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One side are without two of their stars of the past couple of seasons. The other have added extra firepower to their lineup.

Yet, Hobart Hurricanes have fared much better than the Brisbane Heat so far in BBL09. The Hurricanes’ young fast bowlers have impressed so far, whereas the Heat have lost all three games where they were required to chase a total.

This is a big game. The Hurricanes current occupy fifth position (the final playoffs spot). The Heat can overtake them with a strong performance in Hobart. All to play for.

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Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

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• Chris Lynn in BBL09 when chasing a total: 6, 9 and 14. When setting a total, he scored 94 off 35 balls.
• Lynn, who apologised to fans after such a poor Heat performance, has the most runs in Hurricanes-Heat matches: 345 runs, avg. 49.29, SR: 158.99.
• D’Arcy Short is next highest with 334 runs at an incredible average of 111.33.
• Caleb Jewell in his last meeting vs Heat at Hobart: 61* (38).
• Ben Cutting: 204 runs (SR 163.20) and nine wickets vs Hurricanes.
• Riley Meredith: Eight wickets in four BBL09 games. James Faulkner has seven wickets in three games.
• Mark Steketee: Player to watch? He has 10 wickets in seven games vs Hurricanes.
• Matt Renshaw in BBL09: 126 runs, two wickets in four overs.
• Can Qais Ahmad rip through the Heat? He is due a bagful of wickets against a side that could take him on.
• Ben Laughlin became the first player to take 100 BBL wickets.

Possible Playing 11

Hobart Hurricanes have announced an unchanged 13-man squad for this clash. The Hurricanes were unlucky to be at the wrong end of the D/L result last time out, so could stick with the same XI.

Hobart Hurricanes: 1. D’Arcy Short, 2. Caleb Jewell, 3. Ben McDermott (c & wk), 4. David Miller, 5. George Bailey, 6. Simon Milenko, 7. James Faulkner, 8. Nathan Ellis, 9. Clive Rose, 10. Riley Meredith, 11. Qais Ahmad

Brisbane Heat have retained the same squad of 13 players from their terrible performance vs Perth Scorchers.

Brisbane Heat: 1. Tom Banton, 2. Max Bryant, 3. Chris Lynn (c), 4. Matt Renshaw, 5. Sam Heazlett, 6. Jimmy Peirson (wk), 7. Ben Cutting, 8. Mark Steketee, 9. Josh Lalor, 10. Ben Laughlin, 11. Zahir Khan

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Bellerive Oval Pitch Report and Conditions

The forecast is for early 20s and no rain. In regards to the pitch, the Bellerive Oval pitch usually has something in it for everyone, with the average T20 score over the past few seasons a middling 160-odd.

Dream11 Prediction

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Option 1 (if Hobart bat first):

Option 2 (if Heat bat first):

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Match Prediction

Brisbane Heat have been poor when chasing. So, this one could come down to who bats first.

It has all the makings for an exciting match.

Thanks for reading!

READ: January 9th 2020 match: BH vs HH Preview and Dream11