Melbourne Stars (MLS) Vs Hobart Hurricanes (HBH), 40th Match of BBL 2024-25, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Melbourne Stars (MLS) Vs Hobart Hurricanes (HBH), 40th Match of BBL 2024-25, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips

Vanue : Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Date & Time : 19th January, Sunday at 1:45 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 21
MLS won - 13
HBH won - 08
NR - 00,
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the MCG is a decent one to bat on, Expect the bowlers to hit short of a length and force the batsmen to hit square, where the boundaries are huge. The pacers have accounted most of the wickets in compare to Spiners. The spinners should also have a say, with the dimensions of the ground bound to come into play.

The average first innings scored here is 160 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 28°C on the Sunday with 40% humidity and 8 km/hr wind speed. There are 5% chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Melbourne Stars :

Ben Duckett, Sam Harper (wk), Thomas Fraser Rogers, Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Mark Steketee, Peter Siddle.

Hobart Hurricanes :

Mitchell Owen, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Nikhil Chaudhary, Jake Doran, Matthew Wade (wk), Tim David, Nathan Ellis (c), Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith, Marcus Bean.

Preview :

Melbourne Stars (MLS) will take on Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) in the 40th match of the BBL 2024-25. This match will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Hobart Hurricanes have seven wins in nine matches. On the other hand, Melbourne Stars are placed fourth in the table with four wins in nine matches. They won the previous match and are unbeaten so far in matches that are played in 2025.

For Melbourne Stars, Ben Duckett makes way as he joins the England squad. Tom Curran has overcome a calf injury and is in line to make his return, after last playing on Boxing Day against the Sydney Sixers. The 42-run victory in the previous match marked the Stars' fourth win in a row, as they remain undefeated in 2025 and bounced back from a 0-5 losing start to BBL 14. They are still alive in the tournament.

Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) are the table toppers and have secured the top spot in this edition. Caleb Jewell (76 off 49) and Mitchell Owen (44 off 20) spearheaded a tough run chase to propel Hobart Hurricanes to a thrilling five wicket win in the previous match against Brisbane Heat. Hurricanes will be looking to fine tune their side before the big qualifiers come up. This promises to be an excting match between these two teams.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

Tim David :

Tim David is doing the job of a finisher perfectly for Hobart Hurricanes in the tournament lately and hit 11, 28*, 68* & 62* in past four innings. Overall in 7 innings, he has scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 175.65. Hit or miss type player.

Caleb Jewell :

Celeb Jewell looked in solid touch at the top of the order in the previous match smashed 76 runs off just 49 balls. He will be keen to continue his good form. Punt pick.

Beau Webster :

Beau Webster has kind of big-hitting skills and bowling prowess he brings into the Stars setup. In 6 matches in the BBL 2024/25, he scored 133 runs at an average of 26.6 and picked up 4 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 42. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Marcus Stoinis :

Marcus Stoinis is the star allrounder who has a stunning batting record against the Hurricanes, with 419 runs at an average of 46.6 in 14 innings but managed to get just 2 wickets with the ball against them. Safest c/vc pick.

Glenn Maxwell :

Glenn Maxwell is a big-match player and looking forward to winning another game for his side. In 7 matches in the tournament, he made 221 runs at a strike rate of 182.64 and picked up a wicket. Default c/vc pick.

Mitchell Owen :

Mitchell Owen is an attacking batting allrounder who's scored most 270 runs at an average of 38.57 in 8 innings for the Hurricanes. He has also gets two wickets with the ball in past two games. Another best c/vc pick for grand league.

Riley Meredith :

Riley Meredith is the leading wicket taker for Hurricanes in the tournament, bagging 11 scalps in 8 matches with the best figures of 3 for 27. Must have pick.

