Melbourne Renegades will be up against the Hobart Hurricanes in the eighth match of the Big Bash League. The MLR vs HBH Match Preview provides today’s match details for the eighth match of the tournament.
MLR vs HBH Match Preview- BBL 2025-26, Match 8:
Date and Venue:
The MLR vs HBH match will be played on December 21 at Simonds Stadium, Geelong. The game will start at 1:45 PM IST.
Squads:
Melbourne Renegades
Will Sutherland (c), Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Mohammad Rizwan, Tim Seifert, Harry Dixon, Oliver Peake, Tom Rogers, William Salzmann, Jason Behrendorff, Brendan Doggett, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Gurinder Sandhu, Callum Stow, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hassan Khan
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Hobart Hurricanes
Nathan Ellis (c), Tim David, Ben McDermott, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Wade, Jake Weatherald, Macalister Wright, Rehan Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Beau Webster, Marcus Bean, Jackson Bird, Ian Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake.
MLR vs HBH Key battles:
Tim Seifert vs Nathan Ellis
Hard-hitting opening batter Tim Seifert, who scored an attacking century in Melbourne Renegades’ season opener against the Brisbane Heat, would look to build on it and play another match-winning knock for his team.
Seifert will have to face the challenge of the opposition captain, Nathan Ellis, who will be entrusted to lead from the front.
Oliver Peake vs Chris Jordan
19-year-old middle-order batter Oliver Peak, who scored an important half-century in the previous match and was involved in a timely partnership with Seifert, would wish to make another significant contribution in the next match against the Hobart Hurricanes.
Peake will have to tackle the bowling of Chris Jordan, who is known for his variations at the backend of a T20 innings and would look to use it to good effect.
Ben McDermott vs Jason Behrendoff
Ben McDermott, who scored a much-needed half-century and formed a crucial partnership for the fourth wicket with Tim David, although in a losing cause against the Melbourne Stars, would want to replicate the same performance in the next match.
McDermott will face the challenge of Jason Behrendoff, who will look to pick early wickets for his team.
Tim David vs Will Sutherland
Tim David, who struggled to get going in the last match despite stitching a vital partnership with McDermot,t would look to make up for it against the Renegades.
Tim David will be up against the captain of the Renegades, Will Sutherland, who will look to keep things in check by picking up crucial wickets for the team.
MLR vs BHB Key Players:
MLR– Tim Seifert, Mohammad Rizwan, Oliver Peake, Jason Behrendorff, Will Sutherland
HBH– Tim David Mitchell Owen, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis
MLR vs HBH Weather Report:
There are 93% chances of rain during the game in Geelong with a maximum temperature of 16°C and a minimum of 11°C.
Conclusion
Both teams will look to register their second win of the tournament in order to gain momentum for the matches to come.
