The Hobart Hurricanes are set to face the Adelaide Strikers in the 28th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Friday, January 9.
Preview
In the 28th game of the BBL 2025-26, Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) are set to face Adelaide Strikers (STR). The Hobart Hurricanes are performing well in this season so far, as they won five out of the seven games. They also won the previous match against the Sydney Thunder by 6 wickets. Tim Ward performed well for them in the last game and scored 90 runs off 49 balls, while Will Prestwidge took two wickets in the bowling department.
On the other hand, the Adelaide Strikers are currently at 5th place in the points table as they won three games out of the six. In the last game, they won by 6 runs against the Sydney Thunder. Liam Scott played well and scored 49 runs in the last game, while Mackenzie Harvey and Jason Sangha also played well. While Jamie Overton did well in the bowling, taking three wickets.
Match Information
Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, Match 28
Probable PlayingXI
Hobart Hurricanes
R Ahmed, N Chaudhary, Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, Mitchell Owen, BR McDermott, MS Wade, Nathan Ellis(C), CJ Jordan, T Ward, Will Prestwidge
Bench: J Weatherald, Iain Carlisle, Billy Stanlake, Tim David, M Wright, BJ Webster, JM Bird, M Bean, Hugo Burdon
Adelaide Strikers
MW Short(C), L Wood, Jason Sangha, CA Lynn, MW Harvey, H Manenti, J Overton, Liam Scott, Hasan Ali, L Pope, J Wadia
Bench: AT Carey, HJ Nielsen, TM Head, Thomas Kelly, AI Ross, CJ Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Henry Thornton, Tom Straker, T Shamsi
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Mitchell Owen HUR | all – 8.5
Mitchell Owen is an excellent top-order batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he scored 45 runs in the last games. He is definitely a key player for Hobart in this season.
Matthew Short STR | ALL-ROUNDER – 9
Matthew Short is currently performing well for the Strikers. Moreover, he scored 351 runs in the last 9 games. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball.
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Nikhil Chaudhary HUR | ALL-ROUNDER – 8
Nikhil Chaudhary is an excellent all-rounder; he delivered match-winning performances with the bat and ball in the previous season. Moreover, he scored 29 runs off 14 balls in the last game against Thunder.
Lloyd Pope STR | BOWL – 7.5
Lloyd Pope is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he also took two wickets in the previous game against the Sydney Thunder. He will definitely be a key player for the Adelaide Strikers.
Budget
T Ward HUR | bowl – 7.5
Tim Ward is an excellent top-order batter. He is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he scored 90 runs in the previous game against the Sydney Thunder.
Liam Scott STR | all – 8
Liam Scott is an excellent middle-order batter. He has delivered many match-winning performances with the bat. Moreover, he scored 174 runs and took three wickets as well in the last 6 games.
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Harry Manenti – STR | BAT – 8
Harry Nielsen – STR | WK – 6.5
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