Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder match prediction 31st match

Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Best Bets to Win Money

The 31st match of the Big Bash League 2020-21 season will take place between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder at the Perth Stadium in Perth on Thursday, the 7th of January.

Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder have been at par in this season of BBL 2020-21. The Thunder stand on second position in the BBL points table with 19 points followed by Hurricanes in the third position with 18 points. Hobart Hurricanes will be playing against the Thunder for the first time this season. In the last season of BBL 2019-20 Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets with Alex Hales being declared as Man of the Match and in the 31st match, the Hurricanes won the 55th match by 57 runs with DArcy Short being declared as the Man of the Match. The duos faced an eliminator match where Thunder took over by 57 runs which was held at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Jonathan Cook played his best being declared as the Man of The Match. Lets sit tight and watch out which team will be outrunning the other this season. Having said that, I have collated three of the best player markets from this match to bet on.

Ben McDermott To Score Over 21.5 Runs

Mcdermott has been in his best form this season. He has played 6 innings in BBL 2020-21 so far and has the record of achieving most runs this season. The 26-year-old grabbed the headlines in the sixth edition of BBL when he smashed a century on 47 balls against his former team Melbourne Renegades, belting 8 boundaries and 9 sixes. He has not looked back ever since. On a head to head statistics, McDermott stands fifth in the top batting performance against Sydney Thunder. The Australian cricketer has played 55 T20 matches in his domestic career with an average of 35.93 and 1437 runs to his name. He has played 51 matches for the Hobart Hurricanes and scored 1398 runs with an average of 37.78. He has featured in 9 matches against Sydney Thunder and scored an average of 35.00 from it. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Ben Mcdermott to score over 20.5 runs and this is a sure thing.

Callum Ferguson To Score Over 22.5 Runs

The captain of Sydney Thunder has played 7 innings this season and is the third highest player to hit the most half-centuries this BBL. Ferguson has played 135 domestic T20s so far and averages 27.38 with 3039 runs. He has played 45 matches for Sydney Thunder where he averages 31.43 with 1163 runs. The right-handed batsman averages 26.86 in the Big Bash League so far playing 79 matches.He has scored 218 runs from 12 matches played against the Hobart Hurricanes. He has played only 2 matches at the Perth Stadium so far. In 2020 Ferguson has played 7 BBLs and averages 40.50 from them. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Callum Ferguson to score at least 22.5 runs against Hobart Hurricanes.

Alex Hales To Score Over 24.5 Runs

Alex Hales has emerged as an aggressive and clever top-order batsman in the current format. In the last season playing against the Hurricanes, Hales striked a 63 runs from 42 balls in the 50th match leading the Thunder to victory which included 5 boundaries and 4 sixes. In the eliminator match against Hobart Hurricanes he scored a 60 from 37 balls including 4 boundaries and 3 sixes.He strikes again in the knockout match against Adelaide Strikers where he scored a 59 from 35 balls including 6 boundaries and 4 sixes, last season held in Adelaide Oval and was declared the Man of the Match. Hales smashed 576 runs and averaged 38.40 from 17 games in the previous season of BBL 2019-20 to be declared as second on the list of highest run-getters. His career statistics show that he has earned 5853 runs from 213 domestic T20 matches played with an average of 29.41. He has played 23 matches for Sydney Thunder and racked 773 runs with a strong average of 36.81. Sportsbet.io has offered the odds of 1.85 for Alex Hales to score over 24.5 runs, which is clearly a winner bet.