The Sydney Sixers are set to face the Hobart Hurricanes in the 31st match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Sunday, January 11.
Preview
In the 31st game of the BBL 2025-26, Sydney Sixers (SIX) are set to face Hobart Hurricanes (HUR). The Sydney Sixers have performed decently in this season as they won four games out of seven. Moreover, they also performed well in the last game and won by 6 wickets against the Melbourne Stars. In which Josh Philipps played well and scored 35 runs. While Ben Dwarshuis did well in bowling and took four wickets.
On the other hand, the Hobart Hurricanes performed outstandingly well in this season so far, as they won six out of the eight games. They also won the previous match against the Adelaide Strikers by 37 runs. Mitchell Owen performed well for them in the last game, scoring 33 runs off 9 balls, while Rishad Hossain took three wickets in the bowling department.
Match Information
Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 31
Probable PlayingXI
Sydney Sixers
Ben Dwarshuis, J Edwards, Sean Abbott, JC Silk, Babar Azam, Moises Henriques(C), BAD Manenti, SM Curran, Lachlan Shaw, JR Philippe, Joel Davies
Bench: Hayden Kerr, Mitchell Starc, Daniel Hughes, Steve Smith, Jafer Chohan, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Perry, KW Richardson, Charles Stobo, Harjas Singh, R Kingsell, J Scott, Josh Hazlewood
Hobart Hurricanes
R Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith, N Chaudhary, Mitchell Owen, BR McDermott, MS Wade, CJ Jordan, Nathan Ellis(C), T Ward, Will Prestwidge
Bench: J Weatherald, Iain Carlisle, Billy Stanlake, Tim David, M Wright, BJ Webster, JM Bird, M Bean, Hugo Burdon
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Josh Philippe SIX | wk – 8.5
Philipps is an aggressive top-order batter who is in good form. Moreover, he scored 35 runs in the previous game against the Melbourne Stars. He can definitely surprise his opponents with good performances.
Mitchell Owen HUR | all – 8.5
Mitchell Owen is an excellent top-order batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he scored 33 runs in just 9 balls in the last game. He is definitely a key player for Hobart in this season.
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Joel Davies SIX | BOWL – 7.5
Joel Davies is an excellent all-rounder who is currently in excellent form. He took two wickets in the last game against the Melbourne Stars. Davies can perform well in many crucial matches as well.
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 23 runs off 17 balls in the last game against Adelaide.
Budget
Ben Dwarshuis SIX | ALL-ROUNDER – 8
Ben Dwarshuis is an excellent Bowler who is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took four wickets in the last game against the Melbourne Stars.
T Ward HUR | bowl – 7.5
Tim Ward is an excellent top-order batter. He is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he scored 107 runs in the last two games
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Rehan Ahmed – HUR | ALL-ROUNDER – 8.5
Riley Kingsell – SIX | BAT – 6
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