MATCH NO – 26th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 05th January, 2024
TIME – 01:45 pM IST
VENUE – Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
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, David Warner, 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.26th match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Melbourne Renegades & Hobart Hurricanes. Hobart Hurricanes team have not won any trophy of Big Bash league. Whereas Melbourne Renegades have won one trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 26th match played between Melbourne Renegades(MLR) and Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this Big Bash season Melbourne Renegades have won only 1 match out of 7 matches- and last position in point table whereas Hobart Hurricanes have won 2 matches out of 5 matches and 5th position in point table.
Last time when both teams Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes played between each other Hobart Hurricanes scored just 162 runs & Melbourne Renegades team chased it successfully and won the match by 6 wickets.
Melbourne Renegades 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 Quinton de Kock, Nic Maddinson, Jonathan Wells, Josh Brown, Aaron Finch. Their bowling department is one of the most well-equipped with bowlers like Kane Richardson, Peter Siddle, Mujeeb ur Rahamn, Thomas Rogers. This season they have added many good and experienced players like Peter Siddle & Quinton de Kock, who gave solidity in both batting & bowling for the Melbourne Renegades team. But this team totally disappointed their fans and won only 1 match out of 7 matches and lost 5 matches.
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 2 matches out of 5 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 Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes.
PITCH REPORT
Dockland Stadium is an International cricket stadium located in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Melbourne’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Melbourne Renegades team. The stadium is in Melbourne, Australia. First ODI match was played on this ground in 2000 between Australia men’s team & South Africa men’s team. Not any T20I & Test match played yet on this grounds.
The Dockland Stadium is the one of the most popular grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. This is also known as Marvel stadium. It has a seating capacity of 40000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Docklands 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 Melbourne.
This pitch has served – matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 62 matches 28 times the first batting team won the match and 34 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this matcht.
Melbourne’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 177 and the second batting team successfully chased it and won the match by 4 wickets.In 62 matches played 23 times the team scored 175+ runs on board.
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 pacers becomes crucial in the Australian conditions. 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 170 to be considered a competitive total. In 62 matches played on this ground 28 matches batting 1st won and 34 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 62 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 160+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 28 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 34 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 16 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 23 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 159 | 16 |
| ABOVE SCORE 160 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON DOCKLANDS STADIUM (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 62
PACER WICKETS – 414
SPINNER WICKETS – 219
MLR TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Renegades were looking good in the previous season but this season this team won only 1 match out of 7 matches and last position in the points table.
- In this last season when both teams played against each other Hobart team won 1 match & Melbourne Renegades won1 match in 2 matches.
- Jake Fraser McGurk scored 189 runs in 6 innings and high scorer for Melbourne Renegades team.
- Mujeeb ur Rahman has taken 7 wickets in 6 innings in this big bash season.
- Will Sutherland has taken 7 wickets in 7 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Melbourne Renegades team won 08 matches and lost 10 matches against Hobart Hurricanes.
SQUADS
Batting – Quinton de Kock(wk), Joe Clarke (wk), Jordan Cox (wk), Aaron Finch, Nic Maddinson ©, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Shaun Marsh, Jonathan Wells, Harry Dixon.
Bowling – Kane Richardson, Peter Siddle, Tom Rogers, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon, Ruwantha Kellapotha.
All Rounder – Will Sutherland, Fergus O’Neil.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Jordan Cox, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shaun Marsh, Mackenzie Harvey, Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland ©, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Peter Siddle, Adam Zampa.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Quinton de Kock | 23r, 0r, 23r, 38r, 0r. |
| Jordan Cox | 9r, 0r, 27r, 56r, 35r. |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 14r, 70r, 2r, 0r, 55r. |
| Shaun Marsh | 4r, 54r, 59r, 16r, 1r. |
| Jonathan Wells | 9r, 8r, 8r, 40r, 34r. |
| Mackenzie Harvey | 18r, 2r, 32r, 16r, 3r. |
| Will Sutherland | 4r, 11+1W, 3W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Tom Rogers | 1W, 0W, 3W, 2W, 0W. |
| Kane Richardson | 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Adam Zampa | 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Peter Siddle | 1W, 1W, 0W, 3W, 3W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON DOCKLAND STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Quinton de Kock | 2 INNINGS – 0 RUN |
