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Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars: too close to call

Hurricanes 53%. Stars 47%.

KFC BBL|16, match 16

Tuesday 29 December 2026, 7:15pm AEDTBellerive Oval, Hobart

Prediction locks 29th December, 07:45 UTCWhen we've said 50–60%, the favourite won 558 of 1019
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Bellerive Oval

Hobart, Australia · 71 BBL matches here

The ground on the Derwent dates from 1914 and was rebuilt in the mid-1980s to take first-class and international cricket, hosting its first Test in December 1989.

Opened
1914
Capacity
19,500 seats
Ends
Church Street End · River End
Home to
Hobart Hurricanes (BBL)

The ground's full record

Batting first here

33%

6 of 18 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 52% (42 of 81). BBL and T20Is.

Every first innings here

24 of 81

reached par (176). Median 167.

Under par Par or more

Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 1% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 166, 2018–2022 167, 2023 onward 170.

Weather: dry, like 12 Dec 2016

Rain risk

4%

of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).

12 December 2016 at Bellerive Oval: 16 °C, humidity 74%, wind 10 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 35 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 29 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.

These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.

During play: 16.1 °C on average, humidity 74%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 25.

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