Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes - 22nd match - 31 December 2022

The 22nd match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes on the 31st of December, 2022 at the Lavington Sports Oval, Albury, Albury.

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Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

Sydney Thunder are placed at the 5th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder is Alex Hales with 168 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder is Daniel Sams with 11 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 11 runs.

Sydney Thunder batted first and posted a total of 182 for 6 in 20 overs. Rilee Rossouw at number 3 played a beautiful knock of 39 runs. Alex Ross in the middle order played a good hand with an innings of 25 in 12 balls. The real punch in the death overs was provided by Daniel Sams who smashed 36 not out off 15 balls to take Sydney Thunder to respectful total of 182 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Brisbane Heat lost Max Bryant, Sam Billings and Matt Renshaw early on in the innings. Colin Munro held one end intact and kept finding the important boundaries. However, he lacked support at the other end as batters kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Colin Munro scored 98 off 53 before being dismissed in the final over as he failed to take Brisbane Heat home. They lost the match by 11 runs.

Hobart Hurricanes Form Guide:

Hobart Hurricanes are currently placed at the 6th position on points table.

The highest run scorer for Hobart Hurricanes in the tournament is Matthew Wade with 101 runs to his name.

The highest wicket taker for Hobart Hurricanes in the tournament is Paddy Dooley with 9 scalps under his belt.

Hobart Hurricanes have won their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 8 runs.

Hobart Hurricanes batted first and they posted a total of 122 before being bowled out. Jimmy Neesham at the top of the order made 28 runs off 19 balls. Apart from him, no other batter could flex their arms as a result, Hobart Hurricanes had to settle for a low total of 122 before they were all out.

During the chase, Melbourne Renegades lost 3 wickets early on in the innings. Aaron Finch and Jonathan Wells in the middle order smashed 13 and 26 runs respectively to instill hope for a successful chase. Will Sutherland played a brilliant cameo of 40 in 29 balls but failed to take his team home as Melbourne Renegades were restricted to 114 and were bowled out, losing the match by 8 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Hobart Hurricanes - Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Billy Stanlake, Paddy Dooley, Chris Tremain, Mac Wright, Zak Crawley (overseas replacement for Shadab Khan), Jimmy Neesham (overseas replacement)

Sydney Thunder - Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi (replacing David Willey, first nine matches only), Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sydney Thunder

Who will win?- Hobart Hurricanes

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder), Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes)

Most Sixes – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)

Player of the Match- Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)

Team Scores Batting first – Hobart Hurricanes 155+, Sydney Thunder 145+

Match Handicap: Hobart Hurricanes

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*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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