Big Bash League: Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers, Preview and prediction 

The hosts go into the game bottom of the table after a bitter loss to Sydney Thunder in their last game. They have only managed two wins so far this season and need to turn things around quickly to have a chance of making the playoffs.

Adelaide Strikers have had a confusing season so far. After winning their first three games, their season went into a tailspin as they lost all three games that followed. Veteran pacer Peter Siddle hopes to end the losing streak with a win against the Hurricanes.

Head-to-Head in the last five games

Adelaide Strikers won 3 games

Hobart Hurricanes won 2 games

Pitch Report

Blundstone Arena's surface boasts one of the best batting surfaces in the nation. The fast bowlers, on the other hand, will receive some assistance in the early going and can make advantage of one of the longer sides of the field. In this stadium, the team that wins the coin toss will bat first.

Players to watch

Matthew Short

Henry Thornton

Matthew Wade

Riley Meredith

Match Prediction: The Adelaide Strikers will defeat the Hobart Hurricanes because they have a strong bowling unit.

Squad:

Adelaide Strikers squad: Matthew Short, Henry Hunt, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Colin de Grandhomme, Rashid Khan, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen(w), Peter Siddle(c), Harry Conway, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton

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