The Hurricanes will be eyeing a top two spot when they host the Renegades at Ninja Stadium
Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades: match preview
Match facts
Who: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades
What: Match 34, KFC BBL|14
Where: Ninja Stadium, Hobart
When: Tuesday, January 14. Bat flip at 6.45pm AEDT, first ball at 7.30pm 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: Gerard Abood and Andrew Crozier (field), Sam Nogajski (third), Muhammad Quereshi (fourth), Bob Parry (match referee)
Final XIs
Hobart Hurricanes: Mitchell Owen, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Nikhil Chaudhary, Matthew Wade (wk), Tim David, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis (c), Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake
Ins: Caleb Jewell, Jake Doran. Outs: Ben McDermott (hamstring), Chris Jordan (back soreness)
Ben McDermott (hamstring) and Chris Jordan drop out for the Hurricanes, with the Englishman replaced by Jake Doran after experiencing some back pain this afternoon. Hobart will lock in a top three spot and at least one home final with a win over the Renegades. Caleb Jewell also comes back into the side and with Doran selected for his first match of the tournament.
Melbourne Renegades: Josh Brown, Marcus Harris, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jacob Bethell, Tim Seifert (wk), Will Sutherland (c), Harry Dixon, Tom Rogers, Fergus O'Neill, Adam Zampa, Callum Stow
In: Callum Stow (debut). Out: Kane Richardson (soreness)
The Renegades have blooded left-arm wrist-spinner Callum Stow who make his BBL debut as a replacement for the sore Kane Richardson as they fight to keep their finals hopes alive.
Match squads
Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (c), Marcus Bean, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Jake Doran, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (England), Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim
In: Jake Doran. Out: Ben McDermott (hamstring)
Ben McDermott is being managed for this match after injuring his hamstring, while Nathan Ellis passed concussion protocols and is available for selection.
Coming into the squad for McDermott is Jake Doran, who last played for the Hurricanes in BBL|09. A win for the Hurricanes against the Renegades would guarantee at least one final being played at Ninja Stadium next week.
Melbourne Renegades: Will Sutherland (c), Jacob Bethell (England), Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Tawanda Muyeye (England), Fergus O'Neill, Tom Rogers, Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Callum Stow, Adam Zampa
Ins: Sam Elliott, Xavier Crone. Outs: Kane Richardson (soreness), Oliver Peake
Kane Richardson will sit out the trip to Hobart after pulling up sore and being unable to complete his final over during last night's derby loss to the Renegades. He's been replaced in the squad by newly signed Victorian quick Sam Elliott, who comes in as a replacement player. Xavier Crone rejoins the travelling party with 18-year-old Oliver Peake left out.
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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
- Melbourne Renegades defeated the Hobart Hurricanes by six wickets when they last met in the BBL earlier this season (December 19); the Renegades will be aiming to defeat the Hurricanes twice in a single season for the first time in the history of the competition.
- Hobart Hurricanes have won their last five BBL matches; a sixth consecutive win in this game would be their outright longest winning run in the history of the competition (also won five – December 2018 to January 2019 and January 2018).
- Hobart Hurricanes have scored 60 per cent of their runs from boundaries in BBL|14, the best rate of any team in the competition; the Hurricanes have hit a boundary once every 5.4 balls faced, the second most frequent of any team in the campaign (Adelaide Strikers – once every 5.2 balls faced).
- Nikhil Chaudhary (Hobart Hurricanes) has a batting false shot rate of 19.6 per cent from 97 balls faced in BBL|14, the best of any player in the competition (minimum 35 balls faced).
- Tom Rogers has taken 29 per cent of the Melbourne Renegades' wickets when he's played in BBL|14, the best rate of any player for a team in the competition.
What's on the line?
A win for the Hurricanes will lift them into top spot on the table and in strong contention for a top two spot depending on what happens with third-placed Sydney Thunder on Monday night.
Meanwhile, the Renegades have no option other than to win to keep their finals hopes alive with net run-rate also something for them to keep in the back of their minds.
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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