MATCH NO – 29th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 10th 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 | 64 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 33 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 31 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 25 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 21 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 64
PACER WICKETS – 464
SPINNER WICKETS – 230
MATCH PREVIEW
29th match played between Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) and One time winner Sydney Thunder (SYT) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Sydney Thunder (SYT) team performed too good and won 4 matches and lost 2 matches out of 7 matches and second position in point table whereas Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) performed too good and won 4 matches and lost 1 match and out of 6 matches and third position in point table.
Last Time when both teams (HBH VS SYT) met in a league match Sydney Thunder team scored 151 runs and Hobart Hurricanes team successfully chased the total and Hobart team won the match by 7 wickets.
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.
On the other hand, Sydney Thunder is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of David Warner, Sam Billings, Nic Maddinson, Oliver Davies, Sherfane Rutherforde, Jason Sangha, Cameron Bancroft. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Wes Agar, Liam Hatcher, Lockie Ferguson, Nathan McAndrew.
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 – 20
- SYT WIN – 08
- HBH WIN – 12
- NO RESULT – 00
HBH VS SYT TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
HOBART HURRICANES (HBH)
TEAM NEWS
- Hobart Hurricanes performed too good and won 4 matches and lost 1 match of 6 and third position in point table.
- When the Last match was played between Hobart Hurricanes & Sydney Thunder, Hobart team successfully chased a total of 151 runs and won the match by 7 wickets.
- Mitchell Owen has scored 189 runs in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Shai Hope has scored 103 runs in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Ben McDermott has scored 121 runs in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Tim David has scored 99 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Nikhil Chaudhary has scored 86 runs and also took 2 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Nathan Ellis has taken 4 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Riley Meredith has taken 6 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Chris Jordan has taken 6 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Waqar Salamkheli has taken 6 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Hobart team successfully chased a total of 186 runs and won the match by 5 wickets against Adelaide Strikers.
- Mitchell Owen Scored 37 runs, Tim David scored 62 runs in just 28 balls, Matthew Wade scored 27 runs and Nikhil Chaudhary scored 22 runs in the previous match against Adelaide Strikers.
- Waqar Salamkheli took 2 wickets and Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith & Chris Jordantook 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Adelaide Strikers.
- Both teams played 20 matches and Hobart Hurricanes team won 12 matches and lost 08 matches against Sydney Thunder.
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 ©, Billy Stanleke, Riley Meredith, Waqar Salamkheli.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MITCHELL OWEN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 37r, 33r, 8r, 101r, 10r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 171 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 7+0W, 3+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 2 INNINGS – 10 RUNS – 0W. |
2. MATTHEW WADE (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 27r, 15r, 5r, 68r, 5r. |
| Stats on venue | 30 INNINGS – 662 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 15r, 30r, 67r, 83r, 14r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 15 INNINGS – 518 RUNS – 40A. |
3. SHAI HOPE – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 4r, 37r, 38r, 13r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 53 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
4. BEN McDERMOTT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 17r, 34r, 68r, 5r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 34 INNINGS – 1007 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 54r, 0r, 18r, 38r, 96r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 15 INNINGS – 437 RUNS – 40A. |
5. TIM DAVID – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 62r, 4r, 33r, 0r, 24r. |
| Stats on venue | 21 INNINGS – 416 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 76r, 25r, 3r, 15r, 7r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 7 INNINGS – 141 RUNS. |
6. NIKHIL CHAUDHARY – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 22+0W, 42+1W, 20+1W, 0W, 2+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 118 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 2W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 1 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
7. CHRIS JORDAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 3W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS -C40 RUNS – 8 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 2W, 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
8. NATHAN ELLIS © – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 1W, 35+2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 26 INNINGS – 119 RUNS – 37W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 1W, 4W, 4W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 8 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
9. RILEY MEREDITH – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 28 INNINGS – 38 WICKETS |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 0W, 2W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 8 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
10. BILLY STANLAKE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 12W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 10 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
11. WAQAR SALAMKHELI – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
SYDNEY THUNDER (SYT)
TEAM NEWS
- Sydney Thunder performed very well in this season and won 4 matches and lost 2 matches out of 7 matches and second position in point table.
