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THU vs HUR Dream11 Prediction, Match 21, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

THU vs HUR Dream11 Prediction, Match 21, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Sydney Thunder are set to face the Hobart Hurricanes in the 21st game of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on Saturday, January 03.

Preview

In the 21st game of the BBL 2025-26, Sydney Thunder (THU) are set to face Hobart Hurricanes (HUR). The runner-up of the last season Thunder didn’t have a good start to this season as they lost four out of the five games so far. They also lost the last match against the Perth Scorchers by 71 runs. However, Matthew Gilkes batted well and scored 33 runs off 19 balls. While Daniel Sams took four wickets in the bowling department.

On the other hand, the Hobart Hurricanes have had a good season so far, as they won four out of the six games. However, they lost the previous match against the Perth Scorchers by 40 runs. In the last game, Nikhil Choudhary and Matthew Wade scored 31 and 29 runs, respectively. While Nathan Ellis took two wickets in the bowling department.


Match Information- THU vs HUR Fantasy 11 Prediction

Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 21

Big Bash League, 3 Jan 2026, Sat, 1:45 PM IST ,Sydney


Probable PlayingXI

Sydney Thunder

DR Sams, David Warner(C), S Konstas, SH Khan, N McAndrew, CT Bancroft, Sam Billings, M Gilkes, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Green, RJW Topley

Bench: WA Agar, R Hadley, TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, Nic Maddinson, Charlie Anderson

Hobart Hurricanes

N Chaudhary, R Ahmed, Riley Meredith, Rishad Hossain, M Wright, Mitchell Owen, BR McDermott, MS Wade, T Ward, CJ Jordan, Nathan Ellis(C)

Bench: J Weatherald, Iain Carlisle, Billy Stanlake, Tim David, BJ Webster, Will Prestwidge, JM Bird, M Bean


Injury News- (Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report- Clear
Win Prediction – Hobart Hurricanes
Pitch Condition- Average
Avg 1st Inning Score- 153


Pitch Report

The pitch at Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney is generally a balanced surface, which is helpful for both batters and bowlers. Bowlers will get good pace and bounce. Moreover, they also receive a slight movement in the first power play. However, batters can also perform well if they play focused in the first power play. Batting first is easier on this surface in the first innings, so toss-winning captains will choose to bat first.

Captains- 6.5

Matthew Gilkes THU | wk

Matthew Gilkes is an excellent wicket-keeper batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 234 runs in the last 12 games. Moreover, he also scored 33 runs in 19 balls in the previous game against Perth.- 8.5

Ben McDermott HUR | wk

Ben McDermott is an excellent top-order batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he scored 302 runs in the last 10 games. He will definitely be a key player for Hobart in this season.


Avoid Player Message- 8.5

Rehan Ahmed- HUR | ALL-ROUNDER- 7

Oliver Davies- THU | BAT


Mega League

Players- 11/11

Team 1- 5 : 6

CreditsLeft- 12/100


Ben McDermott- 8.5
Matthew Wade- 8.5
Sam Billings- 8.5
Matthew Gilkes- 6.5

David Warner- 9

Mitchell Owen- 8.5
Shadab Khan- 8.5

Nathan Ellis- 7

Head To Head

Players- 11/11

Team 1- 4 : 7

CreditsLeft- 12/100


Ben McDermott- 8.5
Matthew Wade- 8.5
Sam Billings- 8.5
Matthew Gilkes- 6.5

Mitchell Owen- 8.5
Shadab Khan- 8.5

Chris Jordan- 9
Chris Green- 8.5
Nathan Ellis- 7

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