Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers to win maiden title

Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes to win maiden title

Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes to win maiden title

Adelaide Strikers' Jake Weatherald scored the first century in a Big Bash League final as his side beat Hobart Hurricanes to win the 2018 title.

Opener Weatherald reached his ton from 58 balls and went on to score 115 to help the Strikers to an imposing 202-2.

D'Arcy Short (68) and George Bailey (46) gave the Hurricanes hope of chasing down the score but the target proved too much.

The Hurricanes made 177-5 as the Strikers won their first BBL title.

Strikers bowler Peter Siddle took 3-17 from his four overs.

The Strikers are coached by former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie, who will take charge at Sussex this year and led Yorkshire to the County Championship title in 2014 and 2015.

Hurricanes all-rounder Jofra Archer will be one of the players Gillespie will manage at Sussex.

Archer, who has been signed for £800,000 by Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals, proved expensive in the final as he took 1-46 off his four overs.