- When the Last match was played between Hobart Hurricanes & Sydney Thunder, Sydney Thunder team failed to defend a good total of 151 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets.
- Cameron Bancroft & Daniel sams has been ruled out for few matches due to the dangerous collision in the last match.
- Sam Billings has scored 149 runs in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Matthew Gilkes has scored 86 runs in 3 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- David Warner has scored 228 runs in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Chris Green has taken 8 wickets in 6 innings in this previous season of Big Bash.
- Wes Agar has taken 8 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Lockie Ferguson has taken 8 wickets in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Sydney Thunder team failed to defend a total of 173 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets against Brisbane Heat.
- David Warner Scored 50 runs, Matthew Gilkes scored 20 runs and Daniel Christian scored 23 runs in the previous match against Brisbane Heat.
- Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets and Tom Andrews, Wes Agar & Daniel Christian took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Brisbane Heat.
- Both teams played 20 matches and Sydney Thunder team won 8 matches and lost 12 matches against Hobart Hurricanes.
SQUADS
Batting – Blake Nikitaras, David Warner ©, Oliver Davies, Jason Sangha, Nic Maddinson, Sam Billings (wk), Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gilkes (wk), William Salzmann (wk)
Bowling – Liam Hatcher, Wes Agar, Lockie Ferguson, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha.
All Rounder – Sam Konstats, Sherfane Rutherforde, Chris Green, Daniel Sams.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
David Warner ©, Sam Konstas, Matthew Gilkes, Oliver Davies, Sam Billings (wk), Sherfane Rutherforde, Daniel Christian, Chris Green, Tom Andrew, Lockie Ferguson, Wes Agar.
PLAYER STATS:
1. DAVID WARNER © – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 50r, 49r, 86r, 19r, 17r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 RUN. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 0r. |
| Total Stats vs | 1 INNINGS – 0 RUNS. |
2. SAM KONSTATS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 23r, 60r, 8r, 0r. |
| Stats on Venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | NOT PLAYED YET. |
3. MATTHEW GILKES – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 20r, 43r, 23r, 6r, 11r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 13r, 33r, 1r, 19r, 5r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 6 INNINGS – 71 RUNS. |
4. OLIVER DAVIES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 3r, 10r, 0r, 47r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 65 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 20r, 45r, 65r, 6r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 5 INNINGS – 136 RUNS. |
5. SAM BILLINGS (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 13r, 10r, 72r, 15r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 61 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 3r, 50r, 1r, 61r, 42r. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 5 INNINGS – 157 RUNS. |
6. SHERFANE RUTHERFORD – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 39r, 11r, 2r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. DANIEL CHRISTIAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 23+1W, 24r, 9r, 36r, 30r. |
| Stats on venue | 19 INNINGS – 342 RUNS – 17W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 8+0W, 0r, 12+0W, 5+0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 16 INNINGS – 274 RUNS – 10W. |
8. CHRIS GREEN – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 11+3W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 85 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 33+0W, 23+0W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 11 INNINGS – 124 RUNS – 6W. |
9. TOM ANDREW – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
10. LOCKIE FERGUSON – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. WES AGAR – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 4W, 3W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs HBH | 2W, 3W, 2W, 1W, 4W. |
| Total Stats vs HBH | 7 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. McDermott, S. Billings.
BATSMEN – D. Warner, M. Owen.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Green, C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary.
BOWLERS – L. Ferguson, W. Agar, R. Meredith, N, Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. McDermott, S. Billings,
BATSMEN – D. Warner, M. Owen, T. David.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Green, C. Jordan, D. Christian.
BOWLERS – R. Meredith, L. Ferguson, W. Salamkheli.
BACK-UPS – B. Stanlake, S. Konstats.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – D. Warner, M. Owen.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – C. Jordan, B. McDermott.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
HOBART HURRICANES MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.