After a washout in Western Sydney, the Hurricanes and Thunder are set to face off in Hobart
Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder: match preview
Match facts
Who: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder
What: Match 29, KFC BBL|14
Where: Ninja Stadium, Hobart
When: Friday, January 10. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT
How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, 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: Mike Graham-Smith and Troy Penman (field), Steve Dionysius (third), Simon Burns (fourth), David Johnston (match referee)
Match squads
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (c), Marcus Bean, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim
In: Caleb Jewell, Marcus Bean. Out: Shai Hope, Waqar Salamkheil.
The Hurricanes have lost two of their overseas recruits in Shai Hope and Waqar Salamkheil, who have both flown out to play in the UAE. The duo has been replaced with local talent, with Marcus Bean chasing a debut game.
Sydney Thunder: David Warner (c), Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Sam Billings (England), Dan Christian, Ollie Davies, George Garton, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Muhammad Hasnain, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, Hugh Weibgen
Ins: Muhammad Hasnain, George Garton. Outs: Lockie Ferguson, Sherfane Rutherford.
There's more in common between the Thunder and the Hurricanes than their nine points. Just like their opponents, the Thunder have had two overseas stars depart ahead of the game in Lockie Ferguson and Sherfane Rutherford. They have gone back to a familiar face in Pakistan quick Muhammad Hasnain, who played in lime green in BBL|11, to replace Ferguson. Meanwhile, England allrounder George Garton will provide batting depth and a left-arm pace option.
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Top performers
Most Runs
BBL|14 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
452 |
|
2
David Warner
D Warner
|
405 |
|
3
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
351 |
|
4
Glenn Maxwell
G Maxwell
|
325 |
|
5
Marcus Stoinis
M Stoinis
|
311 |
|
6
Matthew Renshaw
M Renshaw
|
280 |
|
7
Sam Billings
S Billings
|
271 |
|
8
Max Bryant
M Bryant
|
259 |
Most Wickets
BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Jason Behrendorff
J Behrendorff
|
17 |
|
2
Riley Meredith
R Meredith
|
16 |
|
3
Tom Rogers
T Rogers
|
16 |
|
4
Mark Steketee
M Steketee
|
15 |
|
5
Lance Morris
L Morris
|
15 |
|
6
Lloyd Pope
L Pope
|
15 |
|
7
Ben Dwarshuis
B Dwarshuis
|
14 |
|
8
Spencer Johnson
S Johnson
|
13 |
Most sixes scored
BBL|14
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
36 |
|
2
Glenn Maxwell
G Maxwell
|
27 |
|
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
- Hobart Hurricanes have won three of their last four BBL matches against the Sydney Thunder, including each of their last two; the last and only time the Hurricanes recorded a longer winning run against the Thunder was their first five meetings in the competition (January 2012 to January 2016).
- Five of the Sydney Thunder’s last six BBL matches outside New South Wales have been won by the team bowling first on the day, including each of the last two; the Thunder have won three of the six games in that span (L3).
- Ben McDermott (2681) is 26 away from surpassing D'Arcy Short (2706) as the all-time leading run scorer for Hobart Hurricanes in BBL history; he scored an unbeaten half-century in his most recent innings in the competition against Sydney Thunder (53no – January 1, 2024).
- Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder) has scored 40-plus in three of his five BBL innings against the Hobart Hurricanes (42, 61no, 1, 50, 3); his career batting average against the Hurricanes (39.3) is his second best against any team in the competition (39.9 v Perth Scorchers).
- Hobart Hurricanes have scored 59 per cent of their runs from boundaries in BBL|14, their best rate in a single season in the competition – their batting strike rate (144.8) is their second best in a single campaign (145.7 in BBL|06).
- The Sydney Thunder have scored 170+ runs in each of their last two BBL innings; the last time they scored as many in more consecutive innings was a span of three from December 2021 to January 2022.
- David Warner (Sydney Thunder) has scored 185 runs at an average of 92.5 across his last three BBL innings (86*, 49, 50); although, he was dismissed for zero runs in his only previous innings in the competition against the Hobart Hurricanes (15 January 2023) – one of only two instances he’s been dismissed for zero runs in the BBL (also 8 December 2012 for Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder).
- Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes) has taken 10 wickets at a strike rate of 9.6 across his last four BBL innings against the Sydney Thunder, including two four-wicket innings in that span; in fact, Ellis (x2) is one of only two players in BBL history to log 4+ wickets against the Thunder more than once (also Steve O’Keefe x2).
What's on the line?
After Wednesday night's washout in Sydney, both sides have gone level with Sydney Sixers at the top of the BBL|14 standings with nine points. A win here would see either side go two points clear of the other in the race for the top two and ultimately, a crucial second chance in the BBL|14 finals.
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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