Sydney Sixers will face short-handed Hobart Hurricanes in the Challenger BBL final tonight at the SCG, with the winner qualifying for Sunday night’s final against Perth Scorchers in Perth.
Unfortunately for the Canes, it has been confirmed that captain Nathan Ellis will miss the remainder of BBL15 with a hamstring injury.
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Hobart’s other pacer, Chris Jordan, is also racing hard to be ready in time for tonight’s important race. Jordan did not bowl in the Hurricanes’ last game against the Stars.
Meanwhile, the Sixers will be without opener Babar Azam, who is back in Pakistan for the T20 World Cup starting early next month.
There has been speculation that Azam may have retired early. Due to controversial disagreements He played with Sixers star Steve Smith in last week’s game against the Thunder.
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Azam also hasn’t had much touch with the bat, with Fox Cricket’s Mark Waugh calling on the Sixers to remove the Pakistan star.
In the end, Azam chose to return to his hometown, and the Sixers were willing to let him leave with two Finals games remaining, a decision the club didn’t have to make.
As expected, Daniel Hughes replaced Azam at the top.
The Hurricanes won the bat flip and were chosen to bat first with the first ball pitched at 7:15 p.m. AEDT.
Sydney Sixers XI: Stephen Smith, Daniel Hughes, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Lachlan Shaw, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Ben Manenti, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc.
Hobart Hurricanes XI: Tim Ward, Mitchell Owen, Beau Webster, Ben McDermott (c), Nikhil Chaudhry, Matthew Wade (wk), Chris Jordan, Rishad Hossain, Will Prestwidge, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake