MATCH NO – 24th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 05th January, 2025
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
INTRODUCTION
The Big Bash League (BBL) is one of the premier professional Twenty20 cricket leagues in the world. Founded in 2011 by Cricket Australia, it is modeled after the Indian Premier League (IPL) and showcases some of the most exciting cricketing talent from Australia and around the globe.
The Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 season is set to run from December 15, 2024, to January 27, 2025. The tournament will feature eight teams: Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Sixers, and Sydney Thunder. The format consists of a single round-robin stage followed by playoffs, with a total of 44 matches scheduled.
Teams:
The league features 8 city-based franchises, representing different regions of Australia:
Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers,Sydney Thunder.
Format:
The tournament follows a double round-robin format, where each team plays multiple matches against others, followed by knockout stages including eliminators, qualifiers, and the grand final.
Points are awarded for wins, and the top teams progress to the playoffs.
Records and Dominance:
The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history, having won multiple titles.
Players like Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis and Rashid Khan are among the standout performers in the league’s history.
PITCH REPORT
The Bellerive oval is a famous cricket stadium located in Hobart, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Australian’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Hobart Hurricanes team. Many Big bash, T20 Internationals & ODI matches were played at this venue.First Test match was played in 1989 between Australian team & Sri Lankan team.
Bellerive Oval Cricket Ground is also known as Oval the one of the new grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 20000.
Overall, Bellerive 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 Hobart.
This pitch has served many matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 59 matches 32 times the first batting team won the match and 27 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match and the toss winner team will choose batting first.In 59 matches 47 times the team scored 170+scores that showed how much this pitch is helpful for batters.
Bellerive Ovall’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 155+ runs by Hobart hurricanes and chasing team Melbourne Stars won the match by DLS in just 6 overs. 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 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.Pacers will be difficult to deal with up front as the wicket at the Bellerive Oval provides an early lateral movement with the new ball. If the batters manage to get through the initial stage of the game, unscathed, then they can stamp their authority on the contest as the wicket tends to flatten out as the game advances. The breeze coming in from the Derwent River assists the pace bowlers and makes life difficult for the batters. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 180+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 63 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 33 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 30 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 25 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 20 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 63
PACER WICKETS – 460
SPINNER WICKETS – 224
MATCH PREVIEW
24th match played between Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) and One time winner Adeliade Strikers (ADS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Adelaide Strikers (ADS) team performed not too good and won only 2 match and lost 4 matches out of 6 matches and seventh position in point table whereas Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) performed too good and won 3 matches and lost 1 match and out of 4 matches and fourth position in point table.
Last Time when both teams (HBH VS ADS) met in a league match Hobart Hurricanes team scored 214 runs and Adelaide Strikers team failed to chase the total and Hobart team won the match by 11 runs.
Adelaide Strikers are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Matthew Shorts, D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherlad, Alex Ross, Alex Carey & Travis Head. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Henry Thornton, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Camron Boyce, Lloyd Pope.
On the other hand, Hobart Hurricanes is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. But They haven’t proven themselves in the previous season of Big Bash. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Matthew Wade, Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Manchester Wright, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Shai Hope. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Peter Hatzoglou, Chris Jordan, Rishad Hossain, add 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 Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 23
- ADS WIN – 14
- HBH WIN – 09
- NO RESULT – 00
HBH VS ADS TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
HOBART HURRICANES (HBH)
TEAM NEWS
- Hobart Hurricanes performed too good and won 3 matches and lost 1 match of 4 and fourth position in point table.
- When the Last match was played between Hobart Hurricanes & Adelaide Strikers, Hobart team successfully defended a total of 214 runs and won the match by 11 runs.
- Mitchell Owen has scored 152 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Shai Hope has scored 92 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Ben McDermott has scored 104 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Nathan Ellis has taken 4 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Riley Meredith has taken 5 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Chris Jordan has taken 5 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Waqar Salamkheli has taken 4 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Hobart team successfully defended a total of 161 runs and won the match by 50 runs against Sydney Sixers.
- Mitchell Owen Scored 33 runs, Ben McDermott scored 34 runs and Nikhil Chaudhary scored 43 runs in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Chris Jordan took 3 wickets and Billy Stanlake & Waqar Salamkheli took 2-2 wickets each, Riley Meredith, Nikhil Chaudhary, Peter Hatzoglou took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Both teams played 23 matches and Hobart Hurricanes team won 09 matches and lost 14 matches against Adelaide Strikers.
SQUADS
Batting – Tim David, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Macalister Wright, Matthew Wade © (wk), Shai Hope (wk), Ben McDermott (wk).
Bowling – Rishad Hossain, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Iain Carlisle, Patrick Dooley, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith.
