HUR vs STA Prediction, BBL 2025-26, Knockout, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Hobart Hurricanes will clash against the Melbourne Stars in the Knockout of the ongoing BBL 2025-26 season at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Wednesday, January 21. 

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The Hobart Hurricanes, led by Nathan Ellis, ended the league phase in third position with six wins, three losses, and one no-result from 10 matches, earning 13 points. On the other hand, the Marcus Stoinis-led Melbourne Stars concluded the league stage with fourth place, picking up six wins and four losses from 10 encounters, accumulating 12 points.

HUR vs STR, BBL 2025-26, Knockout Match Details 

Match: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, BBL 2025-26, Knockout 

Time & Date: 2:00 PM IST Wednesday, January 21 

Venue: Bellerive, Hobart

HUR vs STR, BBL 2025-26, Knockout Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is 181 in the ongoing season. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first and chase down any given target. Any score above 200 is tough to chase in the second innings.

HUR vs STR, BBL 2025-26, Knockout Probable XIs

Hobart Hurricanes

Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward, Beau Webster, Ben McDermott (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Matthew Wade (wk), Charlie Wakim, Chris Jordan, Jackson Bird/Billy Stanlake, Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith.

Melbourne Stars

Sam Harper (wk), Thomas Fraser Rogers, Joe Clarke, Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Tom Curran, Hilton Cartwright, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle.

HUR vs STR, BBL 2025-26, Knockout  Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Melbourne Stars.

The Hobart Hurricanes have won six games in 10 encounters. On the other hand, the Melbourne Stars have also won six times. Interestingly, the Stars secured a win over the Hurricanes by eight wickets earlier in the league phase. That said, we can expect them to come out on top on a thrilling note.

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