Hobart Hurricanes Average Journey in Big Bash League

The Hobart Hurricanes are a professional cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. They compete in the Big Bash League, which is one of the most exciting T20 cricket leagues in the world.

The team was established in 2011 and since then it hasn't won any Big Bash title despite performing well in different seasons.

Many renowned players of cricket have played for the Hurricanes franchise including the names Ricky Ponting, Tim Paine, Rana Naveed Ul Hassan, Ben Hilfenhaus, and George Bailey.

This blog will discuss the recent performances, the current squad for the upcoming season and its analysis, rivalry with Sydney Sixers, team preparation for the upcoming seasons, fan's love for the team, and our prediction about the Hurricanes' standing and performance in this season 13 of Big Bash League.

Hobart Hurricanes Statistical Analysis in BBL History:

Hurricanes have been playing some good cricket over the years since the inception of the Big Bash League in 2011.

But most of the time, the team did not qualify for the knockout stages and only managed to play the finals twice in the 2013 and 2017 seasons of BBL.

The following table describes the season-wise performance of Hurricanes in the league with their points and standings in the league table.

Season	Matches Played	Win	Loss	No Result	Points	NRR	LeaguePosition	Finals
2011–12	8	5	3	0	10	+0.471	2nd	Semi-Finals
2012–13	8	4	4	0	8	-0.569	6th	DNQ
2013–14	10	4	5	1	8	-0.109	4th	Runners Up
2014–15	8	3	5	0	6	-0.218	5th	DNQ
2015–16	8	3	5	0	6	-0.727	7th	DNQ
2016–17	8	3	5	0	6	-0.775	7th	DNQ
2017–18	12	6	6	0	12	-0.111	4th	Runners Up
2018–19	15	10	5	0	10	+0.425	1st	Semi-Finals
2019–20	15	6	8	1	16	-0.429	4th	Eliminator
2020–21	14	7	7	0	14	-0.162	6th	DNQ
2021–22	15	7	8	0	16	-0.462	5th	Eliminator
2022–23	14	6	8	0	12	-0.206	6th	DNQ

Hobart Hurricanes Preliminary Squad for BBL 2023-24:

Hurricanes announced their final squad for the upcoming season of BBL a few days back and here is how it looks like;

Name	Role	Nationality	Batting style	Bowling style
Iain Carlisle	All Rounder	Australia	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break
Tim David	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Mac Wright	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Caleb Jewell	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Nil
Sam Hain	Batsman	England	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Nikhil Chaudhary	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Nil
Sam Heazlett	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Left-arm slow orthodox
Ben McDermott	Batsman/WK	Australia	Right-handed	Nil
Matthew Wade	Batsman/WK	Australia	Left-handed	Nil
Corey Anderson	All Rounder	New Zealand	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
Nathan Ellis	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Mitchell Owen	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Peter Hatzoglou	Bowler	Italy	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Riley Meredith	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Billy Stanlake	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Paddy Dooley	Bowler	Australia	Left-handed	Left-arm leg spin
Chris Jordan	Bowler	England	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Liam Guthrie	Bowler	Australia	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast

Key Players for the Hurricanes in the upcoming Big Bash League:

This year's BIG Bash league will be a good opportunity for the Purple team to bounce back and perform well. They haven't won any titles and the players need to step up for the team.

The management has picked up new faces in the squad in this year's draft with players like Nikhil Chaudhary, Sam Heazlett, and Chris Jordan who have performed well in the domestic circuit of Australia while Jordan is the most experienced T20 player around the globe currently.

Besides, this team heavily depends on Tim David, McDermott, and Matthew Wade to perform in every match so that they have a chance to reach the playoffs at least.

Similarly, the bowling department is the strong unit for this team with players like Nathan Ellis who will lead the side for the first time in BBL.

Besides him, Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith, and Patrick Dooley have to step up for the team and bowl well to restrict the opposition to low scores for batters to cause them down with ease.

Preparation and Challenges for Hurricanes in BBL 2024:

The Hurricanes team has various blanks to fill as they lack experience in every department. The team does not have a specialist batsman who has vast experience of playing international cricket.

Although Ben McDermott and Matthew Wade are in the squad, they haven't performed for the team consistently.

The same goes for the bowling unit that has some big names in Australian Cricket but hasn't been impressive over the past few years.

Furthermore, the team management and coaching staff lack experience which might be the reason that the Hobart franchise couldn't win any title in the Big Bash League.

They only managed to qualify for the finals twice but couldn't finish on a high note. So, these are a few challenges that Hurricanes would face in the upcoming season of the Big Bash League starting December 7, 2023.

Home Ground & Fans Support For Hurricanes:

The team plays their home matches at the Blundstone Arena, which is a beautiful cricket ground in Hobart. This stadium has a seating capacity of around 26,000 fans with grassy stands and normal chairs. One can have a wonderful experience witnessing a BBL game here.

The fans make the atmosphere amazing by cheering and waving their purple flags during the home games of the Hurricanes.

They make sure the team gets all the support from the crowd and wins the game. The fans of Hurricanes are often known as the "Purple Army". The team's colors are purple and grey, and their logo features a hurricane symbol.

Big Bash League 2023-24 Winning Prediction about Hurricanes:

Our prediction about the Hurricanes' performance in this BBL 2024 season is to finish the league at the bottom half of the points table.

This team does not have the spark and experience to win this year's BIG Bash as other participating teams have depth in their squads and players have been in sublime form while Hobart Team players might struggle with their recent form and that makes the team an average squad.