
HUR are the table toppers.
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Get the best STA vs HUR Fantasy 11 prediction, cricket tips, playing XI, pitch report, and injury updates for Match 40 of the Big Bash League. Melbourne Stars will take on Hobart Hurricanes. This match will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Hobart Hurricanes have seven wins in nine matches. On the other hand, Melbourne Stars are placed fourth in the table with four wins in nine matches. They won the previous match and are unbeaten so far in matches that are played in 2025.
For Melbourne Stars, Ben Duckett makes way as he joins the England squad. Tom Curran has overcome a calf injury and is in line to make his return, after last playing on Boxing Day against the Sydney Sixers. The 42-run victory in the previous match marked the Stars’ fourth win in a row, as they remain undefeated in 2025 and bounced back from a 0-5 losing start to BBL 14. They are still alive in the competition.
Hobart Hurricanes are the table toppers and have secured the top spot in this edition. Caleb Jewell (76 off 49) and Mitchell Owen (44 off 20) spearheaded a tough run chase to propel Hobart Hurricanes to a thrilling five wicket win in the previous match against Brisbane Heat. Hurricanes will be looking to fine tune their side before the big qualifiers come up. This promises to be an excting match between these two sides.
Match Information- STA vs HUR Fantasy 11 Prediction
Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 40
Big Bash League, 19 Jan 2025, Sun, 1:45 PM IST, Melbourne
Probable PlayingXI
Melbourne Stars
HWR Cartwright, MP Stoinis(C), BJ Webster, GJ Maxwell, D Warren, SB Harper, TK Curran, Mark Steketee, Usama Mir, JS Paris, PM Siddle
Bench: SM Boland, Campbell Kellaway, BM Duckett, Hamish McKenzie, Brody Couch, JM Clarke, J Merlo, AF Milne, Tom Rogers, Austin Anlezark, Blake Macdonald, DW Lawrence
Hobart Hurricanes
Tim David, CP Jewell, JR Doran, Mitchell Owen, MS Wade, Shai Hope, N Chaudhary, Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis(C), CJ Jordan, Billy Stanlake
Bench: BR McDermott, M Wright, CA Wakim, P Hatzoglou, Iain Carlisle, Paddy Dooley, Rishad Hossain, M Bean, Waqar Salamkheil
Injury News- will be added when there is an update
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- Hobart Hurricanes
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 161
Pitch Report
Captains- 9
Glenn Maxwell STA | all
Glenn Maxwell was the player of the match in the previous match yet again scoring 90 runs from just 52 balls including 10 sixes.
Mitchell Owen hit nine fours and five sixes on his way to an exceptional, unbeaten 101 off 64 balls against Perth Scorchers in the opening game.
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Campbell Kellaway- STA | BAT- 8
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