Hobart Hurricanes will face Melbourne Renegades in the fifteenth match of big bash league, This article provides details about the playing 11 of Hobart Hurricanes 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 be hoping to repeat the same performance they did in the last match against Perth Scorchers when they take on Melbourne Renegades for the second time in the ongoing season.
The Nathan Ellis-led side will be looking to maintain their strong record against this particular opponent, having registered another win in the Big Bash League by winning four of the last five matches played against them.
The responsibility of giving a good start to the team and putting pressure on the Renegades bowlers will be on the opening batsmen.
The pair of Mitchell Owen and Tim Ward will look to bat well in the partnership and make full use of the first four overs with the fielding restrictions in the game.
Furthermore, both the batsmen will also be supported to make meaningful contributions individually to stay in good shape for the upcoming matches.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (wk), McAllister Wright, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Nathan Ellis (captain), Rishad Hussain.
If we talk about the performance of Hobart Hurricanes’ middle order, it has also done its job by contributing in different games with different batsmen and has taken the team out of situations which have been quite challenging, in which the team has lost wickets in quick succession.
Having said that, Hurricanes are expected to be without the services of experienced batsman Tim David in this match as he suffered an injury while batting against the Scorchers.
However, the team has enough strength in its batting lineup and Matthew Wade can replace Tim David at that particular position, or come in lower down the order depending on the playing situation.
The team management will be counting on players like Nikhil Choudhary and Ben McDermott to continue the form they have shown so far in the tournament and McAllister Wright and Chris Jordan will provide them good support.
Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Rehan Ahmed and Rishad Hussain.
As far as the Hurricanes’ bowling lineup is concerned, it consists of six bowling options, including fast bowling all-rounder Mitchell Owen and five specialist bowlers.
Names like Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith and Nathan Ellis will look after the fast bowling department of the team and will look to perform like they did in the last match against Perth Scorchers.
Jordan and Meredith are expected to take the new ball, while Ellis will take charge in the middle overs along with the spinners.
The spin bowling department of Hobart Hurricanes will be handled by Rehan Ahmed and Rishad Hussain, both of whom bowled well in the last match and will hope to do the same in the next match.