Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Prediction

Team News

Melbourne Stars have retained majority of their players from last season except that they have lost fast bowler John Hastings to a serious knee injury. The rest of the team is reported to be fit and ready to take on the Hurricanes.

Key Players

Kevin Pietersen and Luke Wright had shone with the bat for the Stars in the previous season and the onus will once again be on these two to get the big runs for the team. Adam Zampa and Ben Hilfenhaus were the pick of their bowlers last time with 12 and 10 wickets each. Zampa will be tough to score off here and is more likely to trouble the Hurricanes with his legspin.

Recent Form

Melbourne Stars had an excellent last season where they came in second on the points table with five wins and three losses from their eight league-stage games. They even made it to the season finale by virtue of a comfortable victory over Perth Scorchers in the semis but could not overcome Sydney Thunder on the big day.

Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Head-to-Head

Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars have gone head-to-head six times in the past. The former have won on just two occasions while the latter have four wins. The two teams have met only once at the Bellerive Oval and Melbourne Stars won that match by 19 runs.

Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Betting Odds

Melbourne Stars have a good track record to show against Hobart Hurricanes and they have also beaten them in their only face-off at the Bellerive Oval. They are the finalists of the previous edition and deserve to come into this match as favorites to win at 1.62 with betfair and 1.57 with bet365.

Hobart Hurricanes had a disappointing last year and their recent performance at this ground has been below par with five defeats from last eight matches. They are currently 2.42 and 2.37 with betfair and bet365 respectively and even if they win their contest against the Sydney Sixers, we don't expect their odds for this match to undergo any considerable drop.

Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Prediction

Bellerive Oval is home ground to Hobart Hurricanes, and despite losing their last two games here, they still have the advantage of being more familiar with the conditions than Melbourne Stars. Another thing which should give them a confidence boost is that they have beaten the Stars twice in their previous three encounters.

But Melbourne will be having most of the key players in their side from last season who helped them reach the finals and this could make a big difference between the two sides. Though the hosts are likely to benefit from the presence of Bailey, Sangakkara and Broad, we still feel it won't be easy for them to take down an in-form Melbourne Stars.

Final Verdict: We recommend betting on the Melbourne Stars to win this match.

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