Today Cricket Match Prediction, Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, BBL T20 2020-21, 23rd Match. Who Will Win, On Jan 2, 2021

The cricket fans are ready to witness yet another big battle of BBL T20. The 23rd Match of Big Bash League 2020-21 is scheduled to play between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars on Saturday, 2nd January 2021 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. We are posting safe, accurate, and secure today match prediction for all matches of BBL free.

Hobart Hurricanes had performed well in this season of the Big Bash League. They had played a total of six matches with four wins to their name. They had lost two matches and are holding the 3rd position on the points table. They had won their most recent match against Brisbane Heat with a margin of just one run. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was average in that match. They scored 150 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Dawid Malan was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored 39 runs on 32 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and one six. Tim David was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 36 runs while he faced just 17 deliveries and smashed two boundaries and three sixes.

Hobart Hurricanes won the previous match due to the best performance by their bowling unit. They defended the target of 151 runs and leaked 149 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Riley Meredith was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against 21 runs. Scott Boland also had an outstanding performance with the ball. He picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for 18 runs. Keemo Paul and Nathan Ellis picked one wicket each while Wil Parker and D Arcy Short were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Melbourne Stars had performed average in this tournament so far. They had played five matches so far with two wins to their name. They had lost two matches while their one match was ended with no result. They are holding the 5th position on the points table. They were beaten by Sydney Thunder in their most recent match by the margin of 75 runs where they won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not impressive in that match. They leaked 219 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Adam Zampa was the highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out while he leaked 49 runs. Billy Stanlake picked two wickets in the previous match while Liam Hatcher and Nic Maddinson picked one wicket each.

The performance of the batting order of Melbourne Stars was not impressive in the previous match. They failed to chase the target of 220 runs and were all-out on a total of 144 runs in 19.5 overs. No batsmen from their side could put big runs on the board. Marcus Stoinis was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored 27 runs while he faced 15 deliveries and smashed four boundaries and one six. Adam Zampa and the skipper, Glenn Maxwell scored 23 runs each while Ben Dunk could manage to score 21 runs.

Melbourne Stars are overall a strong team as compared to the Renegades 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:

• The bowling unit of Hobart Hurricanes is in good form
• Hobart Hurricanes have a weak batting order while Stars have a strong bowling unit
• 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 hitter of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today match for Melbourne Stars have been increased. The equation of who will win today cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Melbourne Stars have a 53% chance to win this match
Hobart Hurricanes have 47% chances 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 who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 23rd Match of Big Bash League 2020-21 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.

Dream11 Prediction for Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, 23rd Match. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, is mentioned under.

Date: Saturday, 2nd January 2021
Time: 06:05 AM GMT / 05:05 PM LOCAL / 11:35 AM 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: 3
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won bowling first: 1
Average 1st Inns scores: 182
Average 2nd Inns scores: 167
Highest total recorded: 213/4 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
Highest score chased: 161/5 (18.3 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
Lowest score defended: 179/8 (20 Ov) by AUS vs WI

Glenn Maxwell (c), Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Clint Hinchliffe, Nic Maddinson, Jonathan Merlo, Lance Morris, Tom O Connell, Will Pucovski, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Nicholas Pooran, Jonny Bairstow, Zahir Khan, Jackson Coleman, Nick Larkin.