MATCH NO – 21st MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 31th December, 2023
TIME – 10:30 AM 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 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.21th match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Sydney Thunder & Hobart Hurricanes. Sydney Thunder 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 21st match played between Sydney Thunder (SYT) and Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Sydney Thunder have won only 1 match out of 5 matches whereas Hobart Hurricanes won only 1 match out of 4 matches but players of Hobart Hurricanes are looking more in-formed compared to Sydney Thunder.
Last time when both teams Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder played between each other Sydney Thunder scored just 135 runs & Hobart Hurricanes chased it successfully and won the match by 5 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 4 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, Sydney Thunder 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 lost 3 matches out of 5 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Alex Hales,Matthew Gilkes,Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Cameron Bancroft. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, 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 Sydney Thunder.
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 | 59 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 32 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 27 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 20 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 20 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 59
PACER WICKETS – 472
SPINNER WICKETS – 211
HBH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Hobart Hurricanes team’s performance was very poor in this season and lost 3 matches out of 4 matches.
- Last season when the Hobart Hurricanes team played against Sydney Thunder they won one match and lost one match.
- In the last match against Melbourne stars this team failed to defend a normal score like 155 and lost the match within 6 overs by DLS.
- Caleb Jewell looked in very good touch in the previous match and scored 45 runs against Melbourne Stars.
- Macalister Wright also scored 63 & 33 in the last 2 matches against Melbourne Renegades & Melbourne Star.
- Nikhil Cahudhary scored 32 runs in just 16 balls with the help of 3 fours & 2 sixes against Melbourne Stars.
- Riley Meredith & Nathan Ellis took 2 wickets & 1 wicket each in the last match against Melbourne Stars.
- Both teams played 19 matches and Hobart Hurricanes won 11 matches and lost 8 matches against Sydney Thunder.
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 ©, Patric Dooley, Riley Meredith.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Matthew Wade | 1r, 82r, 11r, 22r, 36r. |
| Caleb Jewell | 45r, 0r, 12r, 42r, 20r. |
| Ben McDermott | 4r, 11r, 54r, 19r, 143r. |
| Macalister Wright | 33r, 63r, 34r, 25r, 51r. |
| Sam Hain | 11r, 14r, 0r, 3r, 17r. |
| Tim David | 1r, 12r, 12r, 1r, 17r. |
| Corey Anderson | 5+0W, 4+0W, 8+0W, 17+2W, 22r. |
| Chris Jordan | 11+0W, 0W, 59+1W,16+0W, 2r. |
| Nathan Ellis | 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 32r, 40+0W. |
| Patric Dooley | 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Riley Meredith | 2W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Matthew Wade | 26 INNINGS – 591 RUNS. |
| Caleb Jewell | 16 INNINGS – 325 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 29 INNINGS – 901 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 6 INNINGS – 174 RUNS. |
| Sam Hain | 2 INNINGS – 25 RUNS. |
| Tim David | 18 INNINGS – 328 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | 2 INNINGS – 9 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Chris Jordan | 4 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Nathan Ellis | 22 INNINGS – 109 RUNS – 34 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 1 INNING – 32 RUNS. |
| Patric Dooley | 6 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Riley Meredith | 23 INNINGS – 33 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYT (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYT |
| Matthew Wade | 30r, 67r, 83r, 14r, 56r. |
| Caleb Jewell | 5r, 20r, 51r, 4r, 31r. |
| Ben McDermott | 0r, 18r, 38r, 96r, 22r. |
| Macalister Wright | 5r, 5r, 64r. |
| Sam Hain | 1r. |
| Tim David | 76r, 25r, 3r, 15r, 7r. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 1W, 3W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 4W, 4W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 3W, 0W. |
| Riley Meredith | 2W, 2W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SYT (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SYT |
| Matthew Wade | 13 INNINGS – 503 RUNS. |
| Caleb Jewell | 6 INNINGS – 118 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 14 INNINGS – 384 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 3 INNINGS – 74 RUNS. |
| Sam Hain | 1 INNING – 1 RUN. |
| Tim David | 7 INNINGS – 141 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Ellis | 7 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Riley Meredith | 7 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
SYT TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Sydney Thunder team’s performance was very poor in the previous season and lost 3 out of 4 matches.
