Hobart Hurricanes chase fourth straight win over Adelaide Strikers
Hobart Hurricanes meet Adelaide Strikers at University of Tasmania Stadium, Saturday 7:15pm (Big Bash League, 29th Match). Ben McDermott has been out lbw in 13% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Lloyd Pope takes 10% of his BBL wickets lbw.
Form
Hobart Hurricanes have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Sydney Sixers.
Adelaide Strikers have won two of their last five and most recently beat Melbourne Renegades.
Head to head
These sides have met 25 times on our records since 2011: Hobart Hurricanes 11, Adelaide Strikers 13.
Last time out (2025, Match 28), Hobart Hurricanes won 178–141 at Bellerive Oval.
Hobart Hurricanes have won the last three against Adelaide Strikers.
Players to watch
For Hobart Hurricanes, watch Ben McDermott (26.8 runs a game in 2025) and Nikhil Chaudhary (25.6 runs a game in 2025).
For Adelaide Strikers, watch Liam Scott (31 runs a game, 5 wickets in 2025) and Matthew Short (28 runs a game, 5 wickets in 2025).
Milestone watch
Matthew Short is 34 runs short of 2,500 for their career.
The deeper numbers
Ben McDermott has been out lbw in 13% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Lloyd Pope takes 10% of his BBL wickets lbw.
Adelaide Strikers have won 2 of 13 BBL chases of 180 or more since 2020.
When Adelaide Strikers lose three wickets inside the powerplay, they have won just 1 of 12 BBL matches since 2020.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
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