Mark Steketee :

Mark Steketee gets his first fifer in the previous match with a superb spell of 5-17. The right arm pacer also bagged 19 wickets in 11 matches against the Hurricanes. Punt pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat Sheet

Melbourne Stars

wk :

Joe Clarke -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open
32(23), 0(9), 40(22), 32(26), 32(31), 17(14), 9(9), 2(5), 0(3), 39(23),

Sam Harper -

Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, DNB, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
0(1), 4(6), 1(1), 8(11), 4(3), 12(12), 48(44), 46(36), 1(4), DNB, DNB, 0(1), 17(11), 5(7), 1(2), 4(2), 22(21), 1(4), 3(6), 8(10), 51(36), 63(36),

Batters :

Ben Duckett -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
21(14), 20(14), 67(49), 0(1), 67(49), 68(29), 0(1), 39(21), 14(12), 11(11), 28(28), 20(13), 30(19),

Hilton Cartwright -

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
6(9), 2(6)*, 24(12)*, 1(3)*, 17(12), 15(11), 4(9), 15(14), 18(17), 52(33), 54(40), 14(14), 21(13), 14(8), 38(30), 29(22), DNB, DNB, 2(3), 47(30), 22(11), 24(18), 33(16), 36(36), 7(6), 12(8), 16(14), 57(47), 36(31),

Thomas Fraser Rogers -

2dwn, Open, Open, Open 3dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
0(1), 1(5), 6(7), 12(6), 2(3), 1(4), 14(15), 10(7), 23(17), 19(16), 42(34), 8(5), 21(14), 20(19),

Campbell Kellaway -

DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
DNB, 13(12), 25(23), 2(1)*, 5(8), 9(4), 3(3),

Allrounders :

Glenn Maxwell - Off break

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, DNB, DNB,
90(52), 58(32)*, 20(10)*, 0(1), 6(4), 32(17), 15(5), DNB, 21(20), 43(19), 40(22), 54(23)*, 34(23), 15(14), DNB, 10(11), DNB, DNB,
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/11(1), 0/31(2), 1/12(2), DNB, 0/11(1), DNB, 1/14(2), 0/26(4), 3/42(4), 2/20(3), 3/15(4), 0/17(4), 0/192), 1/17(3),

Marcus Stoinis - Right Arm Medium

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
18(10), 4(9), 48(35), 62(48), 22(17), 20(19), 27(19), 26(17), 37(33), 61(27), 14(15), 21(7), 2(5), 10(8), DNB, 20(20), 8(5), 1(4), 39(23), DNB, 36(29), 57(37), 1(5),
0/5(1), 2/30(4), 0/23(2), 0/28(4), DNB, 0/38(4), 0/11(2), 1/20(4), DNB, 0/15(1), 0/27(3), DNB, 0/31(2), 1/30(3), 1/14(2), 4/23(4), 0/10(2), 1/28(3), 1/6(2), 0(4), 1/23(4), 3/19(4), 1/34(3),

Beau Webster - Off break

1dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn,
15(18), 48(41), 20(16), 3(5), 28(19)*, 19(13), 8(16), 18(14), 23(15), 49(37), 0(4), 25(25),
1/35(4), 0/26(3), 3/42(4), DNB, 0/13(2), DNB, 1/21(3), 3/16(4), 0/8(2), 1/16(4), 1/26(4), 1/21(3),

Tom Curran - Right Arm Medium Fast

5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn,
15(14), 25(22), 3(4), 37(19), 1(5), 6(3)*, 24(11), DNB, DNB, 4(2),
1/39(3), 0/46(4), 0/34(4), 1/25(4), 1/23(4), 1/40(4), 0/28(3), 2/21(4), 4/24(4), 0/23(3),

Dan Lawrence - Off break

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, 2dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn,
14(13), 2(6), 64(38)*, 26(15), 33(22)*, 6(5), 57(25), 1(1), 0(1)*,
DNB, 0/24(2), 1/6(2), 0/15(1), 0/4(1), DNB, DNB, DNB,DNB,

Jonathan Merlo - Right Arm Medium Fast

5dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, ABN, 3dwn, 5dwn,
3(4), 8(6), DNB, DNB, DNB, 1(1)*, 2(4), 5(6), 15(9), 1(3), ABN, 4(9), 2(3),
DNB, DNB, 0/12(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/5(1), 0/4(1), ABN, DNB, DNB,

Bowlers :

Adam milne - Right Arm Medium Fast

2/32(4), 0/25(3), 1/30(3), 1/20(2), 2/40(4), 1/53(4), 4/33(4), 1/49(4), 2/50(4), 0/46(4), 2/23(3), DNB, 1/39(4), 0/23(4)

