The 26th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers on Monday, 2nd January 2022 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Hobart Hurricanes had not changed their tradition in this tournament and lost their most recent match against Sydney Thunder by a big margin of 62 runs where they won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor and they leaked 228 runs in 20 overs. They used seven bowlers and Nathan Ellis was the most successful bowler from their side. He picked up four wickets in four overs while he was charged for 37 runs. Riley Meredith was the other bowler who had some wickets to his name but he leaked plenty of runs. He picked up two wickets in four overs against 49 runs. No other bowler from their side could manage to pick any wicket.

Joel Paris, Patrick Dooley, James Neesham, Shadab Khan, and D Arcy Short were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. The batting order of the Hurricanes performed well but could not chase the target of 229 runs and scored 166 runs. Their full team came back to the pavilion in 17 overs. The skipper, Matthew Wade was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 67 runs to his name. He faced 30 balls and smashed two boundaries and six huge sixes. No other batsman from their side could manage to put some big runs on the board. Tim David scored 25 runs on 15 balls and he smashed one boundary and two huge sixes. Caleb Jewell scored 20 runs while James Neesham could manage to score 13 runs.

Adelaide Strikers had a decent start to this tournament and won three opening matches in a row and were leading the points table but they lost the momentum and now had lost three matches continuously. Their most recent match against Melbourne Stars was a close one which they lost by the margin of just eight runs. They were asked to field first after losing the toss. The bowling unit of the Strikers is very strong but they could not perform well and leaked 186 runs in 20 overs. Wes Agar was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against just 27 runs.

Henry Thornton also performed well in the previous match and picked two wickets but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 46 runs in four overs. Matthew Short, Peter Siddle, Rashid Khan, and Colin de Grandhomme were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Adelaide Strikers performed well but failed to chase the target of 187 runs and scored 178 runs in 20 overs. Chris Lynn and Matthew Short are the key batsmen of this team but they failed to put some big runs on the board. Adam Hose and Henry Hunt performed well and had a partnership of 74 runs for the third wicket. Adam Hose scored his first fifty of Big Bash League 12. He scored a total of 56 runs and remained not out. He faced 41 balls and smashed four boundaries and one huge six. Henry Hunt scored 49 runs while Rashid Khan remained not out after scoring 24 runs.

Total Matches: 18

• Hobart Hurricanes Won: 7
• Adelaide Strikers Won: 11

Adelaide Strikers are overall a strong team as compared to the Hobart Hurricanes at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Adelaide Strikers are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Adelaide Strikers a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Adelaide Strikers had performed well in this tournament than the Hurricanes
• Adelaide Strikers are overall a strong and experienced team
• Adelaide Strikers had a decent record while playing against Hobart Hurricanes
• Adelaide Strikers had won three out of six matches
• The batting order of Adelaide Strikers is strong and experienced

Adelaide Strikers is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Adelaide Strikers have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Adelaide Strikers have a 56% chance to win this match
Hobart Hurricanes have a 44% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 26th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Hobart is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

Captain: Matthew Short
Vice-Captain: H Thornton
Mattew Wade, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, T Kelly, Shadab Khan, Rashid Khan, Wes Agar, R Meredith, Nathan Ellis

Date: Monday, 2nd January 2023
Time: 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL / 01:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Bellerive Oval
• Location: Hobart, Australia
• Opened: 1914
• Capacity: 20,000
• Known as: Blundstone Arena
• Dimensions: 175m long, 135.5m wide
• Ends: Church Street End, River End
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Home to: Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes
• Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules (Clarence ‘Roos [SFL], Tasmanian Devils [VFL])
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Marcus Pamplin

• Total matches: 12
• Matches won batting first: 6
• Matches won bowling first: 5
• Average 1st Inns scores: 153
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 138
• Highest total recorded: 213/4 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
• The lowest total recorded: 118/10 (18.3 Ov) by WI vs SCO
• The highest score chased: 180/4 (19 Ov) by IRE vs SCO
• The lowest score defended: 144/8 (20 Ov) by BAN vs NED

Caleb Jewell, D Arcy Short, Matthew Wade(w/c), Tim David, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith, Chris Tremain, Faheem Ashraf, Ben McDermott, Mitchell Owen, Wil Parker.