All Rounder – Nikhil Chaudhary, Mitchell Owen.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Mitchell Owen, Matthew Wade (wk), Ben McDermott, Shai Hope, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis ©/Peter Hatzoglou, Billy Stanleke, Riley Meredith, Waqar Salamkheli.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MITCHELL OWEN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 33r, 8r, 101r, 10r, 30+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 134 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 8r, 10+0W, 1W, 16+0W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 4 INNINGS – 34 RUNS – 1W. |
2. MATTHEW WADE (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 5r, 68r, 5r, 21r. |
| Stats on venue | 29 INNINGS – 635 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 14r, 9r, 9r, 7r, 1r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 13 INNINGS – 397 RUNS – 44A. |
3. SHAI HOPE – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 37r, 38r, 13r, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 42 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 37r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 1 INNING – 37 RUNS. |
4. BEN McDERMOTT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 34r, 68r, 5r, 0r, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 33 INNINGS – 1000 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 68r, 7r, 95r, 57r, 53r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 17 INNINGS – 615 RUNS – 47A. |
5. TIM DAVID – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 33r, 0r, 24r, 1r. |
| Stats on venue | 20 INNINGS – 354 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 33r, 22r, 15r, 39+1W, 27r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 10 INNINGS – 236 RUNS – 1W. |
6. NIKHIL CHAUDHARY – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 42+1W, 20+1W, 0W, 2+0W, 16r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 96 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 20+1W, 22+1W, 0+0W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 3 INNINGS – 42 RUNS – 2W. |
7. CHRIS JORDAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 13+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 17+2W, 1W, 30+1W, 0W, 11+1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 7 INNINGS – 75 RUNS – 6W. |
8. NATHAN ELLIS © – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 35+2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 25 INNINGS – 119 RUNS – 36W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 10 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
9. RILEY MEREDITH – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 4W. |
| Stats on venue | 27 INNINGS – 37 WICKETS |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 12 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
10. BILLY STANLAKE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
11. WAQAR SALAMKHELI – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
ADELAIDE STRIKERS (ADS)
TEAM NEWS
- Adelaide Strikers team performed not too good in this season and won 2 matches and lost 4 matches out of 6 and seventh position in the points table.
- When the Last match was played between Adelaide Strikers & Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide team failed to chase a total of 214 runs and lost the match by 11 runs.
- Matthew Short has scored 32 runs and also took 4 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- D’Arcy Short has scored 151 runs in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Chris Lynn has scored 134 runs in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Jake Weatherald has scored 62 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Alex Ross has scored 111 runs in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Jamie Overton has scored 129 runs and also took 9 wickets in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Jamie Bazley has scored 73 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Brendon Doggett has scored 47 runs and also taken 2 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Henry Thornton has taken 10 wickets in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Lloyd Pope has taken 9 wickets in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Adelaide Strikers team successfully chased a total of 142 runs and won the match by 5 wickets against Melbourne Renegades.
- Chris Lynn scored 88 runs in 51 balls, D’Arcy Short Scored 27 runs in the previous match against Melbourne Renegades.
- Henry Thornton took 3 wickets, Lloyd Pope & Jamie Overton took 2-2 wickets each, Brendon Doggett & Cameron Boyce took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Melbourne Renegades.
- Both teams played 23 matches and Adelaide Strikers team won 14 matches and lost 09 matches against Hobart Hurricanes.
SQUADS
Batting – D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Alex Ross, Jake Weatherald, Ollie Pope (wk), Alex Carey, Harry Nielsen (wk).
Bowling – Henry Thorton, Jordan Buckingham, Cameron Boyce, Brendon Doggett, Lloyd Pope.
All Rounder – Matthew Short ©, Liam Scott, Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jake Weatherald, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Alex Ross ©, Ollie Pope (wk), Jamie Overton, James Bazley/M. Short, Henry Thorton, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope.
PLAYER STATS:
1. D’ARCY SHORT – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 27r, 22r, 41r, 1r, 60r. |
| Stats on venue | 33 INNINGS – 1039 RUNS – 12W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 41r, 20r, 18r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 3 INNINGS – 79 RUNS. |
2. CHRIS LYNN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 88r, 1r, 19r, 24r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 227 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 19r, 37r, 64r, 87r, 13r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 16 INNINGS – 661 RUNS – 51A. |
3. JAKE WEATHERALD – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3r, 8r, 11r, 40r, 12r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 180 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 80r, 0r, 51r, 68r, 1r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 14 INNINGS – 504 RUNS – 46A. |
4. OLLIE POPE (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 1r, 39r, 34r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 39r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 1 INNING – 39 RUNS. |
5. ALEX ROSS © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 20r, 8r, 20r, 35r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 139 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 8r, 14r, 2r, 14r, 44r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 13 INNINGS – 275 RUNS. |
6. JAMIE OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 30+2W, 45+1W, 6+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 30+2W, 2W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 3 INNINGS – 31 RUNS – 7W. |
7. JAMES BAZLEY – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1+0W, 2r, 23r, 16r, 31+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 2r, 10+1W, 13+1W, 44r, 49+0W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 6 INNINGS – 149 RUNS – 2W. |
8. BRENDON DOGGETT – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 47+1W, 5W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 0W, 4W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 7 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
9. HENRY THORTON – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
10. CAMERON BOYCE – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 29+0W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 22 INNINGS – 31 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 0W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 9 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
11. LlOYD POPE – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 5 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. McDermott, O. Pope.
BATSMEN – D. Short, C.Lynn, M. Owen.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Overton, C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary.
BOWLERS – B. Doggett, H. Thornton, L. Pope.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. McDermott,
BATSMEN – D. Short, C.Lynn, S. Hope, J. Weatherald, M. Owen.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Overton, C. Jordan.
BOWLERS – H. Thornton, L. Pope, W. Salamkheli.
BACK-UPS – M. Short, J. Bazley, B. Stanley.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – J. Overton, C. Jordan.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – C. Lynn, D. Short.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
HOBART HURRICANES MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
