England’s Dawid Malan has joined the Hurricanes and is likely to open batting with D’Arcy Short.
Hobart Hurricanes, after two wins in their first two games, lost to the Adelaide Strikers in Launceston, but got back on the winning track with a six-wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades. With 11 points from four games, they are pretty much in the top half of the points table.
Their next game is against the Brisbane Heat on Sunday December 27 at the Gabba in Brisbane. Following the story, the Hurricanes have beaten the Heat in 10 of six games. At Gabba, the head-to-head record is 4-4.
Meanwhile, hurricanes have added England Dawid Malan to his squad instead of Will Jacks. As far as the Heat are concerned, they are at the bottom with three trotting losses. In their last game, they lost to the Adelaide Strikers by two runs.
Field and conditions
The field in Brisbane, historically, has been good for hitting. In the first game, he didn’t show many demons, although the Heat had a hard time hitting. Hitting first should be the way to go.
Another fairly high scoring match seems to be in the offing. The temperature will be around 25 degrees Celsius. The humidity will be around 60 degrees with a bit of cloudiness.
Average first inning score
150 (1 matches not affected in BBL 2020-21)
Record of pursuing teams
Won – 0; Lost – 1
Game combinations for HEA vs HUR
Brisbane Heat
Sam Heazlett, Max Bryant, Simon Milenko, Daniel Lawrence / Lewis Gregory, Tom Cooper, Jack Wildermuth, Jimmy Pierson (C and WK), Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ben Laughlin
Bank– Matt Kuhnemann, James Bazley, Connor Sully, Jack Wood, Lachan Pfeffer, Daniel Lawrence / Lewis Gregory
Hobart Hurricanes
D’Arcy Short, Dawid Malan, Ben McDermott (WK), Peter Handscomb (C), Colin Ingram, Tim David, Keemo Paul, James Faulkner, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland, Riley Meredith
Bank– Macalister Wright, Johan Botha, David Moody, Mitchell Owen, Wil Parker, Charlie Wakim, Nick Winter
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Probable best results for HEA vs HUR
Mujeeb Ur Rahman– Brisbane Heat
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been a revelation since her teens with her skills to take terrain. In 126 T20 at the age of 19, the roulette wheel has picked up 132 wickets at an economy rate of 6.67.
In the BBL, he has 16 wickets from 20 games with an incredible economy of 6.15. He will have the responsibility to keep hitters at bay. Not forgetting that you can also play the big shots further down the order.
Dawid Malan – Hobart Hurricanes
The inclusion of Dawid Malan bolsters the Hurricanes’ hitting to a great extent. The southpaw recently posted a 99 unbeaten against South Africa in Cape Town and has been a sinister touch.
A veteran of 213 T20 games, Malan is set to open up hitting with left-hander D’Arcy Short. The fact that it is five centuries old in the shortest format shows how destructive it can be.
Transmission details
Match schedules – 06:15 PM local time, 01:45 PM IST
TV – Sony Ten Network
Live broadcast – Sony LIV
The prediction is that Hobart Hurricanes will win the match.
