a back (injury) and missed a game in Perth a week or so ago," Hurricanes coach Jeff Vaughan told Fox Cricket. "It has only flared up during the game. There was no feedback at the innings break, so something has happened while he was batting."

with AAP

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