| Jordan Cox | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 11 INNINGS – 274 RUNS. |
| Shaun Marsh | 11 INNINGS – 587 RUNS – 49 AVG. |
| Jonathan Wells | 12 INNINGS – 207 RUNS. |
| Mackenzie Harvey | 15 INNINGS – 242 RUNS. |
| Will Sutherland | 17 INNINGS – 97 RUNS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Tom Rogers | 12 INNINGS -17 WICKETS. |
| Kane Richardson | 26 INNINGS – 36 WICKETS. |
| Adam Zampa | 10 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
| Peter Siddle | 8 INNINGS – 6 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH |
| Quinton de Kock | 38r. |
| Jordan Cox | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 0r, 1r, 21r, 0r, 2r. |
| Shaun Marsh | 51r, 12r, 1r, 56r, 37r. |
| Jonathan Wells | 40r, 22r, 26r, 12r, 11r. |
| Mackenzie Harvey | 0r, 40r, 15r, 7r. |
| Will Sutherland | 0W, 1W, 1W, 40+1W, 1W. |
| Tom Rogers | 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Kane Richardson | 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Adam Zampa | 0W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 0W. |
| Peter Siddle | 1W, 4W, 5W, 1W, 5W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS HBH |
| Quinton de Kock | 1 INNING – 38 RUNS. |
| Jordan Cox | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 5 INNINGS – 24 RUNS. |
| Shaun Marsh | 10 INNINGS – 352 RUNS. |
| Jonathan Wells | 14 INNINGS – 279 RUNS. |
| Mackenzie Harvey | 4 INNINGS – 62 RUNS. |
| Will Sutherland | 6 INNINGS – 57 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Tom Rogers | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Kane Richardson | 11 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Adam Zampa | 12 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
| Peter Siddle | 12 INNINGS – 24 WICKETS. |
HBH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Hobart Hurricanes team’s performance is not too good in this season and won 2 matches out of 5 matches.
- Last season when the Hobart Hurricanes team played against Melbourne Renegades they won one match and lost one match.
- In the last match against Sydney Thunder Hobart Hurricanes team chased a normal score of 150 and won the match by 7 wickets..
- Ben McDermott looked in very good touch in the previous match and scored 53 runs in 34 balls against Sydney Thunder.
- Caleb Jewell scored 130 runs in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- Macalister Wright also scored130 runs in 3 innings with 43+avg in this big bash season.
- Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan & Patrick Dooley took 2-2 wickets each in the last match against Sydney Thunder.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Hobart Hurricanes won 10 matches and lost 8 matches against Melbourne Renegades.
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, Corey Anderson, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis ©, Patric Dooley, Riley Meredith.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Matthew Wade | 15r, 1r, 82r, 11r, 22r. |
| Caleb Jewell | 31r, 45r, 0r, 12r, 42r. |
| Macalister Wright | 34r, 33r, 63r, 34r, 25r. |
| Ben McDermott | 53r, 4r, 11r, 54r, 19r. |
| Tim David | 1r, 12r, 12r, 1r, 17r. |
| Corey Anderson | 12r, 5+0W, 4+0W, 8+0W, 17+2W. |
| Chris Jordan | 2W, 11+0W, 0W, 59+1W,16+0W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 2W, 32r, 40+0W. |
| Patric Dooley | 2W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Riley Meredith | 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON DOCKLAND STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Matthew Wade | 13 INNINGS – 327 RUNS. |
| Caleb Jewell | 3 INNINGS – 114 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 1 INNING – 70 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 9 INNINGS – 385 RUNS – 48 AVG. |
| Tim David | 5 INNINGS – 115 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Riley Meredith | 6 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLR (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLR |
| Matthew Wade | 82r, 20r, 48r, 0r, 13r. |
| Caleb Jewell | 0r, 28r, 8r, 35r, 0r. |
| Macalister Wright | 63r, 73r. |
| Ben McDermott | 28r, 3r, 127r, 1r, 89r. |
| Tim David | 12r, 9r, 5r, 46r, 30r. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 2W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 2W, 2W. |
| Riley Meredith | 1W, 1W, 3W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MLR (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MLR |
| Matthew Wade | 12 INNINGS – 362 RUNS. |
| Caleb Jewell | 6 INNINGS – 75 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 2 INNINGS – 133 RUNS – 133 AVG. |
| Ben McDermott | 11 INNINGS – 574 RUNS – 82 AVG. |
| Tim David | 9 INNINGS – 156 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 6 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Ellis | 8 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Riley Meredith | 10 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 18
- MLR WIN – 08
- HBH WIN – 10
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade, B. McDermott.
BATSMEN – S. Marsh, C. Jewell, M. Wright, J Fraser McGurk.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Jordan, N.Chaudhary, W. Sutherland.
BOWLERS – T. Stewart, N. Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – Q de Kock, B. McDermott.
BATSMEN – S. Marsh, M. Wright, J. Fraser McGurk.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary, W. Sutherland..
BOWLERS – P. Siddle, P. Dooley, T. Rogers.
BACK-UPS – M. ur Rahman, C. Anderson, A. Zampa, K. Richardson.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – W. Sutherland, C. Jordan.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Fraser, B. McDermott.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
HOBART HURRICANES MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.