MATCH NO – 38th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 15th January, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Melbourne Cricket Ground, 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, 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.38th 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 have not won any trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 28th 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 performed well and won 4 matches out of 9 matches and fifth position in point table, whereas Hobart Hurricanes won 3 matches out of 9 matches and sixth position in point table.
Last time when both teams Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars played between each other Hobart Hurricanes scored just 155 runs & Melbourne Stars chased it successfully and won the match by 7 wickets.
Melbourne Star, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. Melbourne Stars is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proved themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season with back to back 4 wins after 3 losses.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 adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
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 3 matches out of 8 matches.Hobart team has been eliminated from this big bash season.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 Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars.
PITCH REPORT
Melbourne Cricket Stadium is one of the famous cricket stadiums in cricket world which is located in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Australian’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Melbourne Star team. Many Big bash, T20 Internationals & ODI matches were played at this venue.First Test match was played in 1877 between Australian team & England team.First ODI match on this venue was played in 1971 between Australian team & England Team.
Melbourne Cricket Ground is one of the oldest grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 50000.
Overall, Melbourne 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 many matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 69 matches 29 times the first batting team won the match and 39 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match and the toss winner team will choose bowling first.In 69 matches 24 times the team scored 170+scores that showed how much this pitch is helpful for batters.
Melbourne’s pitch is balanced for both departments.The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 156 runs by Melbourne Star and that was successfully chased by Sydney Sixers. 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 Melbourne Star 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 170+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 69 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 29 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 39 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 30 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 15 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 19 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 05 |
BOWLERS STATS ON MCG (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 69
PACER WICKETS – 375
SPINNER WICKETS – 222
MLS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Stars started this season with back to back lost 3 matches after that they came back strongly and won back to back 4 matches and fifth place in this point table.
- Last time when Melbourne star played against Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne star won the match by 7 wickets.
- Beau Webster scored 207 runs in 7 innings with 34+ avg in this Big Bash season and second highest run scorer of Melbourne Stars.
- Glenn Maxwell scored 211 runs & took 7 wickets in 8 innings in this Big Bash season and highest run scorer for Melbourne Star.
- Thomas Rogers scored 181 runs in 9 innings in this Big Bash season.
- Jack Edwards took 9 wickets in 8 innings in this Big Bash season.
- In the last match against Melbourne Renegades, Star failed to defend a normal score of 137 and lost the match 6 wickets.
- Both teams played 21 matches and Melbourne Stars won 13 matches and lost 08 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, Daniel Lawrence, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Peter Handscomb(wk), Glenn Maxwell ©, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Nathan Coulter Nile, Scott Boland, Joel Paris.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Thomas Rogers | 23r, 19r, 42r, 8r, 21r. |
| Daniel Lawrence | 8r, 36+0W, 7+2W, 50r, 10r. |
| Beau Webster | 29+0W, 1W, 14+1W, 66+0W, 35+0W. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 20+0W, 31+0W, 32+1W, 28+2W, 35+3W. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2r, 34r, 55r, 0r, 6r. |
| Peter Handscomb | 3r, 7r, 44r, 4r, 66r. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 38r, 29r, 2r, 47r, 22r. |
| Imad Wasim | 14+0W, 14+0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Scott Boland | 1W, 2W, 4W, 4W, 0W. |
| Joel Paris | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MCG (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Thomas Rogers | 9 INNINGS – 268 RUNS. |
| Daniel Lawrence | 2 INNINGS – 43 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Beau Webster | 14 INNINGS – 230 RUNS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 32 INNINGS – 1097 RUNS – 15 WICKETS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 33 INNINGS – 966 RUNS – 14 WICKETS. |
| Peter Handscomb | 17 INNINGS – 315 RUNS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 20 INNINGS – 544 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | 4 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 20 INNINGS – 21 WICKETS. |
| Scott Boland | 16 INNINGS – 24 WICKETS. |
| Joel Paris | 5 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS HBH |
| Thomas Rogers | 21r, 2r, 20r. |
| Daniel Lawrence | 0+0W. |
| Beau Webster | 27r, 24+0W, 1W, 1r, 54r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 35+3W, 154r, 12r, 6r, 70+1W. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 0r, 0r, 75r, 18r, 97r. |
| Peter Handscomb | 22r, 3r, 35r, 7r, 13r. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 2r, 57r, 17r, 26r, 36r. |
| Imad Wasim | 1W, 12+1W. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 2W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 2W. |
| Scott Boland | 1W, 0W, 2W, 2W. |
| Joel Paris | 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS HBH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS HBH |
| Thomas Rogers | 3 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 INNING – 0 RUN – 0 WKT. |
| Beau Webster | 7 INNINGS – 177 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 13 INNINGS – 526 RUNS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 13 INNINGS – 371 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Peter Handscomb | 6 INNINGS – 82 RUNS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 11 INNINGS – 238 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 10 INNINGS – 62 RUNS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Scott Boland | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Joel Paris | 3 INNINGS – 2 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 3 matches and lost 6 matches out of 9 matches.