- In last season when Sydney Thunder played against the Sydney Sixers they lost both matches. In the last match Sydney Sixers scored 187 runs and successfully defended the target and won the match by 125 runs against Sydney Thunder.
- Cameron Bancroft has scored 175 runs in 4 innings in this big bash season and is the highest run scorer for Sydney Thunder.
- Oliver Davies has scored 113 runs in 4 innings in this big bash season for Sydney Thunder.
- Daniel Sams took 5 wickets in the last match against Brisbane Heat.
- Daniel Sams has taken 10 wickets in just 4 innings with 1 fifer and highest wicket taker in this big bash season.
- Zaman Khan has taken 8 wickets in 4 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 23 matches and Sydney Thunder won 7 matches and lost 16 matches against Sydney Sixers.
SQUADS
Batting – Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Matthew Gilkes (wk).
Bowling – Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sandhu, Zaman Khan.
All Rounder – Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Chris Green ©, Liam Doddrell, William Salzmann.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green ©, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Liam Hatcher/Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Alex Hales | 26r, 28r, 40r, 18r, 0r. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 6r, 48r, 30r, 74r, 25r. |
| Tom Kohler Cadmore | 4r, 13r, 36r, 43r, 10r. |
| Oliver Davies | 15r, 23r, 23r, 32r, 35r. |
| Alex Ross | 44r, 19r, 17r, 46r, 2r. |
| Daniel Sams | 30r, 5W, 22+4W, 1W, 11+0W. |
| Chris Green | 17+1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 30+1W. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 0W, 0W, 0W, 22+0W, 0W. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 0W, 1W, 5W, 1W, 1W. |
| Liam Hatcher | 1W, 0W, 1W, 4W, 3W. |
| Zaman Khan | 2W, 3W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 1W, 0W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BELLERIVE OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Alex Hales | 6 INNINGS – 214 RUNS. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 3 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
| Tom Kohler Cadmore | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Oliver Davies | 1 INNING – 45 RUNS. |
| Alex Ross | 9 INNINGS – 125 RUNS. |
| Daniel Sams | 5 INNINGS – 28 RUNS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Chris Green | 4 INNINGS – 51 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Liam Hatcher | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Zaman Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tanveer Sangha | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH |
| Alex Hales | 77r, 38r, 80r, 29r, 21r. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 1r, 14r, 0r, 0r, 2r. |
| Tom Kohler Cadmore | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Oliver Davies | 45r, 65r, 6r, 0r. |
| Alex Ross | 2r, 14r, 44r, 21r, 36r. |
| Daniel Sams | 4W, 0W, 18+1W, 1W,1 6+0W. |
| Chris Green | 21+0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 34+1W. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 0W, 10+1W, 30+0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 2W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Liam Hatcher | 3W, 1W, 0W. |
| Zaman Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 1W, 1W, 2W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS HBH |
| Alex Hales | 9 INNINGS – 472 RUNS – 59 AVG. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 8 INNINGS – 98 RUNS. |
| Tom Kohler Cadmore | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Oliver Davies | 4 INNINGS – 116 RUNS. |
| Alex Ross | 11 INNINGS – 253 RUNS. |
| Daniel Sams | 11 INNINGS – 71 RUNS – 15 WICKETS. |
| Chris Green | 10 INNINGS – 91 RUNS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 7 INNINGS – 41 RUNS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 10 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Liam Hatcher | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Zaman Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 19
- SYT WIN – 08
- HBH WIN – 11
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade, C.Bancroft.
BATSMEN – A. Hales, O. Davies, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – D. Sams, N. Chaudhary, C. Jordan.
BOWLERS – R. Meredith, T. Sangha, N. Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade, C. Bancroft.
BATSMEN – A. Hales, C.Jewell/B. McDermott, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – T. Sangha, N. Ellis, P. Dooley.
BACK-UPS – A. Ross, C. Green, C. Anderson, G. Sandhu.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – D. Sams, C. Jordan.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – M. Wade, A. Hales.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
HOBART HURRICANES MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.