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Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, 38th Match 

Series: Big Bash League 2023-24 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 

Date & Time: Jan 15

Melbourne Stars have won the toss and have opted to field

It’s Game 38 and it’s the first dead rubber of the tournament. Despite having all the stars, Melbourne Stars had a patch season and their tournament basically ended after a derby defeat to the Renegades. On the other hand, the Hurricanes have had an average tournament and are on a sequence of three successive losses. Tonight’s game at the MCG is all about recovering some lost pride.

Melbourne Stars (STA) will face Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) in the 38th match of the BBL 2023-24 on Monday (January 15) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Both the teams have been eliminated from the tournament and will play their last game of the season. Stars are in fifth place with four wins in nine matches. Hurricanes have won three out of nine matches and are in fifth place.

Stars faced Melbourne Renegades in their last match, where the Renegades won the toss and elected to bowl. Hilton Cartwright scored 38 runs off 30 deliveries and was the highest scorer for the team. Stars posted a total of 137 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Akeal Hosein and Kane Richardson took two wickets each for the Renegades. Shaun Marsh scored an unbeaten knock of 64 runs off 49 deliveries and helped the Renegades reach the target of 138 runs in 17.2 overs with six wickets in hand. Marsh won the Player of the Match award.

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Hurricanes took on Adelaide Strikers in their last game, where the Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl. Hurricanes posted a total of 167 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Macalister Wright was the highest scorer with 37 runs off 27 deliveries. Henry Thornton, Jamie Overton, and Cameron Boyce took two wickets each for the Strikers. Jake Weatherald made this a one-sided affair and played a knock of 80 runs off just 32 deliveries. Strikers won the match in 15.5 overs with eight wickets in hand.

Hobart Hurricanes (Playing XI): Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade(w), Macalister Wright, Caleb Jewell, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis(c), Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith

Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Thomas Rogers, Daniel Lawrence, Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell(c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Peter Handscomb(w), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Joel Paris, Scott Boland