Match 40 of the "Big Bash League, 2024/25 " will be played between Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes (STA vs HUR). The match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on 19th January 2025 at 01:45 PM IST.
STA vs HUR (Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes), Match 40 - Match Information
Match: Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 40
Date: 19th January 2025
Time: 01:45 PM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
STA vs HUR, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 143 runs. The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Weather Report for Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
Temperature will hover around 27.71 °C with 32% humidity. 2.76 m/s winds are expected. Cloud cover expected, so expect some movement to aid the pace bowlers.
Pace or Spin?
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 75% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, Fantasy gully experts predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
STA vs HUR, Head to Head
In the 21 matches played between these 2 teams, Hobart Hurricanes Bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while All Rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Melbourne Stars.
STA vs HUR Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Duckett | 5 | 175 | 35 | 0 | - | 21, 20, 67, 0, 67 | - |
| Mitchell Owen | 3 | 81 | 27 | 2 | 16.5 | 0, 44, 0, 24, 13 | 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 |
| Ben McDermott | 5 | 124 | 41.3 | 0 | - | 17, 34, 68, 5, 0 | - |
- Ben Matthew Duckett
Ben Duckett is a Wicket-Keeper and has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He is a top order opening batter, bats Left Handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played 5 matches this player has scored 175 runs averaging 35 per match.
- Mitchell J Owen
Mitchell Owen is a Batter and has an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Mitchell Owen is a top order opening batter, bats Right Handed. In the recently played 3 matches he has scored 81 runs averaging 27 per match. This player also bowls decently, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 wickets, averaging at 16.5 wickets per match.
- Benjamin Reginald McDermott
Ben McDermott is a Wicket-Keeper and has an average of 33 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.3 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. Ben McDermott is a top order Right Handed Batter and also keeps wickets. In the recent 5 matches he has scored 124 runs averaging 41.3 per match.
STA vs HUR Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Meredith | 5 | 0 | - | 7 | 23 | - | 0, 3, 2, 1, 1 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 36.5 | 0, 0, 5, 0, 0 | 3, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
| Mark Steketee | 4 | 1 | - | 11 | 9.5 | 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0, 5, 3, 1, 2 |
- Riley Patrick Meredith
Riley Meredith is a Bowler and has an average of 40 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.1 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. This player bowls right-arm fast and in the last 5 matches Riley Meredith has taken 7 wickets at an average of 23. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 1, 0, 2, 2, 2 wickets in the recent matches. This player has a good record at this venue in the last 5 matches Riley Meredith played here and has taken 5 wickets.
- Nathan Trevor Ellis
Nathan Ellis can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. This player bowls right-arm fast medium and in the recent 4 matches Nathan Ellis has taken 4 wickets at an average of 36.5. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking 0, 2, 0, 1, 2 wickets in the recent matches. This player has a good record at this venue in the last 4 matches Nathan Ellis played here and has taken 2 wickets.
- Mark Thomas Steketee
Mark Steketee is a Bowler and has an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and is very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high returns pick in your team. He is a right-arm fast medium Bowler and in the recently played 4 matches this player has taken 0, 5, 3, 1, 2 wickets at an average of 9.5. Mark Steketee has a very good record against this opponent, taking 0, 1, 1, 0, 2 wickets in the recent matches. He has a good record at this venue in the recent 4 matches this player played here and has taken 3, 1, 1, 1, 1 wickets.
STA vs HUR Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 5 | 168 | 84 | 0 | - | 90, 58, 20, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 63 | 31.5 | 4 | 25.8 | 15, 0, 48, 0, 0 | 0, 1, 0, 0, 3 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 38 | - | 2 | 35 | 18, 0, 0, 4, 16 | 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 |
- Glenn James Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is an All Rounder and has an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Glenn Maxwell is a batter, bats Right Handed. In the recent 5 matches he has scored 168 runs averaging 84 per match. This player has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 wickets in the recent matches.
- Beau Jacob Webster
Beau Webster is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Beau Webster has an average of 44 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a batter, bats Right Handed. In the last 3 matches this player has scored 63 runs averaging 31.5 per match. Beau Webster is also a handy bowler, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 4 wickets, averaging at 25.8 wickets per match.
- Christopher James Jordan
Chris Jordan is a good to have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.5. This player is a right-arm fast medium Bowler and in the recent 3 matches Chris Jordan has taken 2 wickets at an average of 35. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 wickets in the recent matches. This player has bowled well at this venue in the last 3 matches Chris Jordan played here and has taken 4 wickets.
