Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Prediction: Thunders are on a two game losing streak

Hobart Hurricanes will welcome Sydney Thunder in the 42nd game of the Big Bash League at Blundstone Arena. The two teams in the bottom half of the table will battle it out for the playoff spot. Who will win? 

The Hurricanes are coming into the game with an impressive two-wicket win over the Stars. The team has won four out of nine games this season and are placed in the sixth spot. A point difference of -0.392 can be a cause of concern for the Hurricanes as we head to the business end of the tournament. They need victories and by huge margins. Injured captain Matthew Wade will be coming on into the game and will heavily boost their morale and batting power. 

Asif Ali, Tim David, CP Jewell, Zak Crawley, Faheem Ashraf, Mitchell Owen, TD Andrews, BR McDermott, MS Wade(C), Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith

The thunders have a slightly better record this season than their Sunday hosts with five wins in ten games. The team is sitting in the fifth spot and a win by a big margin can propel them to the third spot. Thunders were on a four-game winning streak before losing two games back to back. They will be hoping to get back in form before it's too late. They lost their most recent game to table-toppers Scorchers. They were ordinary with the bat and were only able to score 111 runs in the allotted 20 overs.

Oliver Davies, AI Ross, David Warner, SM Whiteman, N McAndrew, DR Sams, Ben Cutting, M Gilkes, Brendan Doggett, Chris Green(C), Usman Qadir

A balanced pitch is expected for the game. Expect a nail-biting low-scoring affair on this ground. The team batting first has had an average score of 151 runs in the last five games. The team winning the toss should bat first and put up a good total on the board. We expect Hurricanes to do well in this game given Thunders are not at their best at the moment.