Big Bash League: Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match, preview, and prediction
Melbourne Renegades will face Hobart Hurricanes in the 32nd match. Both teams are in the bottom half of the table and desperately need points to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Renegades go into this game, having knocked out the Melbourne Stars in their last encounter
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Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart HurricanesMeanwhile, their opponents, the Hobart Hurricanes, are likely to be disappointed after they succumbed to a record 229-run chase by the Adelaide Strikers. The Hurricanes will need to bounce back quickly if they are to continue to fight for a top-four finish.
Pitch report
The surface at Docklands Stadium will suit the pacers as it supports the bowlers at the start of the innings.
Players to watch
Matthew Wade
Riley Meredith
Aaron Finch
Tom Rogers
Game Prediction: The Hobart Hurricanes will win because their batters are in good form, and the Hurricanes have four wins in their last five BBL games against the Renegades.
Squad:
Hobart Hurricanes squad: Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Matthew Wade(w/c), Mitchell Owen, Zak Crawley, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Wil Parker, D Arcy Short, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith, Joel Paris.
Melbourne Renegades squad: Martin Guptill, Marcus Harris, Sam Harper(w), Aaron Finch(c), Mackenzie Harvey, Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Akeal Hosein, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, David Moody, Corey Rocchiccioli, Fawad Ahmed, Jake Fraser McGurk