The Hurricanes host the undefeated Sydney Sixers at Ninja Stadium on New Year's Day
Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers: match preview
Match facts
Who: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers
What: Match 18, KFC BBL|14
Where: Ninja Stadium, Hobart
When: Wednesday, January 1. Bat flip at 3.15pm AEDT, first ball at 4.00pm 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: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody (field), Andrew Crozier (third), Stephen Dionysius (fourth), Kepler Wessels (match referee)
Final XIs
Hobart Hurricanes: Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Owen, Shai Hope, Ben McDermott (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Billy Stanlake, Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith, Waqar Salamkheil
Veteran Matthew Wade returns after overcoming a calf complaint while Ben McDermott takes the reins as skipper with Nathan Ellis unavailable due to illness.
Sydney Sixers: Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Akeal Hosein, Todd Murphy, Jackson Bird
One change for the Sixers to start the new year with Jack Edwards returning from a groin niggle in place of Lachlan Shaw.
Match squads
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope (O/S), Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (O/S), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Waqar Salamkheil (O/S), Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim
In: Matthew Wade. Out: Paddy Dooley
Matthew Wade returns to the 'Canes squad following a calf injury suffered against the Melbourne Renegades in the opening game of the season.
Paddy Dooley comes out for the wicketkeeper.
Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (c), Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Akeal Hosein, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw, Jordan Silk, James Vince.
The undefeated Sydney Sixers have named an unchanged 14-player squad ahead of their trip to Hobart.
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Top performers
Most Runs
BBL|14 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
272 |
|
2
Marcus Stoinis
M Stoinis
|
242 |
|
3
Ben Duckett
B Duckett
|
202 |
|
4
David Warner
D Warner
|
178 |
|
5
James Vince
J Vince
|
175 |
|
6
Josh Philippe
J Philippe
|
154 |
|
7
Max Bryant
M Bryant
|
153 |
|
8
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
152 |
Most Wickets
BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Tom Rogers
T Rogers
|
11 |
|
2
Ben Dwarshuis
B Dwarshuis
|
10 |
|
3
Henry Thornton
H Thornton
|
10 |
|
4
Jason Behrendorff
J Behrendorff
|
10 |
|
5
Xavier Bartlett
X Bartlett
|
9 |
|
6
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
9 |
|
7
Lloyd Pope
L Pope
|
9 |
|
8
Chris Green
C Green
|
8 |
Most sixes scored
BBL|14
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
14 |
|
2
Finn Allen
F Allen
|
9 |
|
3
Josh Brown
J Brown
|
9 |
|
4
Max Bryant
M Bryant
|
8 |
|
5
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
8 |
|
6
Laurie Evans
L Evans
|
7 |
|
7
Glenn Maxwell
G Maxwell
|
7 |
|
8
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
7 |
Local Knowledge
Rapid stats
- The Sydney Sixers have won their last three straight BBL games against the Hobart Hurricanes, equalling the longest winning streak by either team in the history of this fixture; their last defeat to the Hurricanes was in December 2021.
- The Hobart Hurricanes have won their last two BBL games but haven’t won three in a row since December 2021, while the Sydney Sixers have won eight of their last nine games including their last four in a row.
- The Hobart Hurricanes have won five of their last seven BBL games on New Year’s Day, while the Sydney Sixers have won only one of their tree games played on January 1st; though, this will be the first meeting between these teams on the first day of the year.
- The Sydney Sixers have a batting strike rate of 237.8 during the Power Surge this BBL season, the highest of any team in the competition, while only the Perth Scorchers (6.86) have a better bowling economy during this period than the Sixers (7.87).
- Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers) has scored 195 runs at an average of 48.8 across his last eight BBL innings against the Hobart Hurricanes, while his only dismissal in his last three innings at Ninja Stadium was a runout.
KFC BBL|14 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
SIX
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.228 | 0 | 9 |
|
2
THU
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.309 | 0 | 8 |
|
3
SCO
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.785 | 0 | 6 |
|
4
HUR
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.301 | 0 | 6 |
|
5
HEA
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.727 | 0 | 5 |
|
6
REN
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.413 | 0 | 4 |
|
7
STR
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.235 | 0 | 4 |
|
8
STA
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.531 | 0 | 4 |
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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