BBL7 - Hurricanes v Sixers Preview (Plus The Lurker's Pick and Bank)

Hobart Hurricanes (2-2) v Sydney Sixers (0-5) @ Blundstone Arena  
 
Head to Head History - Sydney Sixers 4, Hobart Hurricanes 3
 
Last 5 - Sydney Sixers 3, Hobart Hurricanes 2
 
Hobart Hurricanes 13-Man Squad - George Bailey (c), Dan Christian, Cameron Boyce, Clive Rose, Ben McDermott, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, Tom Rogers, D'Arcy Short, Jofra Archer, Matthew Wade, Nathan Reardon, Alex Doolan
 
Sydney Sixers 13-Man Squad - Johan Botha (c), Jackson Bird, Soumil Chibber, Nic Maddinson, Daniel Hughes, Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Jordan Silk, Sean Abbott, , Peter Neville +, Will Somerville, Daniel Sams, Ben Dwarshuis, 
 
Preview - The Hobart Hurricanes will be gunning for three straight victories as they look to build on their recent momentum when they take on the winless Sydney Sixers at Blundstone Arena tonight. The Hurricanes have breathed life into their campaign with two close victories against the Thunder and Strikers, having scored over 180 in both games, largely thanks to consecutive score of 90+ from D'Arcy Short. The Sixers’ season has gone from bad to worse with five straight losses, the last being a thumping at the hand of the Renegades. 
 
Big Batting Battle - D'arcy Short v Nic Maddinson - D'Arcy Short became the first player in BBL history to score back-to-back 90's as he torched both the Thunders’ and Strikers’ attack from the top of the order. Short now has 242 runs at an average of 60 from four games this season, and a dynamic strike rate of 162. Nic Maddinson has looked in good touch, however has not capitalised, scoring 116 runs at an average of 23 with a highest score of just 31. 
 
Big Bowling Battle - Jofra Archer v Carlos Braithwaite - We get two West Indian born players going head to head here, with Carlos Braithwaite playing his first game for the Sixers against an on fire Jofra Archer. Braithwaite will be hoping to ignite a Sixers’ team short on experience in their seam attack. Archer has taken 8/96 from four games, including a match winning 3/15 against the Strikers, with some exceptional pace bowling up front and in the final over, with the game on the line. 
 
Ground Dynamic - Blundstone Arena – For both games at Blundstone Arena this year the pitch has been very even with good enough pace, with the batsman generally getting on top. Last game at the venue there was a combined 369 runs between the Hurricanes and Strikers, so expect the side batting first to look for a score of 180. With the short side of the ground, expect the bowling sides to try and bowl towards the longer square boundary in terms of the lines they bowl to the batsmen. 
 
THE LURKER'S PICK (11-9) - Hobart Hurricanes "I thought long and hard about giving the Sixers one last chance, then I woke up and picked the Hurricanes"

THE LURKER'S 10 UNIT BANK

(Tab Odds) 

3.5 units Hurricanes to win by 1-20 run or 1-4 wickets @ $5.50

3.5 Units Jason roy to score 25+ runs @ $2.10

1 Unit on Tymal Mills Man of the Match @ $21 

1 Unit Hurricanes high bat/bowler to be Wade/Archer @ $23

1 Unit Sixers high bat/bowler double to be Roy/Sams @ $20