Peter Siddle - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/13(4), 2/26(4), 2/36(4), 1/34(4), 2/33(4), 0/21(3), 2/21(4), 1/29(4), 1/28(4), 1/22(3), 1/48(4), 0/39(3), 1/25(4), 1/32(3), 2/28(3), 2/29(4), 1/41(4), 0/10(2), 1/24(4), 0/14(1), 2/24(4),

Scott Boland - Right Arm Fast Medium

0/38(3), 1/27(4), 2/38(4), 1/32(4), 1/45(4), 1/20(4), 2/23(4), 0/48(4), 4/41(4),

Mark Steketee - Right Arm Fast Medium

5/17(4), 3/14(3), 1/32(4), 2/42(4), 1/12(2), 0/42(4), 0/43(3), 1/35(3), 2/59(4), 0/48(4), 0/26(3), 4/34(4), 2/23(4),

Usama Mir - Legbreak

0/30(3), 2/19(4), 1/28(4), 1/17(3), 2/37(4), 1/43(4), 2/21(4), 1/43(4), 1/36(3), 2/16(4), 3/22(4), 0/68(4), 3/32(4), 2/29(4), 6/40(4), 1/34(4), 2/36(4),

Joel Paris - Left Arm Fast Medium

3/13(4), 0/20(2), 2/23(4), 1/20(4), 1/29(4), 0/21(2), 1/20(3), 0/25(3), 1/26(2), 1/39(4), 1/31(4), 0/35(4), 1/17(2), 1/46(4), 1/29(4), 1/32(3), 2/15(4), 1/36(3), 0/35(3), 2/10(3),

Brody Couch - Right Arm Medium

0/25(3), 0/11(1), 1/27(3), 1/21(2), 2/27(4), 0/25(3), 2/24(4), 2/40(3), 3/30(4), 0/12(1), 0/25(4), 1/24(4), 0/7(1),

Austin Anlezark - Right Arm Medium

0/6(1), 5/30(4), 2/29(3),

Doug Warren - Left arm orthodox

0/24(3), 1/39(4),
First class matches
2/71(24), 3/74(20), 2/47(20), 1/62(23), 3/69(15),

Hamish Mckenzie - Left arm chinaman

1/42(4), 0/35(4), 0/32(4), 0/17(2), 2/12(4), 2/27(4), 0/18(2),

Hobart Hurricanes :

wk :

Ben McDermott -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
17(14), 34(25), 68(34)*, 5(9), 0(1), 64(48), 11(7), 35(30), 32(27), 0(1), 8(14), 15(9), 46(29),

Matthew Wade -

4dwn, 4dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 1dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn,
15(9)*, 36(23), 15(5), 27(18), 15(16), 5(5), 1(2), 5(7), 4(5), DNB, 17(10), DNB, DNB, 4(6), DNB, 1(3), 7(7), DNB, 21(14), 63(41),

Shai Hope -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn,
11(12), 4(6), 37(22), 38(35), 13(14), 35(44), 0(1), 40(30), 45(43)*, 14(10), 54(24), 4(2), 18(25), 7(6), 22(24), 56(33), 27(22), 28(19), 56(31), 71(37), 15(19), 7(10), 5(5),

Jake Doran -

5dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
8(4)*, 7(5), 67(43)*, 3(7), 26(22), 71(37)*, 36(33)*, 15(10),

Batters :

Tim David -

3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
11(10), 24(15)*, 68(38)*, 62(28)*, 4(8), 33(14), DNB, 0(2), 7(3)*, 18(19), 10(8), 1(3), 0(1), 25(14), 17(7), DNB, 6(10), 9(12), 12(15), 15(11), 2(4), 24(14)

Caleb Jewell -

Open, Open, Open, Open, 5dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, open, open
76(49), 1(6), 22(20), 7(9), 3(4)*, 32(30), 5(6), 4(3), 13(7), 31(20), 45(37), 0(3), 12(11), 42(24), 17(14), 7(7), 18(24), 8(8), 5(5), 70(44), 28(17), 54(35), 54(28)

