Who will win Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, BBL 2020?
Hobart Hurricanes need to beat Sydney Thunder to keep their 2019-20 Big Bash League campaign alive. The match takes place on January 24 at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena and the live action is scheduled to start at 18:10 local time.
The Hurricanes beat Melbourne Renegades by four runs last time out but, sitting seventh in the table, they must beat the Thunder or they will longer be able to reach the play-offs. They do, however, have D’Arcy Short back from international duty – the BBL icon scored an unbeaten century in his most recent innings in the competition.
Sydney Thunder, meanwhile, currently occupy the final place in the BBL play-off places but lost to Perth Scorchers last time out – a heavy eight-wicket defeat defending 153/5. Defeat will put them level on points with the Hurricanes going into the final round of fixtures.
HBH vs SYT, 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 SYT Toss Prediction
Hobart Hurricanes were asked to bat first last time out and were successful. They may elect to bat first again, particularly with D’Arcy Short back in action.
HBH vs SYT Weather Report
A few clouds and a bit of wind are on the forecast, but there will be no rain over Hobart on Saturday evening.
HBH vs SYT Pitch Condition
While there can be a bit of seam movement, the Blundstone Arena tends to serve up batting wickets and previous results show no clear advantage to batting first or second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, BBL 2020...
Hobart Hurricanes Team News & Playing 11
HBH Team News
D’Arcy Short is back from international duty and will slot back into the Hurricanes side and look to rekindle his partnership with Matthew Wade. Wade returned as Short departed for international duty at the start of the month, so this will be last year’s two top BBL run-scorers’ first match together in this season’s competition. Short could replace Jake Doran, with Mac Wright having established his place by hitting 70* last time out.
HBH Key Players
Matthew Wade: Hit 61 on his first game back and then, after a quiet spell, got right back to his best last time out with 66 from just 29 balls at the top of the order.
D’Arcy Short: Signed off for international duty with an unbeaten century against Perth Scorchers and will now look to add to his 248 runs from six innings so far.
Nathan Ellis: The seamer kept his cool with a brilliant last over to earn victory against Melbourne Renegades last time out.
HBH Team Form
David Miller’s batting heroics, hammering 90* from 48 balls against Adelaide Strikers, was not quite enough to pull off a win as Hobart Hurricanes posted 176/6 in reply to 186/5.
They got back to winning ways last time out, however. Mac Wright (70*) and Matthew Wade (66) helped them to 190/3 and they restricted Melbourne Renegades to 186/4 in reply thanks to some excellent bowling at the death by Clive Rose and Nathan Ellis.
Hobart Hurricanes Predicted Playing 11
Matthew Wade (c), D’Arcy Short, Mac Wright, Ben McDermott (wk), David Miller, George Bailey, Thomas Rogers, Nathan Ellis, Qais Ahmad, Clive Rose, Scott Boland
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
SYT Team News
Sydney Thunder were unaffected by Australia call-ups and so have the same squad at their disposal as before. Arjun Nair returned to the team last time out, in place of Nathan McAndrew and there will be further changes considered after a heavy defeat to the Scorchers.
SYT Key Players
Alex Hales: Hit ten fours and three sixes on his way to 85 from 59 balls last time out to move to 171 runs in his last four innings, including two half-centuries.
Daniel Sams: Could not add to his chart-topping 20 wickets in this year’s tournament so far, having taken 3-14 in the Sydney Derby win that preceded the defeat to the Scorchers.
Chris Morris: Took his 14th wicket of the season and his 251st in 200 T20 innings last time out. He now has six in his last four matches.
SYT Team Form
Sydney Thunder’s inconsistency continued last time out. They bowled Sydney Sixers out for 76 in 15.5 overs in a rain-affected Sydney derby win but then failed to back it up last time out against Perth Scorchers.
Alex Hales hit 85 from 59 balls, but lacked support throughout and the Thunder posted 153/5 against Perth Scorchers. In reply, the Scorchers needed just 15.3 overs to reach 154/2.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Callum Ferguson (c), Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Chris Morris, Jay Arjun Nair, Lenton (wk), Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Liam Bowe
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Head to Head
Hobart Hurricanes have won seven of their 11 previous matches against Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash, but the Thunder have won the last two in a row – reaching 166/6 to post four-wicket wins in both. Alex Hales hit 55 from 36 balls to lead them to victory in this season’s previous encounter – the Thunder securing victory with just two balls to spare.
HBH vs SYT Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
HBH Won |
SYT Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Betting Odds
Hobart Hurricanes need a win to keep their Big Bash campaign alive but they are favourites to achieve one.
HBH Bet365 Odds
- HBH to Win the Match: Hobart Hurricanes are 1.80 favourites to win with Bet365.
- HBH Top Batsman: With D’Arcy Short set to return, he is 2.87 to be the Hurricanes’ top team batsman with Bet365. Matthew Wade, after returning to top form last time out, is 3.75 and Mac Wright and David Miller are 5.00 and 5.50 respectively after their recent top innings.
- HBH Top Bowler: Qais Ahmad is 3.40 to be Hobart’s top team bowler with Bet365, while Scott Boland is 3.75 and Nathan Ellis can be backed at 4.33 after his last-over heroics last time out. Clive Rose also bowled well at the death and he is 5.00.
SYT Bet365 Odds
- SYT to Win the Match: Sydney Thunder are 2.00 outsiders to win with Bet365.
- SYT Top Batsman: Alex Hales top-scored last time out and he is 3.75 to be the Thunder’s top team batsman with Bet365. Usman Khawaja can be backed at the same price, while Callum Ferguson is 4.33 and Alex Ross is available to back at 6.00.
- SYT Top Bowler: With 20 wickets to his name, Daniel Sams leads the wicket-taking charts this season and he is 3.25 to be the Thunder’s top team batsman with Bet365. Chris Morris is 4.00, while Brendan Doggett is 5.00.
🏆 Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Prediction
Hobart Hurricanes need a win to keep their BBL ambitions alive and this is a good opportunity too, against one of their direct rivals for the final play-off place.
Jan 24, 2020
12:40 IST / 7:10 GMT
Bellerive Oval - Hobart, Australia
Hobart hurricanes will win the match today..