Hobart Hurricanes return home after a first-up loss while Perth Scorchers look to make it two from two
Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers: match preview
Match facts
Who: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers
What: Match 7, KFC BBL|14
Where: Ninja Stadium, Hobart
When: December 21, 2024. Bat flip at 3:15pm AEDT, first ball at 4pm AEDT
How to watch: Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports
Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here
Live scores: Match Centre
Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live and Big Bash apps
Officials: Simon Lightbody and Benjamin Treloar (field), Samuel Nogajski (third), Muhammad Qureshi (fourth), Kepler Wessels (match referee)
Final XIs
Hobart Hurricanes: Mitchell Owen, Caleb Jewell, Shai Hope, Ben McDermott (wk), Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis (c), Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Waqar Salamkheil
Matthew Wade misses with a calf injury suffered against the Renegades on Thursday with Caleb Jewell named to open and Ben McDermott to take the gloves as the Hurricanes look to bounce back after being bowled out for 74 in their previous match.
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen, Keaton Jennings, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Matty Hurst, Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris
Josh Inglis plays his first game of the season after being released from the Australian Test squad with veteran quick Andrew Tye missing out.
Match squads
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Waqar Salamkheil, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim
In: Charlie Wakim Out: Marcus Bean
Despite concerns about a calf injury for Matthew Wade, he remains in the squad for the Hurricanes.
Charlie Wakim comes into the squad to bolster the Hurricanes' batting after they were bowled out for their lowest total in BBL history (74) on Thursday night in Geelong. Making way for Wakim is tall left-arm quick Marcus Bean.
It will be a Hurricanes debut for Wakim if he is to come into the Hurricanes' XI.
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (c), Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst, Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings, Matt Kelly, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Andrew Tye.
Ins: Josh Inglis, Matthew Spoors. Outs: Sam Fanning, Bryce Jackson
Australia Test squad member Josh Inglis is set to feature for the Scorchers on Saturday after linking up with the group in Hobart.
Matthew Spoors is also in the 14-player squad and will make his debut if selected.
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Top performers
Most Runs
BBL|14 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
351 |
|
2
David Warner
D Warner
|
346 |
|
3
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
344 |
|
4
Glenn Maxwell
G Maxwell
|
325 |
|
5
Marcus Stoinis
M Stoinis
|
311 |
|
6
Matthew Renshaw
M Renshaw
|
280 |
|
7
Max Bryant
M Bryant
|
259 |
|
8
Alex Ross
A Ross
|
256 |
Most Wickets
BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Jason Behrendorff
J Behrendorff
|
17 |
|
2
Tom Rogers
T Rogers
|
16 |
|
3
Mark Steketee
M Steketee
|
15 |
|
4
Lance Morris
L Morris
|
15 |
|
5
Lloyd Pope
L Pope
|
15 |
|
6
Ben Dwarshuis
B Dwarshuis
|
14 |
|
7
Spencer Johnson
S Johnson
|
13 |
|
8
Riley Meredith
R Meredith
|
13 |
Most sixes scored
BBL|14
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Glenn Maxwell
G Maxwell
|
27 |
|
2
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
25 |
|
3
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
19 |
|
4
Tim David
T David
|
17 |
|
5
Matthew Renshaw
M Renshaw
|
17 |
|
6
Max Bryant
M Bryant
|
14 |
|
7
Josh Brown
J Brown
|
12 |
|
8
Jake Fraser-McGurk
J Fraser-McGurk
|
12 |
Local knowledge
Rapid stats
- The Perth Scorchers have won seven of their last eight BBL matches against the Hobart Hurricanes (L1), including each of their last two; although, their only defeat in that span came in their most recent meeting in Tasmania (19 December 2022).
- The Hobart Hurricanes have alternated between wins and losses across their last eight BBL matches in Tasmania (W4 L4), losing their most recent game in their home state (11 January 2024 v Adelaide Strikers); the Hurricanes will be looking to avoid back-to-back defeats in such fixtures for the first time since December 2021.
- The Perth Scorchers have made at least one run out when fielding in each of their last three BBL innings (4 in total); the last and only time they did so in more consecutive innings was a span of five from December 2011 to January 2012 (9 run outs).
- Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers) has scored 167 runs at an average of 55.7 across his last four BBL innings (35, 37*, 31, 64); although, he was dismissed for just five runs in his only previous innings in the competition against the Hobart Hurricanes (20 December 2023).
- Tim David (963) is 37 away from becoming the sixth player to score 1,000 runs for the Hobart Hurricanes in BBL history; although, he’s scored fewer than 30 runs in each of his last 12 innings in the competition.
KFC BBL|14 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
HUR
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.12 | 0 | 15 |
|
2
SIX
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.156 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
THU
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 0 | 12 |
|
4
STA
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.135 | 0 | 10 |
|
5
SCO
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.219 | 0 | 8 |
|
6
REN
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.139 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
HEA
|
10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.831 | 0 | 7 |
|
8
STR
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -0.122 | 0 | 6 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
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