Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, BBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 27 December 2021

hbh vs ads Match Prediction & Analysis

Hobart Hurricanes will face Adelaide Strikers in the 22nd match of the BBL '21 on 27th December 2021 Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Both teams are playing good cricket this season by adding some new faces to their squad and will try to surpass the other in the points table by winning this game. So far these both teams have faced each other 15 times and Adelaide Strikers dominated this rivalry by winning 9 matches out of those 15 against Hobart Hurricanes. In the last season, both teams managed to win 1 match each when they faced each other in-home and away games.

Hobart Hurricanes have power hitters like D’Arcy Short and Matthew Wade up in the order whereas Nathan Ellis has been superb with the ball. On the other hand, Peter Siddle and Wes Agger will try to put pressure on the attacking batting unit of Hurricanes and we will get to see another thriller on 27th December in BBL.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Hobart Hurricanes Preview

Two-time runners-up in BBl history and one of the most entertaining teams in the T20 format, Hobart Hurricanes will face Adelaide Strikers in their next match with an advantage of home conditions. Hurricanes will try to change stats and numbers in favour of them when they meet Strikers at Bellerive Oval. Currently, with 2 wins and 3 defeats from 5 games, Hurricanes are at the 3rd spot in the points table with 10 points in their account. They have defeated defending champions Sydney Sixers and also Melbourne Stars this season. While playing against Sydney Sixers, they completely outplayed the defending champions with the help of their attacking batting unit. 

Matthew Wade’s 93 from 46 balls and D’Arcy Short’s 73 from 51 balls helped Hurricanes to put 213 runs on the board. The bowling unit bowled brilliantly to defend the target and Hurricanes registered a win by 44 runs. In the last match against Melbourne Stars, Ben McDermott played a superb inning of 67 runs from 43 balls to put the team’s 180 runs on the board. Nathan Ellis’ 2 for 27 in 4 overs was the match-winning spell for them and they managed to win the game by 24 runs. The overall side is looking strong with a good depth in the batting as well as a bowling unit. They will try to win this game against Adelaide Strikers to make it through the top 2 in the points table.

Key Players: Matthew Wade, D’Arcy Short, Natthen Ellis, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Hobart Hurricanes Predicted Playing XI:

Matthew Wade (c/wk), Ben McDermott, D'Arcy Short, Peter Handscomb, Tim David, Harry Brook, Jordan Thompson, Nathen Ellis, Tom Rogers, Riley Meredith, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Hobart Hurricanes Actual Playing XI:

Timothy David, Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Thomas Rogers, Peter Handscomb, Harry Brook, Matthew Wade, Ben McDermott, D'Arcy Short, Jordan Thompson, Sandeep Lamichhane

Adelaide Strikers Preview

Champions of the BBL’18; Adelaide Strikers are once again chasing the title for this new season with some new faces in their squad. They will face Hobart Hurricanes in the 22nd match of this season with a disadvantage of away conditions. This is the first match between these two this year and they will try to continue good records against Hurricanes. With just 1 win from 5 matches they played, Adelaide Strikers are at the 6th position in the points table with 7 points. They have defeated Melbourne Renegades only so far this season by a margin of 49 runs. With the help of Matthew Short’s 32 runs from 17 balls and Jonathan Wells’ 37 from 30 balls, they managed to put 149 runs on the board in that match.

While defending the target, Wes Agar’s brilliant spell of 3 wickets for 17 runs as well as Rashid Khan’s 2 wickets for 17 runs, helped them to restrict Melbourne Renegades to just 100 runs and to register an easy win for their team. Rashid Khan is currently the 3rd highest wicket-taker of the season and has picked up 9 wickets from 5 games while playing for this team. The team is more reliable in their bowling unit and they have to execute their plans well related to their batting. They will try to put more pressure on Hurricane’s bowling lineup by scoring runs with the help of the opening pair and also the middle order. A win in this match helps them to move upwards in the points table and they will try to execute that.

Key Players: Jake Weatherald, Matt Renshaw, Rashid Khan, Wes Agar

Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Matthew Short, Jake Weatherald, Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Harry Nielsen (wk), George Garton, Rashid Khan, Thomas Kelly, Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Fawad Ahmed.

Adelaide Strikers Actual Playing XI:

Thomas Kelly, Matt Short, Matt Renshaw, Wes Agar, Harry Nielsen, Jake Weatherald, Fawad Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, George Garton, Jonathan Wells

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted to be  21°C and 18°C respectively. Dew is expected to play a big role here.

Venue Details

The game will be played at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Australia. The venue has a seating capacity of 15,000 and has conducted many international as well as domestic matches. This is the home ground for Hobart Hurricanes in BBL.

Toss: To Bat

The pitch of Bellerive Oval has favoured bowlers more than the batsmen. The ground has conducted just 3 T20Is games so far and many T20 domestic games. In the last 3, T20 matches played here, the team who bowled first managed to win 1 out of those 3  so the team that will win the toss will try to set the target.