The ongoing 12th season of the Big Bash League is at that stage where rematches have started to become a common affair. With the league stage into its second half now, expect more teams to play against oppositions whom they have already faced once in the season. Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes will register one such instance only a couple of days after their last clash at the Bellerive Oval.
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Both the teams are slated to face each other at the iconic Adelaide Oval tonight. In the nine matches that they’ve played against each other here in the past, Adelaide have won six as compared to Hobart’s three victories. Over the years, Strikers have won 36 and lost 27 out of their 64 home matches. As far as the average run rate is concerned, both AS (8.35) and HH (8.31) have pretty much the same number at this venue.
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Talking about BBL 2022-23 standings, Strikers are at the fifth position on the back of winning three and losing four out of their seven matches thus far. Hurricanes, meanwhile, are at a position below their opponents for Thursday after winning and losing three matches each till now.
STR vs HUR head to head record in BBL history
Total number of matches played: 20
Matches won by AS: 11
Matches won by HH: 8
Matches played in January: 13 (AS 8, HH 5)
Matches played on Thursday: 3 (AS 2, HH 1)
Matches played at Adelaide Oval: 9 (AS 6, HH 3)
AS average score against HH: 176
HH average score against AS: 168
Most runs for AS: 653 (D’Arcy Short)
Most runs for HH: 424 (Jake Weatherald)
Most wickets for AS: 22 (Peter Siddle)
Most wickets for HH: 9 (Nathan Ellis and Riley Meredith)
Most catches for AS: 6 (Jake Weatherald)
Most catches for HH: 9 (D’Arcy Short)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).