Who will win Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat, BBL 2020?
Hobart Hurricanes will look to get back to winning ways when they host Brisbane Heat in the 2019-20 Big Bash League. The two teams meet at the Blundstone Arena on January 3 and the live action begins at 19:10 local time.
Hobart have won two and lost two so far, though their most recent defeat was in a rain-affected game against Melbourne Stars. They won the last time they played at the Blundstone Arena – D’Arcy Short starring with the bat once more in a seven-wicket defeat of Melbourne Renegades.
Brisbane Heat, meanwhile, have only won once this season and lost for the third time in four games when they faced Perth Scorchers last time out. The Heat were bowled out for just 109 chasing 150 to win.
HBH vs BRH, BBL 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live TV: Fox Sports, Seven Network, Sony Six, BT Sport, SuperSport, Sony Ten Network, BeIn Sports
Live streaming: SonyLiv, Kayo Sports, SuperSport Live, Foxtel Sports, Optus Sport
HBH vs BRH Toss Prediction
Hobart have lost the toss in each of their last three matches, but they won batting second when they last played at the Blundstone Arena and could opt to field first again.
HBH vs BRH Weather Report
A little bit cloud cover should not detract from what will otherwise be a good evening weather-wise for cricket.
HBH vs BRH Pitch Condition
Hobart generally favours batting, although the bowlers could get something out of the wicket early on.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat, BBL 2020...
Hobart Hurricanes Team News & Playing 11
HBH Team News
With Matthew Wade still away on international duty, Hobart could be unchanged from the team which has played each of the last two matches against the two Melbourne teams in BBL 2019-20.
HBH Key Players
D’Arcy Short: The Big Bash icon, and top scorer in each of the last two seasons, has hit two half-centuries already this season too – helping them to wins against Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades.
Qais Ahmad: The Afghan spinner has taken six wickets so far, including a match-winning 4-12 in the opening game. His wicket against the Renegades was his 50th in T20 cricket aged just 19.
James Faulkner: Took 2-11 in the win against Sydney Sixers, missed the next game and then took 3-26 and 2-10 in the two matches since. While he has only batted once so far, he is capable of some lusty late blows with the bat too.
HBH Team Form
Hobart have won two and lost two so far, with both defeats coming against Melbourne Stars. That includes a rain-affected loss last time out when they posted just 69/5 from 11 overs and James Faulkner’s 2-10 could not keep the Stars below the DLS par when more rain fell after 7.3 overs of the reply.
It was in stark contrast to their win against Melbourne Renegades, when Faulkner and Nathan Ellis each took three wickets to bowl the defending champions out for 147 before D’Arcy Short’s 60 from 45 balls helped lead the chase. The Hurricanes won by seven wickets with five balls to spare.
Hobart Hurricanes Predicted Playing 11
D’Arcy Short, Simon Milenko, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott (c, wk), David Miller, George Bailey, James Faulkner, Nathan Ellis, Qais Ahmad, Clive Rose, Riley Meredith
Brisbane Heat Team News & Playing 11
BRH Team News
Mitchell Swepson has been called up to the Australia test squad, and was replaced by Mark Steketee last time out. Tom Banton also returned at the top of the order and, despite a heavy defeat, it could be a similar team that takes on Hobart Hurricanes. AB de Villiers is yet to join up with the team – his contract covers the second half of the tournament.
BRH Key Players
Chris Lynn: Having been in stunning batting form in the T10 League in Abu Dhabi, he got back to that with 94 from 35 balls – including 11 sixes – in the Brisbane’s only win so far.
Tom Banton: The big-hitting English batsman scored 64 against Melbourne Stars and will be keen to get back to his best form after announcing himself on the T20 stage with some excellent performances in 2019.
Zahir Kahn: Took 2-18 with the ball last time out to move to four wickets from four economical bowling spells so far. The 21-year-old Afghan spinner now has 55 wickets in 43 T20 appearances.
BRH Team Form
Brisbane Heat have won just once so far this season, though that was a dominant victory against Sydney Sixers. Chris Lynn smashed 94 from 35 balls and Matt Renshaw hit 60* from 39 in a total of 209/4, before they restricted the Sixers to 161/7. Next up, however, the batting fell well short. Chasing 150 to beat Perth Scorchers, they were bowled out for just 109 – having been 51/7 and 78/9 along the way.
Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing 11
Tom Banton, Max Bryant, Chris Lynn (c), Matt Renshaw, Sam Heazlett, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Ben Cutting, Mark Steketee, Josh Lalor, Ben Laughlin, Zahir Khan
Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat Head to Head
Hobart Hurricanes have won their last four consecutive matches against Brisbane Heat and ten of their 14 previous meetings in total. D’Arcy Short hit half-centuries in each of the Hurricanes two wins last season. He scored 67 in a total of 159/6 before James Faulkner’s 3-25 helped bowl the Heat out for 144. Short then hit 68* and Caleb Jewell 61* as the Hurricanes made light work of chasing 146 – earning a nine-wicket win in 14.2 overs – in their most recent meeting.
HBH vs BRH Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
HBH Won |
BRH Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 14 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat Betting Odds
Despite their form and Hobart Hurricanes’ record in this fixture, they have been listed as outsiders – Brisbane are the bookmakers’ favourite to win.
HBH Bet365 Odds
- HBH to Win the Match: Hobart Hurricanes are 2.10 outsiders to beat Brisbane Heat with Bet365.
- HBH Top Batsman: D’Arcy Short hit half-centuries in both matches against Brisbane last season and already has two more to his name this season. He is 3.00 favourite to be Hobart’s top team batsman with Bet365. Ben McDermott is 4.50, David Miller is 5.00, Caleb Jewell is 6.00 and Simon Milenko – who has been promoted to open – is 5.50.
- HBH Top Bowler: Qais Ahmad remains 3.50 favourite to be Hobart’s top bowler with Bet365 but he has been overtaken form-wise by James Faulkner, who looks a good bet at 4.00. Riley Meredith is 4.00 and Nathan Ellis is 5.00.
BRH Bet365 Odds
- BRH to Win the Match: Brisbane Heat are 1.80 to beat Hobart Hurricanes with Bet365.
- BRH Top Batsman: Chris Lynn starred in Brisbane’s only win so far and there is no doubt he is the batsman to watch. Bet365 are offering 3.50 on the Heat captain being their top team batsman, while Matt Renshaw is 6.00. Tom Banton and Max Bryant will open the batting and they are 4.33 and 5.00 respectively.
- BRH Top Bowler: Ben Laughlin is listed as 3.50 favourite to be Brisbane Heat’s top bowler, while Zahir Khan is 4.00 and Josh Lalor can be backed at 4.33.
🏆 Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat Prediction
Hobart Hurricanes have a good record in this fixture and D’Arcy Short and James Faulkner are both in good form too. That bodes very well for the hosts, despite them being listed as outsiders.
Jan 03, 2020
13:40 IST / 8:10 GMT
Bellerive Oval - Hobart, Australia
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