- Hobart Hurricanes team has been eliminated from this big bash season and third team after Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Thunder who has been eliminated.
- Last match when the Hobart Hurricanes team played against Melbourne Star they scored just 155 runs and Melbourne star team successfully chased that total and won the match by 6 wickets.
- In the last match against Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes team failed to defend 167 and lost the match by 8 wickets.
- Caleb Jewell scored 184 runs in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Macalister Wright also scored 186 runs in 7 innings with 34+avg in this big bash season.
- Nathan Ellis has taken 10 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 21 matches and Hobart Hurricanes won 07 matches and lost 13 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
Ben McDermott (wk), Matthew Wade, 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 |
| Caleb Jewell | 32r, 5r, 4r, 13r, 31r. |
| Matthew Wade | 14r, 15r, 1r, 82r, 11r |
| Ben McDermott | 7r, 95r, 16r, 25r, 53r. |
| Macalister Wright | 37r, 11r, 0r, 8r, 34r. |
| Tim David | 22r, 15r, 27+0W, 6+1W, 1r. |
| Corey Anderson | 18r, 3+0W, 2+0W, 41+0W, 12r. |
| Chris Jordan | 1W, 30+1W, 3W, 11+0W, 2W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 0W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 22+1W, 0W, 55+1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Patric Dooley | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Riley Meredith | 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MCG (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Caleb Jewell | 3 INNINGS – 42 RUNS. |
| Matthew Wade | 12 INNINGS – 390 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 7 INNINGS – 148 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tim David | 7 INNINGS – 105 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chris Jordan | 1 INNING – 3 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Nathan Ellis | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Patric Dooley | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Riley Meredith | 6 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS |
| Caleb Jewell | 45r, 70r, 3r, 26r, 25r. |
| Matthew Wade | 1r, 35r, 10r, 39r, 2r. |
| Ben McDermott | 2r, 17r, 55r, 67r, 91r. |
| Macalister Wright | 33r, 10r. |
| Tim David | 1r, 3r, 24r, 13r, 22r. |
| Corey Anderson | 5+0W. |
| Chris Jordan | 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 3W. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 32+0W. |
| Patric Dooley | 0W, 1W. |
| Riley Meredith | 2W, 2W, 2W, 3W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MLS |
| Caleb Jewell | 6 INNINGS – 170 RUNS. |
| Matthew Wade | 11 INNINGS – 296 RUNS. |
| Ben McDermott | 12 INNINGS – 414 RUNS. |
| Macalister Wright | 2 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
| Tim David | 7 INNINGS – 105 RUNS. |
| Corey Anderson | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Chris Jordan | 6 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Nathan Ellis | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 1 INNING – 32 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Patric Dooley | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Riley Meredith | 11 INNINGS – 19 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 21
- MLS WIN – 13
- HBH WIN – 08
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade, B. McDermott.
BATSMEN – H. Cartwright, D. Lawrence, M. Wright.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, G. Maxwell, C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary, B. Webster.
BOWLERS – N. Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Wade, B. McDermott.
BATSMEN – D. Lawrence, C. Jewell, T. Fraser.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Jordan, N. Chaudhary, B. Webster, G. Maxwell.
BOWLERS – S. Boland, R. Meredith.
BACK-UPS – I. Wasim, P. Dooley, N. Coulter Nile.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – G. Maxwell, B. Webster.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – N. Chaudhary, B. McDermott.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
HOBART HURRICANES MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.