Hobart Hurricanes will face the Melbourne Renegades in the fifteenth match of the Big Bash League. This article provides details about the Hobart Hurricanes’ Playing 11 vs Melbourne Renegades for the fifteenth match of the tournament.
Hobart Hurricanes Playing XI vs Melbourne Renegades- BBL 2025-26, Match 15:
Openers: Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward
Hobart Hurricanes will hope to replicate the same performance that they delivered in the previous match against the Perth Scorchers when they take on the Melbourne Renegades for the second time in the ongoing season.
The Nathan Ellis-led side would look to maintain their strong record against this particular opposition, having won four of the last five games that they have played against them in the Big Bash League by registering another win.
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The onus will be on the openers to get the team off to a good start and get the Renigades bowlers under pressure.
The pair of Mitchell Owen and Tim Ward would look to bat well in partnership and make full use of the first four overs with fielding restrictions in play.
In addition to that, both batters would also be backed to make meaningful contributions individually as well, to be in good rhythm for the matches to come.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (wk), Macalister Wright, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hossain
If we talk about the performance of Hobart Hurricanes’ middle order, it has also done its job with different batters contributing in different games and taking the team over the line from situations that have been quite challenging, with the team losing quick wickets.
Having said that, the Hurricanes are expected to be without the services of experienced batter Tim David for the match in question, as he picked up an injury while batting against the Scorchers.
However, the team has got enough power in their batting lineup with Matthew Wade likely to replace Tim David at that particular position, or might slot in down the order depending on the state of the game.
The team management will trust the likes of Nikhil Chaudhary and Ben McDermott to carry the form that they have shown in the tournament so far, and for Macalister Wright and Chris Jordan to give them good support.
Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Riley Meridith, Nathan Ellis, Rehan Ahmed and Rishad Hossain
As far as the bowling lineup of the Hurricanes is concerned, it comprises six bowling options, including fast bowling all-rounder Mitchell Owen and five specialist bowlers.
Names like Chris Jordan, Riley Meridith, and Nathan Ellis will take care of the team’s fast bowling department and would want to deliver a similar performance that they came up with in the last match against the Perth Scorchers.
Jordan and Meridth are expected to take the new ball, with Ellis taking charge in the middle overs along with the spinners.
The spin bowling department of Hobart Hurricanes will be taken care of by Rehan Ahmed and Rishad Hossain, both of whom bowled well in the previous match and would hope to do so in the next game as well.
