[6] At the end of the 2006–07 season, Hastings was recruited from New South Wales, where he had represented the state in under-age and Second XI teams.
He impressed with his first one-day games for Victoria and grabbed three wickets in six deliveries on debut in 2007–08, when he was asked to bowl at the death against Queensland.
[9] He won the Big Bash Smash for the longest six of the competition[10] In the players auction for the 2014 IPL, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs.
[citation needed] In 2014, he along with Calum McLeod holds the highest 6th wicket partnership in T20 history (126*)[11][12][13] After a series of injuries to several senior Australian pacemen, Hastings was called into the ODI team to tour India in October 2010.
[16] In 2015, after a series of injuries to several senior Australian pacemen again, Hastings was called into the ODI team, this time as India tours in Australia in January 2016.