The 23-year-old Mitchell Owen had announced himself earlier in the competition with a thrilling 64-ball century against Perth Scorchers in a low-scoring encounter. But against a Thunder side led by Warner, one of the T20 greats, and featuring two players of Indian descent – the unrelated Jason and Tanveer Sangha – few expected him to be the hero.

Mitch Owen smashes fastest BBL final 50, leads Hobart Hurricanes to maiden title with record-breaking 108 off 42 balls.

The Hurricanes have won their past three matches against the Thunder, with all three of those victories coming at Ninja Stadium. Hobart won the previous clash between the two sides this season on January 10 by six wickets with 19 balls remaining with their other scheduled fixture at ENGIE Stadium abandoned due to rain without a ball bowled.

Mitchell Owen had a rollicking Bellerive Oval crowd in the palm of his hands and capped a breakout season with the equal-fastest BBL century as Hobart Hurricanes powered to their

Highlights: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder from Hobart. Hurricanes, led by Nathan Ellis, finished at the top of the points table by winning seven of their 10 league games and lost only two games while one ended in no result.