Both the teams have been eliminated from the tournament.
Preview
STA vs HUR will clash on each other in the 38th match of the BBL 2023-24 on Monday (January 15) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Both the teams have been eliminated from the tournament and will play their last game of the season. Stars are in fifth place with four wins in nine matches. Hurricanes have won three out of nine matches and are in fifth place.
Stars faced Melbourne Renegades in their last match, where the Renegades won the toss and elected to bowl. Hilton Cartwright scored 38 runs off 30 deliveries and was the highest scorer for the team. Stars posted a total of 137 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Akeal Hosein and Kane Richardson took two wickets each for the Renegades. Shaun Marsh scored an unbeaten knock of 64 runs off 49 deliveries and helped the Renegades reach the target of 138 runs in 17.2 overs with six wickets in hand. Marsh won the Player of the Match award.
Hurricanes took on Adelaide Strikers in their last game, where the Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl. Hurricanes posted a total of 167 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Macalister Wright was the highest scorer with 37 runs off 27 deliveries. Henry Thornton, Jamie Overton, and Cameron Boyce took two wickets each for the Strikers. Jake Weatherald made this a one-sided affair and played a knock of 80 runs off just 32 deliveries. Strikers won the match in 15.5 overs with eight wickets in hand.
Also Check : STA vs HUR Match Prediction
Match Information
Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, 38th Match
Big Bash League, 15 Jan 2024, Mon, 1:45 PM IST ,Melbourne
Probable PlayingXI
Melbourne Stars
Tom Rogers, DW Lawrence, MP Stoinis, HWR Cartwright, BJ Webster, GJ Maxwell(C), IM Wasim, PSP Handscomb, NM Coulter-Nile, JS Paris, SM Boland
Bench: SB Harper, Nick Larkin, Joe Burns, Campbell Kellaway, Brody Couch, Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Haris Rauf, LA Dawson, C Rocchiccioli, J Merlo, OP Stone
Hobart Hurricanes
CP Jewell, M Wright, Corey Anderson, Tim David, MS Wade, BR McDermott, N Chaudhary, CJ Jordan, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis(C), Riley Meredith
Bench: Mitchell Owen, SR Hain, Iain Carlisle, P Hatzoglou, Billy Stanlake, Sam Heazlett, L Guthrie, BM Hope
Injury News
(Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report: Overcast Clouds
Win Prediction: Melbourne Stars
Pitch Condition: Bowling
Avg 1st Inning Score: 126
Pitch Report
Captains: 9
Glenn Maxwell STA BAT
He has made 101 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 142.25 and two wickets for the Stars.
Ben McDermott HUR