Dec 24, 2021
10:00 IST / 4:30 GMT
Bellerive Oval - Hobart, Australia
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Melbourne Stars are favorites to win
Match 19 of the 2021-22 BBL sees Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars meet at the Blundstone Arena in Hobart on Christmas Eve. The Hurricanes have six points from four games after picking up one victory. Melbourne Stars have two wins from four matches and sit on seven points. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins in Adelaide at 15:30 local time.
Hobart Hurricanes return to play in front of their home supporters after a slow start to the campaign. Playing Melbourne Stars will be a welcome change after successive games against top of the table Perth Scorchers.
Melbourne Stars produced a good display against Sydney Sixers in their last game but were beaten with 2 balls to spare. If Glenn Maxwell can keep up his batting form then they will be very competitive in this fixture.
Seven Network and Fox Sports will show this game in Australia. In India, you can watch it on Sony Six. Sky Cricket have the rights in the UK with Willow TV showing the match in the USA. In South Africa you can watch it on SuperSport with Sky Sports showing the game in New Zealand.
BBL Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
Neither team won the toss in their last matches but we expect both skippers to insert the opposition if they win the toss ahead of this game.
This is only the second game of the BBL season at the Blundstone Arena. We expect to see a pitch more helpful for pace bowlers with batters struggling to time the ball.
Mostly cloudy with the temperature reaching 23 degrees during the early stages of the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, Big Bash League 2021
Matthew Wade’s side were easily brushed aside by top of the table Perth Scorchers in both of their last two games in BBL 2021 . They won’t be the only team to be beaten by the Scorchers so should not read too much into those results. Jordan Thompson came into the team ahead of their last match and should retain his place after bowling impressively.
The Hurricanes will be looking to build on their earlier win in the tournament after suffering successive defeats to Perth Scorchers in recent games.
Matthew Wade (c) (wk), D’Arcy Short, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Harry Brook, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Wil Parker, Sandeep Lamichhane, Jordan Thompson
After beating Melbourne Renegades to get their season up and running, Melbourne Stars were brought back down to earth with a 53 run defeat against Sydney Thunder on Sunday. Out of their top seven batters, only Tom Cooper reached double figures. We expect the Heat batters to be given the opportunity to redeem themselves in this game.
The Stars had won successive BBL games before their 7 wicket defeat to Sydney Sixers.
Marcus Stoinis, Joe Clarke (wk), Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Andre Russell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Brody Couch
Melbourne Stars have won two games for every defeat they have suffered to Hobart Hurricanes.
| Matches Played | HBH Won | MLS Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
The visiting Melbourne Stars are favourites to win this game.
In Matthew Wade and Glenn Maxwell, there are big hitting T20 World Cup winners in excellent batting form on show in this match.
Matthew Wade, D’Arcy Short and Ben McDermott are our batting tips for Hobart Hurricanes. McDermott top scored in the first game against Perth Scorchers.
Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Andre Russell are our tips for Melbourne Stars with the bat. Captain Maxwell has had an excellent 2021 with the bat.
For Hobart Hurricanes, Nathan Ellis, Sandeep Lamichhane and Jordan Thompson are our bowling tips. Thompson came in off the substitute bench to make a big impact with the ball in the last game.
For Melbourne Stars, we are recommending Nathan Coulter-Nile, Qais Ahmad and Brody Couch with the ball. Couch has had a very strong start to the season across all formats.
Although both teams lost their last match, they can point to plenty of reasons why they should be competitive in this match. Hobart Hurricanes will relish playing someone other than runaway leaders Perth Scorchers, whereas Melbourne Stars put in an excellent performance against Sydney Sixers. We are backing the Stars to win this game.
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