Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions BBL|13 Match 33: Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers 11th January 2024

Here are the Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions for Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, 33rd Match, Big Bash League at Hobart, 11, January.

Current Form Guide

It's the 33rd match of the Big Bash League and it's set to be an exciting contest between the Hobart Hurricanes and the Adelaide Strikers.

The match will be played at Hobart on January 11, 2024, at the Blunstone Arena.

In terms of points, the Hobart Hurricanes are currently placed 6th on the points table. They have won 3 matches and suffered 5 losses in their 8 matches so far. The team has accumulated 6 points with a net run rate of -0.119. On the other hand, the Adelaide Strikers are placed 5th on the points table. They have won 3 matches and lost 4 matches in their 8 matches so far. The Strikers have accumulated 7

Hobart Hurricanes: LLWWL

Hobart Hurricanes are coming off two narrow losses on the road where they have struggled in recent times, losing 12 of their last 13 away matches. But they return to Blundstone Arena for this game where they have won two of their three games this season. In their last three games on a six-day road trip, the Tasmanian side came away with a solidary win from encounters against Melbourne Renegades (W), Brisbane Heat (L) and the Strikers (L). With a two-day break now before hosting the Strikers, they should be roaring to bounce back to winning ways.

Adelaide Strikers : WWLLL

Adelaide Strikers are averaging 174.6 runs per game with the bat in their last five encounters where they are on a two-game win streak after losing the previous four games. Advantageously, the Strikers will play the Hurricanes 48 hours after defeating them on their home turf. Prior to the win, the Strikers also comfortably defeated reigning champions Perth Scorchers by nine wickets the game before.

Players in Form

Batters

The talk surrounding Matt Short's potential in this year's T20 World Cup continues to gain momentum as his BBL form keeps building. The batting all-rounder is coming off another strong outing on January 9 where he top scored for his side for the third consecutive game and fifth time this season.

Adelaide Strikers skipper is the BBL’s leading run getter this season with 396. The Strikers batting doesn't stop there with Chris Lynn and D'Arcy Short also in form with the pair in the top 10 runs scorers as well this season in the KFC BBL|13. Lynn is in second with 304 runs while Short is in eighth with 196.

Hobart Hurricanes have Ben McDermott who is the leading run getter this season (204 runs), including a brilliant 95* last game to get his side to a competitive total of 165.

Hobart Hurricanes also have Mac Wright (149 runs) who has played a solid role at No.3 since coming into the side in their third game of the campaign against the Melbourne Renegades.

 

Bowlers

Captain Nathan Ellis will be a key for the Hurricanes particularly against the Strikers who have been one of the most dangerous batting sides this season. Ellis is the fifth leading wicket-taker in the competition this season with 10.

From the Strikers, English duo Jamie Overton and David Payne have been the wicket takers with the pair combining for 20 this season. Overton snuck ahead in the wickets tally after claiming 3-23 last game compared to Payne's 1-41.

 

Top Stats

Historic Head-to-head – Hurricanes v Strikers

Overall: Hurricanes (8 wins), Strikers (13 wins), no result (1)

At Blundstone Arena: Hurricanes (5 wins), Strikers (1 win), no result (1)

Most runs: D'Arcy Short (671), Ben McDermott (503), Jake Weatherald (424), Alex Carey (399), Matthew Short (398)

Most wickets: Peter Siddle (22), Nathan Ellis (11), Jofra Archer (10), Ben Laughlin (10), Rashid Khan (10)

 

Adelaide Strikers have won four of their last five BBL games against the Hobart Hurricanes (L1) including their last two in a row; the last and only previous time they won more in succession against the Canes was a three-game streak from January 2013 to January 2016.

Hobart Hurricanes have won six of their last eight BBL games at Blundstone Arena (L2) including a seven-wicket win against the Sydney Thunder in their most recent game at the venue; in fact, they’ve won their last five games in a row at the venue against the Adelaide Strikers.

Adelaide Strikers' last BBL win outside Adelaide came against the Sydney Thunder at the Sydney Showground Stadium in December 2022, losing nine games away from their home city in a row since that win.

Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes) has logged two unbeaten half centuries across his last four BBL innings including a knock of 95no from 61 balls in his last game against the Adelaide Strikers; in fact, he's scored 50-plus runs in each of his last three games against the Strikers.

Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers) has scored 61 runs from cut shots in the 2023-24 BBL season, the most of any batter in the competition and nearly twice as many as Hobart Hurricanes' best Nikhil Chaudhary (31).

Weather

The weather forecast predicts clear skies, so we can expect uninterrupted play.

 

Player squads

Hobart Hurricanes:  Nathan Ellis (c), Corey Anderson, Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Patrick Dooley, Liam Guthrie, Sam Hain, Peter Hatzoglou, Sam Heazlett,  Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitchell Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Macalister Wright

Adelaide Strikers: Matthew Short (c), Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Brendan Doggett, Adam Hose (England), Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jamie Overton (England), David Payne (England), Lloyd Pope, D’Arcy Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Hobart Hurricanes

Who will win? – Hobart Hurricanes

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers), Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Cameron Boyce (Adelaide Strikers), Patrick Dooley (Hobart Hurricanes)

Most Sixes – Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers), Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes)

Player of the Match – Tim David (Hobart Hurricanes)

Team Scores Batting first – 180+ Adelaide Strikers, 170+ Hobart Hurricanes

Match Handicap – Hobart Hurricanes

 

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

 

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