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STA vs HUR Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Steketee | 4 | 1 | - | 11 | 9.5 | 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0, 5, 3, 1, 2 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 5 | 168 | 84 | 0 | - | 90, 58, 20, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Caleb Jewell | 5 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | - | 76, 1, 22, 7, 3 | - |
| Joel Paris | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12.7 | 3, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0, 3, 0, 2, 1 |
| Mitchell Owen | 3 | 81 | 27 | 2 | 16.5 | 0, 44, 0, 24, 13 | 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 36.5 | 0, 0, 5, 0, 0 | 3, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
The Top Point Getters for Melbourne Stars are Mark Steketee with 152 match fantasy points. Glenn Maxwell with 140 match fantasy points and Joel Paris with 100 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Hobart Hurricanes are Caleb Jewell with 111 match fantasy points. Mitchell Owen with 98 match fantasy points and Nathan Ellis with 89 match fantasy points.
STA vs HUR Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
| Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 5 | 168 | 84 | 0 | - | 90, 58, 20, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Ben Duckett | 5 | 175 | 35 | 0 | - | 21, 20, 67, 0, 67 | - |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 63 | 31.5 | 4 | 25.8 | 15, 0, 48, 0, 0 | 0, 1, 0, 0, 3 |
| Riley Meredith | 5 | 0 | - | 7 | 23 | - | 0, 3, 2, 1, 1 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 36.5 | 0, 0, 5, 0, 0 | 3, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
- Glenn James Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is an All Rounder and has an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a batter, bats Right Handed. In the recent 5 matches this player has scored 168 runs at an average of 84 per match. Glenn Maxwell has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 wickets in the recent matches.
- Ben Matthew Duckett
Ben Duckett is a Wicket-Keeper and has an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top order opening Left Handed Batter and also keeps wickets. In the last 5 matches this player has scored 175 runs at an average of 35 per match.
- Beau Jacob Webster
Beau Webster is an All Rounder and has an average of 44 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. Beau Webster is a batter, bats Right Handed. In the recently played 3 matches he has scored 15, 0, 48, 0, 0 runs averaging 31.5 per match. This player also bowls decently, bowling right-arm medium and in the recent matches has taken 0, 1, 0, 0, 3 wickets at an average of 25.8 per match.
- Riley Patrick Meredith
Riley Meredith is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Riley Meredith has an average of 40 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.1. He bowls right-arm fast and in the recent 5 matches this player has taken 7 wickets at an average of 23. Riley Meredith has done very well against this opposition, taking 1, 0, 2, 2, 2 wickets in the recent matches. He has a good record at this venue in the last 5 matches this player played here and has taken 5 wickets.
- Nathan Trevor Ellis
Nathan Ellis is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Nathan Ellis has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. He is a right-arm fast medium Bowler and in the recently played 4 matches this player has taken 3, 1, 0, 0, 0 wickets at an average of 36.5. Nathan Ellis has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 2, 0, 1, 2 wickets in the recent matches. He has bowled well at this venue in the last 4 matches this player played here and has taken 0, 2, 0, 0, 0 wickets.
STA vs HUR Squad Information
Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) Squad: Matthew Wade, Cameron Gannon, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Riley Meredith, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Owen, Peter Hatzoglou, Patrick Dooley and Marcus Bean
Melbourne Stars (STA) Squad: Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Beau Webster, Hilton Cartwright, Usama Mir, Tom Curran, Sam Harper, Jonathan Merlo, Thomas Rogers, Blake Macdonald and Doug Warren
STA vs HUR Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Jake Doran and Sam Harper
Batters: Ben Duckett and Thomas Rogers
All-Rounders: Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers: Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Usama Mir and Peter Siddle
Captain: Beau Webster
Vice-Captain: Ben Duckett
STA vs HUR (Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes), Match 40 Preview
Melbourne Stars have played 9 matches in the series and they are currently ranked sixth on the points table, while Hobart Hurricanes have played 8 matches in the series and they will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot.
Big Bash League, 2024/25 Points Table
The points table of Big Bash League, 2024/25 Detailed table of matches played, matches won, matches lost, and Net run-rate.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 38 of the Big Bash League, 2023/24 where Dan Lawrence scored the highest fantasy points for Melbourne Stars with 137 match fantasy points while Matthew Wade topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Hobart Hurricanes with 96 match fantasy points.
In the last match (Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars Last Match Scorecard) played by Melbourne Stars against Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars beat Melbourne Renegades by 42 runs. The top fantasy player for Melbourne Stars was Mark Steketee who scored 152 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes beat Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets. The top fantasy player for Hobart Hurricanes was Caleb Jewell who scored 111 fantasy points.