The Hobart Hurricanes are set to face the Melbourne Stars in the knockout match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Wednesday, January 21.
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Get the match between HUR vs STA Fantasy 11 Prediction, Knockout, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates. In the knockout game of the BBL 2025-26, Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) are set to face Melbourne Stars (STA). The Hobart Hurricanes performed excellently throughout the season as they won six games out of the 10, due to which they are here in the playoffs. However, they lost the last game against the Brisbane Heat by 3 runs. Beau Webster and Ben McDermott performed well for them in the last game, scoring 51 and 59 runs, respectively. While Riley Meredith took three wickets in the bowling department.
On the other hand, the Melbourne Stars also did well this season, winning six games out of the ten and securing their place in the playoffs. However, they lost the last game to the Perth Scorchers by 6 wickets. In that game, Marcus Stoinis performed brilliantly and scored 55 runs. While Haris Rauf took three wickets in bowling.
Match Information- HUR vs STA Fantasy 11 Prediction
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, Knockout
Big Bash League, 21 Jan 2026, Wed, 2:00 PM IST ,Hobart
Probable PlayingXI
Hobart Hurricanes
BJ Webster, N Chaudhary, Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith, M Wright, Mitchell Owen, BR McDermott(C), MS Wade, T Ward, CJ Jordan, Will Prestwidge
Bench: J Weatherald, R Ahmed, Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Rishad Hossain, Nathan Ellis, JM Bird, M Bean, Hugo Burdon
Melbourne Stars
JM Clarke, TK Curran, Tom Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, MP Stoinis(C), HWR Cartwright, GJ Maxwell, SB Harper, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, PM Siddle
Bench: Hamish McKenzie, Liam Hatcher, Austin Anlezark, SM Boland, J Merlo, A Sharma, Tom Whitney, Blake Macdonald, SR Hain
Pitch Report
Ben McDermott– HUR | wk
Ben McDermott is an excellent batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he scored 270 runs in the last 10 games. He is definitely a key player for Hobart this season.
Sam Harper is the third-highest run scorer this season. He has scored 371 runs in the last 10 games. His brilliant performance in the top order will definitely boost the team’s performance.
Avoid Player Message- 8.5
Macalister Wright– HUR | BAT- 7
Nathan Ellis- HUR | BOWL
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