The cricket fans are ready to witness yet another big battle of BBL T20. The 31st Match of Big Bash League 2020-21 is scheduled to play between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder on Thursday, 7th January 2021 at Perth Stadium, Perth. We are posting safe, accurate, and secure today match prediction for all matches of BBL free.

The performance of Hobart Hurricanes had been good in this tournament so far. They had played a total of eight matches with five wins to their name. They had lost three matches and are holding the 3rd position on the points table. They were beaten by Melbourne Stars in their most recent match by a margin of 10 runs. They won the toss and decided to field first. The bowling unit of the Hurricanes almost failed to give their best performance in that match. They leaked 183 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Nathan Ellis was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against 31 runs. Riley Meredith picked two wickets while Sandeep Lamichhane had one wicket to his name.

The batting order of Hobart Hurricanes performed well in the previous match but they failed to chase the target of 184 runs. They could manage to score 173 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Ben McDermott was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 91 runs on 58 deliveries with the help of eight boundaries and five huge sixes. Dawid Malan scored 26 runs while the skipper, Peter Handscomb could manage to score 21 runs. The inform batsman of Hobart Hurricanes, D Arcy Short could manage to score just seven runs.

The performance of Sydney Thunder had been outstanding in this season of the Big Bash League. They had played seven matches with five wins to their name. They had lost two matches and are holding the 2nd position on the points table. They faced a heavy defeat against Brisbane Heat in their previous match by the margin of five wickets. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The performance of their batting order was good in that match. They scored a total of 174 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Alex Hales was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored 46 runs while he faced 26 deliveries and smashed three boundaries and the same huge sixes.

Daniel Sams scored 37 runs on just 18 deliveries with the help of three boundaries and two sixes. The skipper, Callum Ferguson scored 35 runs while Ben Cutting had 24 runs. Sydney Thunder lost the previous match due to the worst performance by their bowling unit. They failed to defend the target of 175 runs and were charged for the target in 19.1 overs. Tanveer Sangha was the highest wicket-taker from their side but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged for 40 runs in 3.1 overs bowled out and picked three wickets. Nathan McAndrew and Chris Green picked one wicket each. Adam Milne, Chris Tremain, and Ben Cutting were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match.

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

• Sydney Thunder had won five out of seven matches played so far
• The bowling unit of Sydney Thunder is in good form
• Hobart Hurricanes have a weak batting order
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Sydney Thunder 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 is part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today match for Sydney Thunder 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.

Sydney Thunder 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 31st Match of Big Bash League 2020-21 is going to be held at Perth Stadium, Perth. 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. According to the live cricket score, A total of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Perth 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 Sydney Thunder, 31st Match. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, is mentioned under.

Date: Thursday, 7th January 2021
Time: 07:10 AM GMT / 03:10 PM LOCAL / 12:40 PM IST

Stadium: Perth Stadium
Location: Perth, Australia
Opened: 1871
Capacity: 53,583 (including standing room)
Known as: The Adelaide Oval
Dimensions: 190.2m long, 126.2m wide
Ends: City End, Cathedral End
Time Zone: UTC +10:30
Home to: South Australia and Sydney Thunder
Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules Football (since 1877), Rugby League (1997-1998) as well as archery, athletics, baseball, cycling, American football, highland games, hockey, lacrosse, lawn tennis, rugby union, quoits, and soccer)
Floodlights: Yes
Curator: Damien Hough

Total matches: 5
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 2
Average 1st Inns scores: 181
Average 2nd Inns scores: 139
Highest total recorded: 233/2 (20 Ov) by AUS vs SL
Lowest total recorded: 146/10 (18 Ov) by SL vs AUS
Highest score chased: 158/9 (20 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
Lowest score defended: 188/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs AUS

Matthew Wade (c), Scott Boland, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, James Faulkner, Peter Handscomb, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, David Moody, D Arcy Short, Macalister Wright, Wil Parker, Dawid Malan.