Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2023 - Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades - 13th Match - December 23

The 13th match of the Big Bash League will take place between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades on the 23rd of December, 2023 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Hobart Hurricanes Form Guide:

Hobart Hurricanes are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Hobart Hurricanes in the competition is Chris Jordan with 75 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Hobart Hurricanes in the competition is Corey Anderson with 2 scalps under his belt.

Hobart Hurricanes have lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by a big margin of 9 wickets.

Hobart Hurricanes batted first and they posted a total of 172 for 8 in 20 overs. They lost 5 wickets for 47 runs and their innings was going nowhere. This is when Chris Jordan stepped up and smashed 59 runs off 20 balls and took Hurricanes to a respectable total of 172.

During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost Copper Connolly early on. After his dismissal, Aaron Hardie and Zak Crawley took the responsibility of taking Scorchers over the line. They scored 65 and 85 runs respectively and won the match for their team.

Melbourne Renegades Form Guide:

Melbourne Renegades are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Melbourne Renegades in the competition is Jake Fraser-McGurk with 103 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades in the competition is Will Sutherland with 3 scalps under his belt.

Melbourne Renegades have lost their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 6 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 8 in 20 overs. Jake Fraser-McGurk played superbly at the top of the order. He smashed 55 off just 23 ball, hitting 7 massive sixes. Middle order struggled but Jonathan Wells struck 34 off 24 balls to take Renegades past the 160 run mark and they finished at 162.

During the chase, Brisbane Heat lost 3 early wickets and looked to be in a bit of trouble. Matt Renshaw and Sam Billings then batted brilliantly and scored 49 and 40 runs respectively to take Heat home in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Hobart Hurricanes - Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Chris Jordan, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Liam Guthrie, Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett

Melbourne Renegades - Nic Maddinson, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke, Harry Dixon

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Fixtures and Results

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Hobart Hurricanes

Who will win?- Melbourne Renegades

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades), Caleb Jewell (Hobart Hurricanes)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades), Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)

Most Sixes – Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades), Caleb Jewell (Hobart Hurricanes)

Player of the Match- Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades)

Team Scores Batting first – Melbourne Renegades 165+, Hobart Hurricanes 155+

Match Handicap: Melbourne Renegades

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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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