MATCH NO – 31th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023-24
DATE – 08th Janauary, 2024
TIME – 02:10 pM IST
VENUE – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
INTRODUCTION
Men’s Big Bash league is one of the most popular leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, Tim David, Matthew Wade etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2011 by cricket Australia, This is an Australian professional t20 league and second most famous league after Indian Premier League.
Big bash league 2023-24 will start from 7th December.31st match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Adelaide Strikers & Hobart Hurricanes.Adelaide Strikers team have won 1 trophy of Big Bash league. Whereas Hobart Hurricanes have not won any trophy of Big Bash League yet.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 31st match played between Adelaide Strikers (ADS) and Hobart Hurricanes(HBH) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this big bash season Adelaide Strikers won only 2 matches out of 7 matches and sixth position in point table, whereas Hobart Hurricanes won 3 matches out of 6 matches and fifth position in point table.
Last time when both teams Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers played between each other Hobart Hurricanes team scored 229 runs & Adelaide Strikers successfully chased this massive total and won the match by 7 wickets.
Adelaide Strikers, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions.They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Matthew Short, D’Arcy Short, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Wes Agar, Henry Thorton, Cameron Boyce, James Overton.They have many experienced players like Matthew Short, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald who gave solidity to the Adelaide StrikersTeam.
On the other hand, Hobart Hurricanes have a good combination of players. Hobart Hurricanes is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. But They have not proven themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season and won only 3 matches out of 7 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Matthew Wade, Ben McDermott, Sam Hain, Tim David . Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith & Patrick Dooley adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up..
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers.
PITCH REPORT
The Adelaide Oval is an International cricket stadium located in Adelaide, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Adelaide’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Adelaide Strikers team. The stadium is in Adelaide, Australia. First test match was played on this ground in 1884 between Australia men’s team & England men’s team. First Odi match was played on this ground in 1975 between Australian men’s Team & West Indies Men’s Team.
Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground is also known as Oval the one of the most popular grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 34000 and has hosted various international Mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground holds a significant place in Men’s Big Bash cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Adelaide.
This pitch has served – matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 72 matches 41 times the first batting team won the match and 31 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match and the toss winner team will choose batting first.
Adelaide Oval’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash match witnessed the batting first side Perth crossing 153 runs against Adelaide Strikers and the Adelaide Strikers team successfully chased it and won the match by 9 wickets. Even a score of 205 was chased by Melbourne Stars here. However, the ground has huge straight boundaries ranging 80 metres long. The square boundaries’ size reads 62-63 metres. This suggests that hitting sixes on this ground requires power, making it risky to go for the aerial route.In second last match, which was played on Adelaide Oval, the Adelaide team scored 205 runs against Melbourne Star but failed to defend 205 runs and Star chased it in 19 overs.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. The role of spinners becomes crucial in the middle overs. Due to the big boundaries, spinners and pacers who use variations can be effective here. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 190 to be considered a competitive total. In 72 matches played on this ground 41 matches batting 1st won and 31 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 72 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 175+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 41 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 31 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 17 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 20 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 24 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 11 |
BOWLERS STATS ON ADELAIDE OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 72
PACER WICKETS – 550
SPINNER WICKETS – 250.
ADS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Adelaide Strikers are looking in very poor form and won only 2 matches out of 7 matches and sixth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Adelaide Strikers & Hobart Hurricanes, Hobart Hurricanes team scored 229 runs and Adelaide Strikers team successfully chased and won the match by 7 wickets.
- Matthew Short has scored 351 runs in 6 innings with 70+avg and highest run scorer of Big bash season of 2023-24.
- Chris Lynn scored 267 runs in 6 innings with 66+ average and second high scorer of this big bash season.
- D’Arcy Short scored 177 runs in 6 innings in this big bash season.
- Jamie Overton scored 80 runs & took 8 wickets in 6 innings in this big bash season.
- David Payne took 8 wickets in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- In the last against Perth Scorchers Adelaide team successfully chased 153 runs and won the match by 9 wickets.
- Both teams played 20 matches and the Adelaide Strikers team won 12 matches and lost 08 matches against Hobart Hurricanes.
SQUADS
Batting – Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey (wk), Harry Nielsen (wk).
Bowling – Wes Agar, Brendon Doggett, Cameron Boyce, Henry Thornton, Ben Manenti.
