Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2023-2024 - Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes - 29th Match - January 7

The 29th match of the Big Bash League will take place between Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes on the 7th of January, 2024 at the The Gabba, Brisbane.

LIVE SCORES - Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes - 29th Match - January 7

Hobart Hurricanes Form Guide:

Hobart Hurricanes are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 3 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Hobart Hurricanes in the competition is Caleb Jewell with 143 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Hobart Hurricanes in the competition is Nathan Ellis with 6 scalps under his belt.

Hobart Hurricanes have won their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 6 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they got off to a terrible start. Losing Shaun Marsh early made the other batters go slow in their approach. Jordan Cox and Jonathan Wells provided some push to the run scoring as they made 47 and 38 runs respectively to take Renegades to the 147 run mark in 20 overs.

During the chase, Ben McDermott and Caleb Jewell provided a good but a slow start to the team. Saim Hain turned out to be the real match winner as he scored 51 off just 36 balls to take Hurricanes home in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Brisbane Heat Form Guide:

Brisbane Heat are currently placed at the 1st position on the points table with 5 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat in the competition is Colin Munro with 166 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat in the competition is Xavier Bartlett with 10 scalps under his belt.

Brisbane Heat have won their previous match against Sydney Sixers by a small margin of 3 runs (DLS method).

Sydney Sixers batted first and they posted a total of 141 for 8 in 20 overs. Josh Philippe was good at the top of the order. He scored 41 runs off 36 balls to get his team off to a decent start. The middle order really struggled to capitalise on the start and as a result, Sixers were restricted to an under par total of 141 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Brisbane Heat lost Colin Munro early on. Josh Brown along with Nathan McSweeney had different plans for the chase though. They played with full freedom and scored 43 and 22 runs respectively to bring Brisbane Heat closer to the target. When the rain arrived, Heat were 104 for 4 in the 15th over. They were 3 runs ahead in the game and were declared winners (DLS method).

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Brisbane Heat - Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Hain, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge

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)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Hobart Hurricanes

Who will win?- Hobart Hurricanes

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat), Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat), Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)

Most Sixes – Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat), Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)

Player of the Match- Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)

Team Scores Batting first – Hobart Hurricanes 165+, Brisbane Heat 155+

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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