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Sydney Sixers will lock horns with the Hobart Hurricanes in the Challenger of the ongoing BBL 2025-26 season at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Friday, January 23.
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The Sydney Sixers, led by Moises Henriques, suffered a defeat to the Perth Scorchers in the qualifier and made it into the Challenger. On the other hand, the Ben McDermott-led Hobart Hurricanes secured a thrilling win over the Melbourne Stars in the Knockout, advancing to the Challenger.
SIX vs HUR, BBL 2025-26, Challenger Match Details
Match: Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, BBL 2025-26, Challenger
Time & Date: 1:45 PM IST Friday, January 23
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
SIX vs HUR, BBL 2025-26, Challenger Pitch Report
The average first innings score at this venue is 164 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.
SIX vs HUR, BBL 2025-26, Challenger Probable XIs
Sydney Sixers
Daniel Hughes, Steven Smith, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Lachlan Shaw, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Ben Manenti.
Hobart Hurricanes
Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward, Beau Webster, Ben McDermott (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Matthew Wade (wk), Will Prestwidge, Chris Jordan, Rishad Hossain, Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith.
SIX vs HUR, BBL 2025-26, Challenger Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Sydney Sixers.
While the Sixers are coming into this game after losing the Qualifier, the Hurricanes are entering this contest after bagging a win over the Stars in the Knockout. Having said that, we can expect the Sixers to advance to the grand finale with a win in this game, thanks to the depth in their squad in both the batting and bowling departments.
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