Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, Big Bash League 2020-21, Today Match Prediction 15 Dec 2020

hbh vs ads Match Prediction & Analysis

Big Bash League is up and running with every team playing their opening match. Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes face off second time in 3 days’ time with back-to-back league games. Adelaide Strikers came short against Hurricanes in their opening encounter of the season while Hurricanes are on a roll with 2 wins in 2 matches. Hurricanes will look to extend their winning run with a hat-trick of wins while Strikers will look to shrug off their rustiness in this crucial encounter.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Hobart Hurricanes Preview

Hurricanes openers D Arcy Short (72 runs) and Will Jacks (34 runs) started the match in good fashion with a 63-run opening partnership. Colin Ingram (25 runs), Tim David (21 runs), and James Faulkner (12 runs) scored crucial runs to keep the scoreboard moving and finish their innings with a par score of 174 runs on board.

The duo of James Faulkner and Riley Meredith once again troubled the opposition with their combined figures of 8-0-51-5. Johan Botha and Nathan Ellis chipped in with wickets in the middle overs to strangle the opposition.  Scott Boland was expensive in both the matches so far and may get an axe from playing XI in this match.

Top players to bet on:

Colin Ingram – Ingram has scores of 55 & 25 in the two matches and has shared a 50+ partnership in both the matches in the middle overs. He also has a healthy strike rate of 130+ in both the matches.

James Faulkner – Faulkner has bowling figures of 3/21 & 2/22 in the two matches so far. He has picked 4 wickets of the top-3 batsmen of the opposition across both matches.   

X-factor player: Caleb Jewell, Scott Boland

Hobart Hurricanes Predicted Playing XI:

Will Jacks, D Arcy Short, Colin Ingram, Peter Handscomb (c & Wk), Macalister Wright, Tim David, James Faulkner, Nathan Ellis, Johan Botha, Nick Winter, Riley Meredith

Hobart Hurricanes Actual Playing XI:

Riley Meredith, Colin Ingram, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis, Tim David, Will Jacks, D'Arcy Short, James Faulkner, Peter Handscomb, Johan Botha, Ben McDermott

Adelaide Strikers Preview

Strikers batting unit failed to give a good start and they were struggling at 49/6 at the one stage. Daniel Worell`s 62 runs brought some respectability to the final total. No.11 batsmen Danny Briggs scored 35 runs off 18 balls to give a scare to the opposition but they eventually lost by 11 runs.

Wes Agar and Peter Siddle were superb with the ball and had combined figures of 8-0-57-3 in the match. Rashid Khan and Daniel Worell picked up a wicket each but gave runs at nearly 10 RPO. Their bowling unit need to bowl with more control and accuracy to restrict the opposition.  

Top players to bet on:

Daniel Worell – Worell had a bad day with ball with figures of 1/39 and failed to complete his quota of overs after bowling 2 beamers.  But, he scored 62 runs off 39 balls which is the biggest positive for his team.

Wes Agar – Wes Agar dismissed both the openers after they were set and brought their team back into the match with his figures of 4-0-28-2. We expect him to continue his good form with the ball in this match too.

X-factor player: Cameron Valente, Mathew Short

Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Jake Weatherald, Matt Renshaw, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jonathan Wells, Ryan Gibson, Rashid Khan, Daniel Worrall, Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Danny Briggs

Adelaide Strikers Actual Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Matt Renshaw, Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Danny Briggs, Peter Siddle, Rashid Khan, Ryan Gibson, Daniel Worrall, JW Wells

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Launceston have a good bright weather with just 10% chances of rain on the match day. We expect rain to have no impact in this match.

Venue Details

Aurora Stadium pitch is a god pitch for batsmen with good pace and bounce on offer. Both teams scored 170+ runs at this venue in the last match played here. We can expected scores around 170-180 runs in this match too.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing team has 3-2 win-loss record at this venue in last 5 matches and we expect both captains to chase the total if they win the toss.