Match Details
Date: 31 December 2022
Time : 10:00 AM IST
Venue : Lavington Sports Oval, Albury
Ball-by-ball commentary : SportsTiger App
Preview
Sydney Thunder have done exceedingly well to gain back the lost momentum after a string of losses. The Chris Green-led team has now won three out of the six games played. They will take on lower-placed Hobart Hurricanes in their seventh game of the season. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, have only played four matches so far, winning two of them. It will be an interesting game with both teams having the desired momentum.
Pitch Report
The Lavington Sports Oval has not hosted a lot of matches as of late. It will be a new surface for both teams and thus will be challenging. As per available stats, batting is not easy on this wicket and hence batters will be the ones who will suffer.
Team Analysis
Sydney Thunder
After three back-to-back defeats, Sydney Thunder have turned their fortunes around. They have defeated Brisbane Heat twice to make it three wins in six matches. In their last game, Matthew Gilkes, Rilee Rossouw, and Daniel Sams played handy knocks to propel their team to 182/6. With the ball, Nathan McAndrew wreaked havoc on the Heat batters as he bagged four wickets in his four overs. Daniel Sams turned up the heat with the ball as well, bagging two wickets. Now, with Hobart Hurricanes to play against next, the Thunder will back themselves to register another win.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Sydney Thunder
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir
Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes have not got the desired result so far in Big Bash League 2022-23. They have won only two matches out of four played. However, they defeated Melbourne Renegades in their last game. After getting out for only 122, the Hurricanes bowlers wreaked havoc as they bundled Renegades for 114. Riley Meredith and Shadab Khan bagged three wickets each to derail Renegades’ chase. Now, with Sydney Thunder pitted against them, the Hurricanes will have to sweat it hard for a win. But they will back themselves to do the job.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Hobart Hurricanes
DArcy Short, James Neesham, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan, Tim David, Asif Ali, Tim Paine (wk), Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis (c), Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Sydney Thunder have won both of their last games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes have won one and lost one of their last two games. So, based on form, the Thunder will be favourites to win the match.
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