Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) will be facing Brisbane Heat (HEA) in the 55th match of the Big Bash League 2022-23 at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston on Wednesday. Brisbane Heat won their last game by four runs while defending 188 runs against Melbourne Stars. Sam Hain scored 73* off 41 and Jimmy Peirson added 57 while Mitchell Swepson took two wickets while bowling for the Heat.
The Hurricanes suffered a crucial 24-run defeat against Sydney Sixers in their last game. They were restricted to just 156/8 while chasing a 181-run target despite Zak Crawley scoring 49 off 45 and Tim David adding 24 runs. They are placed in the seventh position with five wins in 13 games so far. A win in the final group-stage fixture will be enough for the Heat to secure a knockout qualification.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat, 55th Match
Big Bash League, 25 Jan 2023, Wed, 8:10 AM IST, Launceston
PITCH REPORT
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Hobart Hurricanes
Tim David, CP Jewell, Zak Crawley, Faheem Ashraf, DJM Short, BR McDermott, MS Wade(C), Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, JS Paris, Paddy Dooley
BENCH : Asif Ali, SH Khan, Mitchell Owen, Wil Parker, Billy Stanlake, M Wright, James Neesham, CP Tremain, Iain Carlisle, TD Paine, TD Andrews
Brisbane Heat
Usman Khawaja(C), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, SR Hain, Josh Brown, James Bazley, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson, SH Johnson
BENCH : Xavier Bartlett, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, C Munro, Mark Steketee, RA Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Will Prestwidge, NA McSweeney
HUR vs HEA Dream11
