HUR vs REN Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today's BBL 14 Match 34 Between Hurricanes vs Renegades?

Hurricanes will host Renegades on Tuesday. [Source: @ShuhidAufridi

 & @RenegadesBBL/X]

The 34th match of the ongoing 14th season of the Big Bash League will be played between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades at the Bellerive Oval on January 14. Slated to play at this ground for the fifth time this season, it’s going to be HH’s last league match at home.

Hobart Hurricanes

Having not qualified for the playoffs since BBL 12, Hurricanes are not just eying to do the same but also stand to benefit more on the back of a potential Top Two finish. Currently second on the points table, they have won five and lost a lone match out of seven appearances thus far.

Yet to lose a BBL 14 home match, the Nathan Ellis-led team would want to register five successive wins here. Assuming they’re able to do the same, a sixth victory will solidify their position at the top of the table.

Melbourne Renegades

Barring just once, Renegades have finished among the bottom two teams on the points table four times out of the last five seasons. If they don’t make amends at the earliest, they might end up finishing at the bottom one more time.

For the unversed, MR are currently placed at the eighth position. One of the three teams to have won three and lost five matches till now, winning on Tuesday will power them to the fourth spot. Having defeated this opposition convincingly at home last month, it is time for Melbourne to defeat Hobart away from home now.

HUR vs REN Head-To-Head Record

How Will The Bellerive Oval Pitch Behave?

92 T20s across nearly two decades have resulted in an average run rate of 8.27 at this venue. As far as BBL 2024/25 is concerned, the number jumps slightly to 8.32. Taking into consideration how innings total in excess of 160 often end up on the winning side in this part of the world, batters are likely to be on the advantageous side in this match.

Players To Watch Out For In HUR vs REN

Hobart Hurricanes

Tim David

For batters with over 100 runs this season, Tim David’s strike rate of 185.55 is the third-highest. In addition to scoring a couple of half-centuries across five innings in the tournament, David’s strike rate of 162.52 is the highest among middle-order batters (min. 900 runs) in the last 12 months.

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Mitchell Owen

HH’s highest Big Bash League 14 run-scorer, Mitchell Owen has scored 202 runs across six innings at an average and strike rate of 40.40 and 177.19 respectively in what is a breakout season for him.

Riley Meredith

Eight wickets in six matches at an average of 21.25, an economy rate of 7.72 and a strike rate of 16.5 see Riley Meredith as Hurricanes’ highest wicket-taker this season. Expect him to pick wickets with the new ball.

Melbourne Renegades

Tim Seifert

Renegades’ best batter of the competition, Tim Seifert is also their only batter to feature among the Top 50 T20 run-scorers in the last one year.

Tom Rogers

With 15 wickets in eight matches at an average of 17.40, an economy rate of 8.79 and a strike rate of 11.86, pacer Tom Rogers is the highest wicket-taker in the competition at this point in time.

Adam Zampa

In addition to being MR’s second-highest BBL 14 wicket-taker, Adam Zampa is also the joint eighth-highest T20 wicket-taker in the last year. Capable of turning a game on his own on his day, one can always rely on him to perform under difficult circumstances.

Today’s Match Prediction: HUR vs REN

Predicted Top Performers

Hobart Hurricanes – Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Riley Meredith

Melbourne Renegades – Tim Seifert, Tom Rogers, Adam Zampa

HUR vs REN: Predicted Score

Predicted first innings score: 162-172

Predicted second innings score: 159-169

Predicted Result: Taking into consideration the past record and the venue stats, Hobart Hurricanes are likely to win this match.

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