MATCH NO – 17th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 28th December, 2023
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
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, Nathan Lyon, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Matthew Wade play for many franchise.
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.12th match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Melbourne Star & Hobart Hurricanes. Melbourne Stars team have not won any trophy of Big Bash league. Whereas Hobart Hurricanes also have not won any trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 17th match played between Melbourne Stars (MLS) and Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Melbourne Stars have won only 1 match out of 4 matches whereas Hobart Hurricanes won only 1 match out of 3 matches but players of Hobart Hurricanes are looking more in-formed compared to Melbourne Stars.
Last time when both teams Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars played between each other Melbourne Star scored just 131 runs & Hobart Hurricanes chased it successfully and won the match by 2 wickets.
Hobart Hurricanes, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. 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 1 match out of 3 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.
On the other hand, Melbourne Stars is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. But They have failed to prove themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season and won only 1 match out of 4 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Harry Brook. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile 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 Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars.
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 58 matches 32 times the first batting team won the match and 26 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 58 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 182+ runs by Melbourne Renegades and that was successfully chased by Hobart Team. 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 | 58 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 32 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 26 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 20 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 159 | 20 |
| ABOVE SCORE 160 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 58
PACER WICKETS – 465
SPINNER WICKETS – 206.
HBH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Hobart Hurricanes team’s performance was very poor in this season and lost 2 matches out of 3 matches.
- Last season when the Hobart Hurricanes team played against Melbourne Stars they won 1 match and lost the match.
- In the last match against Melbourne Renegades this team chased a massive total of 184 runs and won the match by 6 wickets.
- Matthew Wade looked in very good touch in the previous match and scored 82 runs against Melbourne Renegades.
- Macalister Wright also scored 63 runs in just 36 balls with help of 5 fours & 5 sixes against Melbourne Renegades.
- Nathan Ellis & Patric Dooley took 2-2 wickets each in the last match against Melbourne Renegades.
- Both teams played 19 matches and Hobart Hurricanes won 7 matches and lost 12 matches against Melbourne Stars.
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
Matthew Wade (Wk), Ben McDermott/Caleb Jewell, Macalister Wright, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis ©, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Matthew Wade | 82r, 11r, 22r, 36r, 28r. |
| Caleb Jewell | 0r, 12r, 42r, 20r, 4r. |
| Ben McDermott | 4r, 11r, 54r, 19r, 14r. |
| Macalister Wright | 63r, 34r, 25r, 51r, 10r. |
| Sam Hain | 14r, 0r, 3r, 17r, 89r. |
| Tim David | 12r, 12, 1r, 17r, 19r. |
| Corey Anderson | 4+0W, 8+0W, 17+2W, 22r, 7+4W. |
| Chris Jordan | 0W, 59+1W, 16+0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 40+0W. |
| Patrick Dooley | 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Riley Meredith | 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Matthew Wade | 25 INNINGS – 590 RUNS. |
| Caleb Jewell | 14 INNINGS – 280 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 29 INNINGS – 901 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 5 INNINGS – 14 RUNS. |
| Sam Hain | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| Tim David | 17 INNINGS – 327 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Chris Jordan | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Nathan Ellis | 21 INNINGS – 109 RUNS – 33 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 5 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Riley Meredith | 22 INNINGS – 31 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS |
| Matthew Wade | 35r, 10r, 39r, 2r, 41r. |
| Caleb Jewell | 70r, 3r, 26r, 25r. |
| Ben McDermott | 2r, 17r, 55r, 67r, 91r. |
| Macalister Wright | 10r. |
| Sam Hain | 73r, 5r. |
| Tim David | 3r, 24r, 13r, 22r, 2r. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 2W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 2W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 1W. |
| Riley Meredith | 2W, 2W, 3W, 2W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MLS |
| Matthew Wade | 10 INNINGS – 295 RUNS. |
| Caleb Jewell | 5 INNINGS – 125 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 12 INNINGS – 414 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 1 INNING – 10 RUNS. |
| Sam Hain | 2 INNINGS – 78 RUNS. |
| Tim David | 8 INNINGS – 86 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 5 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Nathan Ellis | 7 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Riley Meredith | 10 INNINGS – 17 WICKETS. |
MLS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Stars team’s performance was very poor this season and lost 3 matches in this season out of 4 matches..
