Hobart Hurricanes 165 for 4 (David 68*) beat Sydney Thunder 164 for 6 (Warner 88*) for six wickets
The Hurricanes smashed Thunder’s 164 for 6 at Ninja Stadium on Friday night with 19 balls to spare, and David finished unbeaten on 68 off 38 balls.
The 28-year-old played an almost identical hand in the Hurricanes’ victory over Adelaide Strikers in their previous match with an unbeaten 62 off 28 deliveries.
The Hurricanes have won five games in a row to establish themselves as real contenders for the title with three games left before the final. They have missed the finals in the last two seasons and are one of two teams yet to lift the BBL silver medal.
Thunder did not reach a boundary until the fifth over and were grafted to 85 for 3 after 13. But they picked up the pace towards the back, with Sam Billings contributing 28 off 15 balls.
Warner, who broke his bat early on, looked more comfortable the further he went and took the long handle from Ellis in a final that went 17 runs.
Youngster Sam Konstas failed to fire for Thunder after two dizzying Tests against India and was out for 4 off nine balls, gloving a short ball from Riley Meredith.
Openers Mitchell Owen and Matthew Wade got the Hurricanes off to a good start in the chase and the latter hit George Garton off the ground.
The Hurricanes lost three wickets to keep Thunder in the hunt before David and Chris Jordan took them home.
