Squads –
HUR –
D Arcy Short, Peter Handscomb(w/c), Caleb Jewell, Colin Ingram, Macalister Wright, Tim David, Charlie Wakim, James Faulkner, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, Will Jacks, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis, Nick Winter
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes(c), James Vince, Jordan Silk, Justin Avendano, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve OKeefe, Thomas Rogers, Ben Dwarshuis, Nicholas Bertus, Gurinder Sandhu, Ben Manenti, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Lloyd Pope
Team News –
HUR –
– The Hurricanes after losing the final of BBL 2018 had a desastrous last season where they managed to win just 6 of their 14 games and were at the last 2nd position in the points table.
– Matthew Wade will be unavailable for the 1st few games due to National duties.
– D’arcy Short and Caleb Jewell/M Wright will open for the hurricanes. Short has the highest impact rate when it comes to the BBL and contributes through both bat and bowl. Wright scored 2 50s in 4 games last BBL.
– Experienced Colin Ingram will bat at 1 down. Ingram provides a lot of Balance to the team. He bowled in few games last season.
– Pater Handscome will bat at 2 down. Handscome will be a important part of the brittle Hobart middle order. He will alse keep the Wickets.
– Will Jacks the young English Allrounder will bat at 3 down. He can also be promoted up the order as he opened in T20 blast2020.
– James Faulkner will bat next and will contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Johan Botha and Will Jacks will likely handle the spin attack.
– Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland and James Faulkner will be the 4 men pace attack of hurricanes.
SIX –
– Sixers are the defending champions and have done some really recruitments in form of Daniel Christian, Jason Holder and Carlos Brathwaith this season.
– Josh Philippe and James Vince will open for Sixers as they did in last season. Phillipe was the third-leading run-getter in BBL last season with 487 runs. Vince is a quality Batsman who also Averages 40+ against Hurricanes.
– Experienced Daniel Hughes and Jordan Silk will bat at 1 and 2 down respectively. Both have played over 50 games for the franchise and have 1100+ runs for them.
– Justin Avendano/Jack Edwards will hold the middle order. Sixers middle order looks quite weak. They can promote Edwards to open and make a strong middle order.
– Daniel Christian and Carlos Brathwaith will handle the allround duties. Christian played all his games for the hurricanes who are against him this game. Brathwaith took 10 Wickets in the CPL2020 but was out of form with the bat.
– Steve O Keefe and any 1 of Ben Manenti/Lloyd Pope will lead the spin department. Steve is quite experienced have played test Cricket for the Aussies. Pope was excellent last season wjere he took 10 Wickets in just 7 games.
– Ben Dwarshius, Gurinder Sandhu , Dan Christian and Carlos Brathwaith will be the pace attack for Sixers with Dwarshius bowling in the death.
Probable XI –
HUR –
D Arcy Short, Mac Wright/Caleb Jewell, Colin Ingram, Peter Handscomb(w/c), Will Jacks, Mac Wright/Tim David, James Faulkner, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), James Vince, Daniel Hughes(c), Jordan Silk, Justin Avendano/Jack Edwards, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve OKeefe, Ben Dwarshuis, Gurinder Sandhu, Ben Manenti/Lloyd Pope
Pitch Report –
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Pitch has been a high-scoring venue in the recent past and the same will be expected on Thursday.
Total Matches Played : 101
Average Score : 143
Hobart Hurricanes( at Bellerive Oval) –
Played : 40
Won : 21
Lost : 18
Average Score : 160
Sydney Sixers( at Bellerive Oval) –
Played : 5
Won : 2
Lost : 3
Average Score : 153
Team Blueprint –
WK –
M Wade( Open + wk, will not play )
Josh Philippe ( Open + wk, played in IPL2020, 487 runs last BBL, 78 runs in 5 games in IPL, Must have)
Peter Handscomb( 2 down + wk, poor last BBL , 200 runs against Sixers in 8 games )
BAT –
James Vince( Open, very talented batsman, 592 runs for the sixers )
Colin Ingram ( 1 down, highly experienced with 6600+ t20 runs, can also bowl)
J Silk(2/3 down, very experienced, 188 runs last season, 1100+ runs for the sixers)
D Hughes(Open, very experienced, 267 runs last BBL, over 50 matches for Sixers)
Caleb Jewell ( Opener, plays a bit slow, decent last BBL with 181 runs )
Will Jacks( Open/3 down, excellent Allrounder , 309 runs + 13 Wickets in T20 blast2020 recently, Must have )
Mac Wright(Open, 149 runs in just 4 innings last season, differential pick if opens )
J Avendano(Open/Middle order, will generally play in middle order, decent option)
Jack Edwards (Open/Middle, u19 opener, didn’t played according to his talent, can have if opens)
ALL –
D Short( Open + Chinnaman bowling, 357 runs + 7 Wickets last BBL, Must have, C/VC )
James Faulkner ( Left arm pacer + hard hitter, highly experienced, 6 Wickets against Sixers in BBL )
Daniel Christian ( Middle order + medium pacer, very experienced, 4 Wickets in T20Blast final 2020)
Carlos Brathwaith ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 10 Wickets in CPL2020, can’t miss him)
BOWL –
Nathan Ellis( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, excellent last season with 12 Wickets in 15 games )
Riley Meredith ( Pacer, tall hit the deck, 26 total Wickets in last 2 BBL seasons, a must have pick )
L Pope( Leggie, 10 Wickets in 8 games last BBL, Must have)
Ben Maneti( Off spin, bowls in powerplay, 6 Wickets in 4 games last season)
Scott Boland( Medium pacer, known for his swing , 56 t20 Wickets with 15 in BBL2019 )
Ben Dwarshius ( Left arm pacer, will bowl in death, 16 Wickets last season, Must have)
Johan Botha( Middle order Batsman + off spin, ex South African player, 1900+ runs + 162 Wickets in t20 carrer, Must have)
G Sandhu( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, 42 t20 Wickets, just 2 Wickets last season)
Thomas Rogers( Medium pacer, 6 Wickets in 5 games last season, can also bat )
Steve O Keefe( Slow left arm, 50 Wickets for the sixers, Must have )
C/VC –
HUR –
D Short
Colin Ingram
James Faulkner
Peter Handscomb (GL)
SIX –
Daniel Christian
Josh Philippe
James Vince
Daniel Hughes