
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes Match Details
Match: Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 32 | BBL 2022-23
Date: Saturday, 07 January 2023
Time: 12:05 (GMT+5) / 12:35 (GMT+5.5) / 13:05 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes Preview
- The Renegades broke a four-game losing trend with Tom Roger’s five-wicket performance against the Melbourne Stars.
- Despite scoring 229 runs against Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes were defeated.
- In their last five BBL games versus the Renegades, the Hurricanes have prevailed four times.
On Saturday early evening, Match 32 of the 2022–23 Big Bash League pits Melbourne Renegades against Hobart Hurricanes at Docklands Stadium. The Hurricanes are one spot behind the Renegades in sixth place with six points and a game remaining. The Renegades are in fifth place with eight points. At 17:35 local time on January 7th, the game begins in Melbourne.
In their most recent game, the Melbourne Renegades returned to winning ways, although they do not appear to be as formidable a team without Nic Maddinson. They should, however, be able to compete with the Hobart Hurricanes.
Hobart Hurricanes have played some outstanding cricket despite not having a winning streak of more than one game in the competition. We anticipate them to be too strong here even if they scored 229 and still lost the prior game.
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report
At the Docklands Stadium, there will be lots of early-evening sunshine without any clouds or chance of precipitation. For the majority of the game, it will be in the high 20s.
It would be surprising if either captain won the toss and decided to field first in this match because 52% of BBL matches at the Docklands Stadium have been won by the team batting first.
The surface has some movement for the bowlers and is not the fastest in the competition. A par score of little more than 165 is anticipated.
Melbourne Renegades Team News & Probable Playing XIs
The Melbourne Renegades captain Nic Maddinson will miss the upcoming season of cricket due to a knee injury, it was revealed prior to the Melbourne derby on Tuesday. For the remainder of the current season, former captain Aaron Finch has assumed the position once more.
Recent form – W L L L L
Melbourne Renegades’s Probable XI
Aaron Finch (c), Peter Handscomb (wk), Akeal Hosein, Tom Rogers, Jonathan Wells, Mackenzie Harvey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Martin Guptill, Sam Harper, Will Sutherland, and Kane Richardson.
Hobart Hurricanes Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Zak Crawley, the England opener, played against the Adelaide Strikers for the first time this season and scored 54 runs off just 28 balls. Crawley took D’Arcy Short’s place in the lineup, and he performed well enough to hold it for this game.
Recent form – L W L W L
Hobart Hurricanes’ Probable XI
Matthew Wade (c & wk), Mitchell Owen, Faheem Ashraf, Zak Crawley, Tim David, Asif Ali, Riley Meredith, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Nathan Ellis, and Patrick Dooley.
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
Team | Won | Lost |
Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 4 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 1 |
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes – Match 32, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Matthew Wade
Batters
- Ben McDermott
- Aaron Finch (vc)
- Zak Crawley
- Tim David (c)
All-Rounders
- Akeal Hosein
- Will Sutherland
Bowlers
- Riley Meredith
- Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
- Tom Rogers
- Patrick Dooley
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes Prediction
Winning the toss
- Hobart Hurricanes
Top batsman
- Melbourne Renegades – Aaron Finch
- Hobart Hurricanes – Matthew Wade
Top bowler
- Melbourne Renegades – Akeal Hosein
- Hobart Hurricanes – Patrick Dooley
Most sixes
- Melbourne Renegades – Aaron Finch
- Hobart Hurricanes – Matthew Wade
Player of the Match
- Hobart Hurricanes – Matthew Wade
Team Scores Batting First
- Melbourne Renegades – 160+
- Hobart Hurricanes – 170+
Hobart Hurricanes are the favourite to win this match.
Melbourne Renegades, who are attempting to win consecutive games, and Hobart Hurricanes, who own one of the finest batting lineups in the competition, could have an exciting matchup. We believe that the Renegades’ hitters are inconsistent, and we anticipate that the Hobart Hurricanes’ bowlers will take advantage of this. We expect the Hobart Hurricanes to triumph.