Sun 13 Dec 2020 @ Blundstone Arena, Hobart<\/em><\/p>\n Adelaide will be the last team to kick off their BBL10 campaign on Sunday afternoon and it’s a really tough start as they have to play the Hurricanes as the “home” team in Hobart. To make matters worse, their keeper and key batsman Alex Carey is currently keeping for Australia A against India. Travis Head is also missing as he prepares for the first Test. So the likes of Phil Salt, Weatherald, new recruit Matt Renshaw and Jon Wells will need to build key partnerships. In the bowling department, Peter Siddle will captain the side and Daniel Worrall is a handy inclusion from the Stars. They’ll also welcome back fan favourite Rashid Khan.<\/p>\n Hobart started their BBL10 season with a good overall performance between bat and ball as they beat the Sixers. After losing both openers for a duck, the Canes steadied behind Ingram’s 55 and Tim David smacked 58 off 33 in his Hurricanes debut. Meanwhile, Faulkner and Meredith were the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets apiece as the Sixers fell short by 16 runs. But areas of improvement will include keeping wickets in hand during the batting powerplay and Nathan Ellis\/Scott Boland were both expensive with the ball.<\/p>\n Despite taking this home game to Hobart, the Strikers are current favourites which is mainly because of their 8-5 head to head record against the ‘Canes. However, Adelaide is missing two key players in Carey and Head, which puts them at a massive disadvantage. Not to mention, the Hurricanes have already played their first game of the season and took down the defending champions. Back the ‘Canes.<\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/strong><\/p>\n Adelaide hold a 1-2 record at this venue. The Hurricanes are 3-3 in their last 6 at Blundstone Arena.<\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hurricanes won the last meeting but overall, the Strikers hold an 8-5 record in BBL history.<\/p>\n Best Bet<\/strong><\/p>\n Hurricanes WIN $2.15<\/a><\/p>\n Sun 13 Dec 2020 @ Blundstone Arena, Hobart<\/em><\/p>\n The Sixers kicked off BBL10 with a disappointing loss in Hobart, especially after reducing the Hurricanes to 2-4 after 1.1 overs. Their bowling lineup missed the likes of Abbott and Curran as their overall lineup was quite expensive with the ball. Which made it a tough chase for their batting lineup. The chase got off to a horrible start with Philippe out in the first over as well. However, Edwards and Vince steadied the innings with a 116 run partnership. But one of the Sixers real weak points is their middle order hitting if both Hughes and Silk bat together, as neither player can really clear the ropes. So the Sixers will hopefully make adjustments to their lineup so the likes of Christian or Brathwaite bat earlier.<\/p>\n Melbourne were at their clinical best against the Scorchers on Saturday night as they cruised to a 7 wicket victory to open BBL10. Josh Lalor and Kane Richardson were both brilliant with the ball as they took 3 wickets each. They ripped through Perth’s top order as at one stage they were 3-19 after 3 overs, which the Scorchers never recovered from. In chase of 130 against a very strong bowling lineup, Shaun Marsh played a masterful 62 off 47 balls and was well supported by Aaron Finch (35 off 28). After finishing dead last in BBL09, this was the perfect start to the new season. <\/p>\n After their Saturday night thrashing of the Scorchers, the Renegades lineup looks very dangerous and we believe they’ll continue the momentum against the Sixers. Meanwhile, the Sixers have a few problems to sort out, such as fixing their middle order and finding a way of replacing Curran, Abbott and Henriques. Which at the moment, is simply not an easy fix. Take the ‘Gades for a 2-0 start.<\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/strong><\/p>\n The Sixers lost their opening game of BBL10 at this venue on Thursday night. Melbourne beat the Scorchers at the same venue on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\nSydney Sixers (0-1) vs Melbourne Renegades (1-0)<\/h3>\n