Hobart Hurricanes will take on the Sydney Sixers in the 53rd game of the Big Bash League 2022-23 on Monday (January 23) at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The Hurricanes have managed to win just five out of 12 games this season and are currently in the second-last place in the points table. They are coming into this game with a two-match losing streak.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, 53rd Match
Big Bash League, 23 Jan 2023, Mon, 1:45 PM IST, Hobart
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Hobart Hurricanes
Tim David, CP Jewell, Zak Crawley, Faheem Ashraf, Mitchell Owen, DJM Short, BR McDermott, MS Wade(C), Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, JS Paris
BENCH : Asif Ali, SH Khan, Wil Parker, Billy Stanlake, M Wright, James Neesham, CP Tremain, Iain Carlisle, Paddy Dooley, TD Paine, TD Andrews
Sydney Sixers
Kurtis Patterson, JC Silk, Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, DT Christian, Moises Henriques(C), Hayden Kerr, JR Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve O’Keefe, Todd Murphy
BENCH : JM Bird, Daniel Hughes, CJ Jordan, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed, JM Vince, J Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Toby Gray, Joshua Kann, Naveen-ul-Haq
PITCH REPORT
The pitch is expected to remain balanced throughout the game; hence, both batters and bowlers will have ample opportunity to dominate in this match. The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches at this venue has been 143 runs. The team winning the toss will likely elect to bat.