Hobart bat first against Scorchers in BBL

The Hobart Hurricanes have received the toss and can bat first of their Big Bash League match towards the Perth Scorchers in Launceston.

The Scorchers, coming off a 38-run win over the Sydney Sixers of their opening match, have included legspinner Peter Hatzoglou on the expense of fast Matthew Kelly.

Hobart are unchanged following a loss to the Melbourne Stars of their match opener, additionally by 38 runs.

Perth, final season’s champions, have had the wooden over the Hurricanes lately, successful their previous 5 encounters.

TEAMS

Hobart Hurricanes: D’Arcy Short, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (wk) (c), Shadab Khan, Tim David, Asif Ali, Jimmy Neesham, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Paddy Dooley, Riley Meredith.

Perth Scorchers: Adam Lyth, Francois Du Plessis, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou.