HUR vs THU, 42th Match Preview

Match 42 of the 2022-23 Big Bash League sees sixth placed Hobart Hurricanes host fifth placed Sydney Thunder on Sunday afternoon. The Hurricanes have eight points from nine games in the tournament so far. Thunder are two points ahead of Thunder from one additional game. The win in the last game will have given Hobart Hurricanes plenty of confidence and, with their skipper returning to the side, they will have plenty of belief that they can get a victory in this match. Sydney Thunder were challenging at the top of the table at the start of 2023 but they have rapidly fallen down the table over the last couple of weeks. It will take a big turnaround to get a win in Hobart.

HUR vs THU, 42th Match Details

Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder – 42th Match

Venue: Bellerive Oval – Hobart

Date & Time: 15th January 2023 at 08:10 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

HUR vs THU, 42th Match Pitch Report

The last game at the Bellerive Oval saw over 350 runs and we expect to see another large number of runs in this match. Pace bowlers have generally performed best on this wicket this season. It will be mostly sunny with some cloudy spells in Hobart on Sunday afternoon.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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HUR vs THU, 42th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Sydney Thunder Probable Playing XIs

Matthew Gilkes (wk), David Warner, Sam Whiteman, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir

Hobart Hurricanes Probable Playing XIs

Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (wk) (c), Zak Crawley, Tim David, D’Arcy Short, Asif Ali, Mitchell Owen, Faheem Ashraf, Nathan Ellis,  Riley Meredith

Topmost Picks for HUR vs THU Dream11 Prediction, 42th Match:

Top Picks – Sydney Thunder

• David Warner- The left-handed aggressive opener hit two fours in his 20-ball innings on Friday. In a team lacking confidence, a big innings from Warner would go a long way to helping the side.

• Nathan McAndrew- The 29 year old right-arm fast medium bowler picked up the only wicket for Sydney Thunder on Friday and has 12 in total for the season.

Top Picks – Hobart Hurricanes

• Caleb Jewell- the left-handed opener has been in fine form since the start of 2023. He has hit scores of 54, 54 and 70 from his four innings so far this year.

• Riley Meredith- the 26 year old right arm fast bowler dismissed both Beau Webster and James Seymour in the last game to take him to 13 wickets for this campaign.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for HUR vs THU Dream11 Team:

Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell(C), David Warner, Oliver Davies(VC), Tim David, Faheem Ashraf, Daniel Sams, Nathan Ellis, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Riley Meredith

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for HUR vs THU Dream11 Team:

Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Zak Crawley, Faheem Ashraf, Daniel Sams(C), Nathan Ellis, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Riley Meredith(VC)

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Caleb Jewell, Daniel Sams

Vice-captain – Oliver Davies, Riley Meredith

Wicketkeeper – Ben McDermott

HUR vs THU 42th Match Probable winners:

Although they have not all fired at the same time, Hobart Hurricanes have a top order full of batters who have contributed this season. Sydney Thunder have only Oliver Davies who comes into this game with any T20 form. A win for Hobart Hurricanes would see them get their first back to back victory of the season and also see them jump above Sydney Thunder in the BBL table. In home conditions, we expect the Hurricanes to take the attack to Sydney Thunder but predict that there will be some fight from the likes of David Warner, Oliver Davies and Nathan McAndrew. Considering the team combination, Hobart Hurricanes is expected to win this match.