In the seventh over, Ward got to a 29-ball half-century with a six off Shadab while Owen continued to tonk it big. By the time Sams broke the stand in the ninth over, dismissing Owen for an 18-ball 45, Hurricanes had already scored more than half the target ahead of them. Rehan Ahmed walked out swinging at No.3, carting Sams for a six in the same over as the dismissal. At the halfway stage, Hurricanes had 121/1.
