BBL 2023-24 | STR  vs HUR, Match 31- Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

image-lr4krcknMatthew Short has been in fine form with the bat for the team (Source: x.com)

Matches are  coming hither and thither in the ongoing Big Bash league (BBL) and game no. 31 will see Adelaide Strikers (STR) lock horns against the Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) in the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, slated to begin at 2:10 PM IST. 

Both teams have played seven matches so far and the Hurricanes are placed a step above the Strikers as they have six points compared to five respectively. The Nathan Ellis-led unit have won three matches and lost four of them while their forthcoming opposition have won just a couple of games and one of them ended up as a rain-washed affair. 

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STR vs HUR, Match 31- Toss Factor

The surface at the Adelaide Oval is a balanced one and it does suit the pacers as well as the spinners. It offers good bounce and the new ball may move for a while. However, the batters get to score more runs as they get to spent time. The pitch is known to get better during the evening and night. 

Scenario: If Hobart Hurricanes fields first

The Hurricanes have a brilliant bowling line-up with the Punjab-born Nikhil Chaudhary finding his A-game with both bat and ball in hand with the progression of the tournament. Players like Chris Jordan and Nathan Ellis could be a good pick as they have the knack for picking wickets.

Scenario: If Adelaide Strikers field first

The Strikers have been bolstered by the good form of Matthew Short and Chris Lynn during this season. Both of them are the top two run-getters for the Strikers this season and has been toying the bowlers on their own will.


STR vs HUR, Match 31- Top Captain and vice-captain choices

Scenario: If Hobart Hurricanes field first

Chris Jordan (HUR): The English bowling all-rounder has been in fantastic form with the cork in hand. He claimed a three-fer against the Brisbane Heat in their recent game and can produce match-defining cameos with the bat as well. He has picked up five wickets from his last three games.

Chris Lynn (STR): 'Lynnsanity' took centre stage during the BBL 13 on most occasions when Chris Lynn took the crease with the willow in hand. The top-order batter has notched up four thirty-plus scores in his last four innings and has piled up 267 runs from six innings, thereby giving a strong reason to pick him for captain and vice-captain choice.


Scenario: If Adelaide Strikers field first

Matt Short (STR): The all-rounder continued his good form from the previous season and is the leading run-getter for his own side with 351 runs from six innings that includes five half-centuries. He is arriving on the back of three back-to-back fifties and can be more than handy with the finger spin as well. Short is in red-hot form and has been playing the captain's knock consistently.

Nathan Ellis (HUR): The Hurricanes skipper has bagged eight wickets from seven matches and is their leading wicket-taker in the ongoing season. Ellis is a good middle-over and slog over phase bowler and tends to fragment building partnerships. The wily fast bowler has good change-ups that easily deceives the opposition.


STR vs HUR, Match 31- Big Risk, Big Return Choices

Nikhil Chaudhary (HUR): The Punjab-bred lad in the BBL has gained huge attraction from the broadcasters and the audience due to his brilliant all-round abilities. He almost steered a win for the Hurricanes single-handedly against the Heat with a gritty fifty. Chaudhary has been bowling quite often as well and could be a handy pick. 

David Payne (STR): The English fast bowler has had a good BBL outing thus far with eight scalps under his name from five innings. There's been only one occasion this edition when Payne did not pick a wicket. The conditions of Adelaide Oval does soothe him and the pacer could be a good asset.