All Rounder – James Bazley, Matthew Short, D’Arcy Short, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short ©, D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jamie Overton, Cameron Boyce, Henry Thornton, David Payne. Lloyd Pope.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Matthew Short | 76+1W, 74r, 56+0W, 8+0W, 55+2W. |
| D’Arcy Short | 24r, 6+0W, 25r, 54+0W, 3r. |
| Chris Lynn | 50r, 27r, 83r, 56r, 37r. |
| Adam Hose | 13r, 14r, 2r, 5r, 28r. |
| Thomas Kelly | 29r, 8r, 39r, 18r, 9r. |
| Harry Nielsen | 2r, 17r, 2r, 9r, 9r. |
| Jamie Overton | 0W, 2W, 19+0W, 29+1W, 31+3W. |
| Cameron Boyce | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Henry Thronton | 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 2W. |
| David Payne | 2W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 2W. |
| Llyod Pope | 2W, 3W, 3W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON ADELAIDE OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Matthew Short | 30 INNINGS – 996 RUNS – 8 WICKETS. |
| D’Arcy Short | 9 INNINGS – 392 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Chris Lynn | 18 INNINGS – 547 RUNS. |
| Adam Hose | 9 INNINGS – 286 RUNS. |
| Thomas Kelly | 9 INNINGS – 60 RUNS. |
| Harry Nielsen | 9 INNINGS – 123 RUNS. |
| Jamie Overton | 3 INNINGS – 19 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Cameron Boyce | 16 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Henry Thronton | 8 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| David Payne | 3 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Llyod Pope | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH |
| Matthew Short | 100+1W, 38r, 89+1W, 72+1W, 2r. |
| D’Arcy Short | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Lynn | 64r, 87r, 13r, 9r, 88r. |
| Adam Hose | 38r, 5r. |
| Thomas Kelly | 3r, 0r, 28r. |
| Harry Nielsen | 8r, 5r. |
| Jamie Overton | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Cameron Boyce | 2W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Henry Thronton | 0W, 2W. |
| David Payne | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Llyod Pope | 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS HBH |
| Matthew Short | 9 INNINGS – 353 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| D’Arcy Short | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Lynn | 14 INNINGS – 606 RUNS – 55.1 AVG. |
| Adam Hose | 2 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
| Thomas Kelly | 3 INNINGS – 31 RUNS. |
| Harry Nielsen | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS. |
| Jamie Overton | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Cameron Boyce | 6 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Henry Thronton | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| David Payne | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Llyod Pope | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
HBH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Hobart Hurricanes team’s performance is not too good in this season and won 3 matches out of 7 matches.
- Last season when the Hobart Hurricanes team played against Adelaide Strikers they won one match and lost one match.
- In the last match against Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes team failed to chase a normal score of 150 and lost the match by 1 run.
- Caleb Jewell scored 147 runs in 7 innings in this big bash season.
- Macalister Wright also scored 138 runs in 5 innings with 43+avg in this big bash season.
- Nikhil Chaudhary, Scored 55 runs and took 1 wicket also whereas Chris Jordan & Nathan Ellis took 3-1 wickets each in the last match against Brisbane Heat.
- Both teams played 20 matches and Hobart Hurricanes won 08 matches and lost 12 matches against Adelaide Strikers.
SQUADS
Batting – Ben McDermott (wk), Matthew Wade (wk), Tim David, Caleb Jewell, Sam Hain, Macalister Wright.
Bowling – Nathan Ellis ©, Lain Carlisle, Patric Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlanke, Chris Jordan, Nikhil Chaudhary.
All Rounder – Corey Anderson, Mitchell Owen.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Ben McDermott (wk), Caleb Jewell, Macalister Wright, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis ©, Patric Dooley, Riley Meredith.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Caleb Jewell | 4r, 13r, 31r, 45r, 0r. |
| Ben McDermott | 16r, 25r, 53r, 4r, 11r,. |
| Macalister Wright | 0r, 8r, 34r, 33r, 63r. |
| Sam Hain | 0r, 51r, 11r, 14r, 0r. |
| Tim David | 27+0W, 6+1W, 1r, 12r, 12r. |
| Corey Anderson | 2+0W, 41+0W, 12r, 5+0W, 4+0W. |
| Chris Jordan | 3W, 11+0W, 2W, 11+0W, 0W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 55+1W, 1W, 2W, 32r, 40+0W. |
| Patric Dooley | 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Riley Meredith | 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON ADELAIDE OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Caleb Jewell | 2 INNINGS – 56 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 6 INNINGS – 156 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| Sam Hain | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| Tim David | 2 INNINGS – 67 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 4 INNINGS – 44 RUNS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Ellis | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Riley Meredith | 4 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS ADS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS ADS |
| Caleb Jewell | 54r, 54r, 35r, 2r, 10r. |
| Ben McDermott | 57r, 53r, 6r, 11r, 110r. |
| Macalister Wright | 6r, 15r, 1r. |
| Sam Hain | 6r. |
| Tim David | 39+1W, 27e, 21r, 28r, 6r. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 0W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 2W, 1W. |
| Riley Meredith | 0W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS ADS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS ADS |
| Caleb Jewell | 6 INNINGS – 172 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 14 INNINGS – 445 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 3 INNINGS – 22 RUNS. |
| Sam Hain | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| Tim David | 7 INNINGS – 166 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Ellis | 7 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Riley Meredith | 9 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 20
- ADS WIN – 12
- HBH WIN – 08
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. McDermott.
BATSMEN – C. Lynn, C. Jewell, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Short, J. Overton, D. Short, C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary.
BOWLERS – D. Payne, N. Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – .B. McDermott
BATSMEN – C. Lynn, C. Jewell, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Overton, M. Short, D. Short, C. Anderson, N. Chaudhary.
BOWLERS – D. Payne, H. Thornton.
BACK-UPS – C. Boyce, A. Hose, T. David, S. Hain.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Short, J. Overton/N. Chaudhary.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – C. Lynn, B. McDermott.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
ADELAIDE STRIKERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