- In this season this team scored 2 times 111 runs & 101 runs that showed how much their battings performed this season.
- In the last match against Sydney Sixers chased a normal score of 154 and won the match 4 wickets.
- In last match Beau Webster, Hilton Cartwright scored 35 runs & 47 runs against Sydney Sixers.
- Haris Rauf & Usama Mir took 3-3 wickets each in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Marcus Stoinis took 1 wicket against Sydney Sixers.
- Both teams played 19 matches and Melbourne Stars won 12 matches and lost 07 matches against Hobart Hurricanes.
SQUADS
Batting – Nick Larkin, Sam Harper (wk), Joe Burns, Beau Webster.
Bowling – Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Brydon Couch, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf.
All Rounder – Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Liam Dawson, Imad Wasim, Tom Rogers.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Marcus Stoinis, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Sam Harper(wk), Glenn Maxwell ©, Jonathan Merlo, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim/Liam Dawson, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Joel Paris .
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Thomas Rogers | 20r, 21r, 22r, 1r, 7r. |
| Sam Harper | 17r, 1r, 1r, 4r, 151r. |
| Beau Webster | 35+0W, 59+4W, 4+1W, 6+1W, 5+1W. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 12+1W, 30r, 23+1W, 104+0W, 12+0W. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 6+1W, 7r, 13+0W, 2r, 17+1W. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 47r, 22r, 24r, 33r, 132r. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 1r, 2r, 5r, 29r, 54r, 11+1W. |
| Imad Wasim | 14+0W, 0W, 35+1W, 0r, 6+0W. |
| Usama Mir | 3W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Haris Rauf | 3W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Joel Paris | 0W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 2W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Thomas Rogers | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| Sam Harper | 6 INNINGS – 98 RUNS. |
| Beau Webster | 7 INNINGS – 60 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 6 INNINGS – 236 RUNS – 61A – 2 WICKETS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 5 INNINGS – 162 RUNS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 4 INNINGS – 127 RUNS. |
| Jonathan Merlo | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Imad Wasim | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Usama Mir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Haris Rauf | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Joel Paris | 4 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH |
| Thomas Rogers | 2r, 20r. |
| Sam Harper | 89r, 6r, 3r, 57r, 19r. |
| Beau Webster | 27r, 24+0W, 1W, 1r, 54r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 154r, 12r, 6r,70+1W, 2+2W. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 0r, 75r, 18r, 97r, 7r. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 57r, 17r, 26r, 36r, 8r. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 1r, 11r. |
| Imad Wasim | 12+1W. |
| Usama Mir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Haris Rauf | 5W. |
| Joel Paris | 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS HBH |
| Thomas Rogers | 2 INNINGS – 22 RUNS. |
| Sam Harper | 10 INNINGS – 298 RUNS. |
| Beau Webster | 7 INNINGS – 1777 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 12 INNINGS – 491 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 12 INNINGS – 371 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 10 INNINGS – 236 RUNS. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | 1 INNING – 12 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Usama Mir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Haris Rauf | 1 INNING – 5 WICKETS. |
| Joel Paris | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 19
- MLS WIN – 12
- HBH WIN – 07
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade.
BATSMEN – H. Cartwright, C. Jewell, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, G. Maxwell, C. Jordan, B. Webster.
BOWLERS – H. Rauf, U. Mir, N. Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade.
BATSMEN – H. Cartwright, C.Jewell/B. McDermott, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, B. Webster, C. Jordan, G. Maxwell.
BOWLERS – R. Meredith, N. Ellis, P. Dooley.
BACK-UPS – S. Harper, S. Hain, T, Rogers, I. Wasim.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – G. Maxwell, B. Webster.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – M. Wade, M. Stoinis.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
HOBART HURRICANES MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.