Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes – Eliminator Game Betting Tips

Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes will lock horns in the Eliminator game of 2021 Big Bash League to be played on Friday.

Matthew Wade’s Hobart Hurricanes have suffered from inconsistency in this year’s Big Bash League. The Hurricanes have suffered two defeats in their last four matches played in the competition. The team management will be hoping that the side can raise their game with bat and ball in this Eliminator game.

In their last match against Sydney Sixers, Adelaide Strikers delivered a clinical performance with bat and ball to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament. Ian Cockbain, who has been brought in place of Matthew Short, certainly delivered a match-winning performance with the bat for Strikers.

During the two matches played between the teams during the BBL 2021-22, it was Hobart Hurricanes who came out on top with a seven-wicket margin in the first one whereas the Strikers secured a seven-wicket win in the return fixture.

Adelaide Strikers Form and Team News

After registering four victories on the bounce in the tournament, Adelaide Strikers have been on an absolute roll and are peaking at the right time. They managed to register a comfortable win in their last group match against Sydney Sixers to seal their playoff berth in BBL 2021.

In the batting department, Matt Renshaw and Henry Hunt have been bankable openers at the top of the innings for Kings this season.

For this eliminator game, Middle-order comprising Jonathan Wells, Ian Cockbain, Jake Weatherald and Thomas Kelly will need to deliver quick runs at the back end of the innings.

In Peter Siddle, Fawad Ahmed, Harry Conway and Harry Thornton, Strikers have found their four best bowlers and will most certainly stick with them for this eliminator game. In the previous two matches, Fawad Ahmed has been sensational in the Powerplay while captain Peter Siddle has done the job in the death overs of the innings for Strikers.

Hobart Hurricanes Form and Team News

For Hobart Hurricanes, they cannot afford any mistakes in this Eliminator game against Adelaide Strikers. The franchise has quality players in their ranks to come out on top in this knockout game

Batting all-rounder D’Arcy Short has been scoring consistently and has now overtaken Matthew Wade to become second on the list of the top run-scorers for the franchise with 388 runs with a strike rate of 108.37.

With Caleb Jewell not managing to pull off anything special, the Hurricanes have delivered as a unit on a regular basis. However, With Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade and D’Arcy Short in their batting order, they bat quite deep. Only if they show some more intent and go harder against the Adelaide Strikers, they can certainly pile on the runs against their bowling attack.

Thomas Rogers and Riley Meredith were rested in the last match but he is expected to return for this knockout game. Josh Kann and Will Parker will be dropped from the side. Thomas Rogers, Jordan Thompson and Riley Meredith will be prominent pace options for the side for this game.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Adelaide Strikers will be favorites to win the eliminator match of the Big Bash League to be played on Friday. For the BBL Eliminator game, Adelaide Strikers are placed at 1.70 odds, while Hobart Hurricanes are placed at 2.06 odds

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Our Tipsters Angle

Based on recent performances, it will be quite tough to pick a clear winner between the two teams. While Hurricanes have been inconsistent as usual so far this season, Adelaide Strikers seemed to have found nice momentum at the back end of the tournament.

With match-winners like Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade and D’Arcy Short in their batting department, the Hurricanes will be determined to put in a dominant batting display in this knockout game.

On the other hand, Adelaide Strikers will have to bring their best cricket to the fore to overcome Hobart Hurricanes in this fixture.

Therefore, the prediction is for Hobart Hurricanes to register a comfortable win over Adelaide Strikers in the Eliminator game.

Tip 1- Ben McDermott will look to deliver big runs for Hobart Hurricanes

There is no doubt that Ben McDermott has been a standout batsman in this year’s BBL. The right-hander has accumulated 571 runs in 11 innings played for Hurricanes this season. With this being a knockout game, the onus will be on opener Ben McDermott to deliver a notable score against Adelaide Strikers. So we expect opener Ben McDermott to score 40 runs or more in this Eliminator [email protected].

Tip 2- Peter Siddle lead the charge for Adelaide Strikers

Captain Peter Siddle did well for Adelaide Strikers in the previous couple of matches played in the competition. With 23 wickets in the 14 matches, Peter Siddle is currently the leading wicket-taker in the competition.

Given his splendid performances so far this season, we expect pacer Peter Siddle to take one wicket or more in this [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Hobart Hurricanes to come out on top against Adelaide Strikers in this knockout game.

• Ben McDermott to score 40 runs or more in this Eliminator game- Hobart [email protected].
• Pacer Peter Siddle to take one wicket or more in this contest- Adelaide [email protected].

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