Hobart Hurricanes will go head-to-head against the Melbourne Renegades in the fifteenth match of the Big Bash League. The HBH vs MLR Match Preview provides today’s match details for the fifteenth match of the tournament.
HBH vs MLR Match Preview- BBL 2025-26, Match 15:
Date and Venue:
The HBH vs MLR match will be played on December 29 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. The game will start at 1:45 PM IST.
Squads:
Hobart Hurricanes
Nathan Ellis (c), Tim David, Ben McDermott, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Wade, Jake Weatherald, Macalister Wright, Rehan Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Beau Webster, Marcus Bean, Jackson Bird, Ian Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake.
Melbourne Renegades
Will Sutherland (c), Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Mohammad Rizwan, Tim Seifert, Harry Dixon, Oliver Peake, Tom Rogers, William Salzmann, Jason Behrendorff, Brendan Doggett, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Gurinder Sandhu, Callum Stow, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hassan Khan
HBH vs MLR Key battles:
Ben McDermott vs Jason Behrendoff
Experienced batter Ben McDermott, who has started batting in the middle order, will have to take the responsibility and play a match-winning knock for his team in the absence of Tim David in the upcoming game against the Renegades.
McDermott will face the challenge of Jason Behrendoff, who will take the new ball for his team
Mitchell Owen vs Will Sutherland
Opener Mitchell Owen will be entrusted to get the Hurricanes off to a good start in the powerplay.
Owen will be up against the Renegades’ skipper, Will Sutherland, who will look to lead from the front by picking up wickets at crucial moments for his team.
Tim Seifert vs Nathan Ellis
Tim Seifert, who had a good start to the BBL, will look to put on another strong performance in the next match.
Seifert will have to face the challenge of Nathan Ellis, who will be banked upon to pick up wickets with the new ball and at the backend of the innings.
Oliver Peake vs Chris Jordan
Young and talented batter Oliver Peake, who has impressed everyone with his batting so far in the tournament, would like to keep up the good work in the upcoming match against the Hurricanes.
Peake will have to tackle the bowling of Chris Jordan, who has been in decent form with the ball, and would eye another decisive contribution.
HBH vs MLR Key Players:
HBH– Nikhil Chaudhary, Mitchell Owen, Ben McDermott, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis
MLR– Tim Seifert, Mohammad Rizwan, Oliver Peake, Jason Behrendorff, Will Sutherland
HBH vs MLR Weather Report:
There are no chances of rain during the game in Hobart with a maximum temperature of 20°C and a minimum of 15°C.
Conclusion
Hobart Hurricanes would look to make it a double against the Melbourne Renegades when the two teams face each other in Hobart, having got the better of them the first time they met in the ongoing season.
Melbourne Renegades, on the other hand, would look to get their campaign back on track, having lost the last match that they played this season, which too against the Hobart Hurricanes.
