Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Match Details
Match: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 14 | BBL 2022-23
Date: Saturday, 24 December 2022
Time: 09:30 (GMT+5) / 10:00 (GMT+5.5) / 10:30 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Preview
- The captain Matthew Wade, who has a career-high T20 score of 130, is a strong candidate to be the Hobart Hurricanes’ leading run scorer in this contest.
- The Melbourne Renegades captain Nic Maddinson has 128 runs in his first three games, and we expect him to surpass that total against the Hobart Hurricanes.
- Patrick Dooley’s statistics this year have been extremely excellent despite his lack of experience in this competition.
On Saturday afternoon at the Bellerive Oval, Match 14 of the 2022–23 Big Bash League pits the Hobart Hurricanes against the Melbourne Renegades. The Renegades have a 100% record after three games, while the Hurricanes have a record of one victory and two defeats so far in this campaign. At 15:30 local time in Hobart, the game begins.
Despite their inconsistent start to the tournament, the Hobart Hurricanes are anxious to play their first game at Bellerive Oval this season. The Hurricanes’ roster features a great variety of players.
So far in the 2022–23 BBL, Melbourne Renegades have won games by margins of 22 runs, four wickets, and four wickets. They have made winning a habit and are anticipating this match in Hobart.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Weather Report
While there will be some cloud cover and a slight chance of rain during this game at Bellerive Oval, the temperature will be a comfortable 21 degrees.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Match Toss Prediction
It would be surprising if both captains did not decide to bat first after winning the toss in this game, as the side batting first has won 55.8% of BBL games at the Bellerive Oval.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Pitch Report
We anticipate that any score over 170 will be difficult to chase down in the second innings because the average first-innings score at this venue in 2021 was 175. At this venue, batters frequently outnumber bowlers.
Hobart Hurricanes Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Despite having arrived in the nation, Zak Crawley and Faheem Ashraf are not included in the roster for this match against the Melbourne Renegades. Mitch Owen, a 21-year-old middle-order batter, has been added to the Hurricanes’ roster but is not anticipated to be chosen.
Recent form – L W L L L
Hobart Hurricanes’ Probable XI
Matthew Wade (c & wk), Ben McDermott, Tim David, D’Arcy Short, Shadab Khan, Jimmy Neesham, Joel Paris, Asif Ali, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, and Patrick Dooley.
Melbourne Renegades Team News & Probable Playing XIs
The Renegades will choose from the same roster as they did before defeating Brisbane Heat in Match 10 because no new player is currently unavailable. We don’t anticipate any XI changes in this match due to the team’s undefeated record in the tournament thus far.
Recent form – W W W L L
Melbourne Renegades’ Probable XI
Nic Maddinson (c), Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jonathan Wells, Aaron Finch, Andre Russell, Will Sutherland, Akeal Hosein, Tom Rogers, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Kane Richardson.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
Team | Won | Lost |
Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 1 |
Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 4 |
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades – Match 14, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Matthew Wade
Batters
- Aaron Finch
- Ben McDermott (c)
- Tim David
All-Rounders
- Andre Russell (vc)
- Nic Maddinson
- Shadab Khan
- D Arcy Short
Bowlers
- Akeal Hossain
- Mujeeb ur Rahman
- Nathan Ellis
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades Prediction
Winning the toss
- Melbourne Renegades
Top batsman
- Hobart Hurricanes – Ben McDermott
- Melbourne Renegades – Aaron Finch
Top bowler
- Hobart Hurricanes – Patrick Dooley
- Melbourne Renegades – Akeal Hosein
Most sixes
- Hobart Hurricanes – Ben McDermott
- Melbourne Renegades – Aaron Finch
Player of the Match
- Melbourne Renegades – Aaron Finch
Team Scores Batting First
- Hobart Hurricanes – 165+
- Melbourne Renegades – 175+
Melbourne Renegades are the favorite to win this match.
Melbourne Renegades will be very confident coming into Hobart following their successful tournament start, but we anticipate the Hurricanes to play very well in this match. The home team’s batting lineup has a ton of depth; therefore we anticipate they will score a high total on a surface they are familiar with. We are betting on the Melbourne Renegades to win this game overall.