Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) will face Melbourne Stars (STA) at the Bellerive Oval in Match 17 of the 2023-24 Big Bash League (BBL). Both teams have managed to register just one win in the tournament so far. Hurricanes beat Melbourne Renegades by six wickets in their last match to grab two valuable points. On the other hand, the Glenn Maxwell-led Stars defeated Sydney Sixers in their fourth match and secured two points. However, with a higher run rate, HUR (-0.546) is one position ahead of STA (-2.172) in the points table.
Match Details
Match 17: Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) vs Melbourne Stars (STA), Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24
Date and time: December 28, 1:45 p.m. IST
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Live Coverage Details: Disney+Hotstar, and Star Sports India
HUR vs STA: Pitch Report
The pitch at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart is expected to favour the batters. Although the seamers are helped by the pace and bouncy nature of the pitch, the batters can take advantage of it and continue their stroke play. The captain who wins the toss may choose to field first to have a target in front of them on this belter.
HUR vs STA: Probable Playing XI
Hobart Hurricanes: Matthew Wade (WK), Ben McDermott, Macalister Wright, Sam Hain, Tim David, Corey Anderson, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis (C), Riley Meredith
Melbourne Stars: Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (WK), Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell (C), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Joel Paris
HUR vs STA: Dream 11 Fantasy Teams
Grand League
Wicketkeepers: M Wade, S Harper,
Batters: Tim David, J Burns, S Heazlett
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis (VC), C Anderson, B Webster (C)
Bowlers: Nathan Ellis, R Meredith
Head to Head
Wicketkeepers: B McDermott, M Wade (VC)
Batters: Tim David, Hilton Cartwright, C Jewell, T Fraser Rogers
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell (C), Imad Wasim, C Jordan
Bowlers: Haris Rauf, Nathan Ellis
HUR vs STA: Full Squads
Hobart Hurricanes Squad
Caleb Jewell, Matthew Wade (wk), Macalister Wright, Sam Hain, Corey Anderson, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis (c), Riley Meredith, Ben McDermott, Mitchell Owen, Billy Stanlake, Iain Carlisle, Liam Guthrie, Peter Hatzoglou, Sam Heazlett
Melbourne Stars Squad
Sam Harper (wk), Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Joel Paris, Mark Steketee, Nick Larkin, Corey Rocchiccioli