Mac Wright -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn
16(18), 37(27), 11(7), 0(4), 8(6), 34(25), 33(19), 63(36), 56(56), 6(14), 5(7), 15(14), 1(3), 8(10), 5(8), DNB, 64(45)

Charlie Wakim -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open,
0(2), 12(18), 16(16), 11(11), 13(15), 14(18), 25(26), 4(7), 1(3), 7(6),

Allrounders :

Chris Jordan - Right Arm Fast

4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 7dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn,
18(13)*, 4(2)*, 16(11)*, 17(10)*, DNB, 0(1), DNB, 13(11)*, 27(24), DNB, 3(2), 7(10), DNB, 6(5),
1/24(3), 1/46(4), 2/22(4), 2/36(4), 0/29(4), 0/6(1), 0/30(2), 3/33(4), 1/39(4), 2/29(4), 0/22(3), 0/40(4), 0/57(4), 0/35(3),

Nikhil Chaudhary - Off break

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn,
39(27), 36(27), 29(23), 22(22), 42(31), 20(17), DNB, 2(4), 5(5), 22(18), 0(0), 55(37), DNB, DNB, 32(16), DNB, 40(31), 5(4), 7(5), 18(9), 13(14), 23(8),
0/14(2), 0/17(3), 1/9(1), 0/19(2), 1/15(3), 1/11(2), 0/9(1), DNB, 0/22(3), 1/18(3), 0/22(4), 1/28(2), 1/16(2), 2/26(4), DNB, DNB, 0/5(1), 0/33(2), DNB, DNB, 0/31(3), 1/23(4),

Mitchell Owen - Right Arm Medium

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn
44(20), 24(14), 13(6), 37(16), 33(17), 8(4), 101(64)*, 10(7), 1(2), 28(22), 3(8), 0(2), 10(7), 7(7), 3(1)*, 17(10),
1/20(3), 1/13(2), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/8(1), 0/12(1), 0/7(1), 0/6(1), 0/33(2), 1/17(2), 0/32(3), 0/6(1),

Bowlers :

Nathan Ellis - Right Arm Medium Fast

3/42(4), 1/31(4), 0/42(4), 0/31(4), 1/34(4), 1/28(4), 2/12(3), 1/20(3), 0/30(4), 3/9(2), 0/22(2), 0/35(4), 1/47(4), 3/16(4), 0/27(4), 1/23(4),

Riley Meredith - Right Arm Fast

0/57(4), 3/36(4), 2/30(4), 1/26(4), 1/12(3), 0/44(4), 3/27(4), 1/31(3), 1/34(4), 1/47(4), 0/29(4), 0/38(4), 1/31(4), 0/17(2), 1/37(4),

Billy Stanlake - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/5(1), 1/25(4), 1/38(4), 2/22(4), 1/41(3), 0/32(4), 1/29(2), 0/29(3), 1/41(4), 0/19(4), 2/28(4), 1/10(2), 0/24(2), 1/41(4), 3/25(4),

Peter Hatzoglou - Leg break googly

0/17(2), 0/29(4), 0/29(4), 1/15(3), 0/46(4), 0/27(4), 0/18(2), 0/43(4), 0/32(4), 0/32(4), 2/4(3), 1/15(3)

Paddy Dooley - Left Arm Orthodox

0/53(3), 1/27(4), 1/28(4), 0/16(4), 2/33(4), 0/17(1), 2/32(4), 0/44(4), 0/22(3), 3/42(4), 1/20(4), 3/22(4), 2/25(4), 1/25(4) 0/24(2) 2/23(4)

Waqar Salamkheil - Left arm chinaman

2/22(2), 2/22(3), 1/31(3), 1/29(3), 3/26(4), 1/33(4), 0/51(4), 0/46(4), 0/33(4), 2/19(4), 3/13(4), 2/37(4), 2/27(4), 2/41(4),

Iain Carlisle - Right Arm Medium

List A Matches
3/39(8), 0/42(4), 0/44(6), 4/60(9), 0/8(5),0/47(7),

Marcus Bean - Left arm fast

1/32(4),

Cheat Sheet

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