The 19th Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars on  Friday, 24th December 2021 at The Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Hobart Hurricanes had lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by a huge margin of 42 runs. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not impressive. They leaked 167 runs in their inning of 20 overs. J Thompson was the only successful bowler from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against 33 runs. Thomas Rogers also performed well and picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for 21 runs.

Melbourne Stars were beaten by Sydney Sixers in their most recent match by a huge margin of seven wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batt order was just good. They scored 177 runs in their inning of 20 overs. The skipper, Glenn Maxwell was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 103 runs. He faced 57 deliveries and smashed 12 boundaries and three huge sixes during his inning. Nick Larkin and Hilton Cartwright scored 23 runs each while Andre Russell could manage to score 12 runs.

Total Matches: 15

• Hobart Hurricanes Won: 5
• Melbourne Stars Won: 10

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

• Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, and Andre Russell are in good form for the Stars
• Hobart Hurricanes has the advantages of home ground
• Melbourne Stars is overall a strong team of this tournament
• Melbourne Stars had a decent record against Hobart Hurricanes
• The batting order of Hobart Hurricanes is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Melbourne Stars is full of experienced and young players of 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 Melbourne Stars 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.

Melbourne Stars 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 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 that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 19th Match match of Big Bash League 2021-22 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.

Date: Friday, 24th December 2021
Time: 04:30 AM GMT / 03:30 PM LOCAL / 10:30 AM BD

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

Matthew Wade (c & wk), D Arcy Short, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Harry Brook, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Thomas Rogers, Jordan Thompson, Peter Handscomb, Josh Kann, Mitchell Owen, Macalister Wright, Riley Meredith, Wil Parker, Sandeep Lamichhane