Melbourne Renegades will face Hobart Hurricanes in the eighth match of big bash league, 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 Place:
The MLR vs HBH match will be played on 21 December at Simmonds Stadium, Geelong. The game will start at 1:45 pm IST.
Squad:
Melbourne Renegades
Will Sutherland (captain), Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Mohammad Rizwan, Tim Seifert, Harry Dixon, Oliver Peak, Tom Rogers, William Salzman, Jason Behrendorff, Brendan Doggett, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Gurinder Sandhu, Callum Stow, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hasan Khan.
Hobart Hurricane
Nathan Ellis (captain), Tim David, Ben McDermott, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Wade, Jake Weatherald, McAllister Wright, Rehan Ahmed, Rishad Hussain, Beau Webster, Marcus Bean, Jackson Bird, Ian Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake.
MLR vs HBH Major Battles:
Tim Seifert vs. Nathan Ellis
Hard-hitting opener Tim Seifert, who scored an aggressive century in Melbourne Renegades’ season opener against Brisbane Heat, will be looking to take it forward and play another match-winning innings for his team.
Seifert will have to face the challenge of opposition captain Nathan Ellis, who will have the responsibility of leading from the front.
oliver peak vs chris jordan
19-year-old middle-order batsman Oliver Peak, who scored a crucial half-century in the last match and was involved in a timely partnership with Seifert, will look to make another important contribution in the next match against Hobart Hurricanes.
Peake will have to deal with the bowling of Chris Jordan, who is known for his variations at the end of T20 innings and will look to use it to good effect.
Ben McDermott vs. Jason Behrendoff
Ben McDermott, who scored a much-needed half-century and stitched a crucial fourth-wicket partnership with Tim David, however, will be looking to repeat the same performance in the next match after the loss against Melbourne Stars.
McDermott will face the challenge of Jason Behrendoff, who will try to take early wickets for his team.
Tim David vs Will Sutherland
Tim David, who struggled to get going in the last match despite forming a vital partnership with McDermott, will be looking to make amends against the Renegades.
Tim David will face Renegades captain Will Sutherland, who will look to keep things under control by taking important wickets for the team.
MLR vs BHB Key Players:
mlr– Tim Seifert, Mohammad Rizwan, Oliver Peak, Jason Behrendorff, Will Sutherland
HBH– Tim David Mitchell Owen, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis
MLR vs HBH Weather Report:
There is a 93% chance of rain during the game in Geelong, with a maximum of 16°C and a minimum of 11°C.
conclusion
Both teams would like to register their second win in the tournament to gain momentum for the upcoming matches.
