The Hobart Hurricanes have gained the toss and can bowl first in opposition to the Sydney Sixers in a conflict essential to their Big Bash League finals possibilities.
The seventh-placed Hurricanes are amongst 5 groups jostling for the remaining three spots within the prime 5 forward of the beginning of the finals sequence on Friday.
They welcome again injured spinner Paddy Dooley, who missed their last-start loss to the Brisbane Heat, for the Blundstone Arena encounter.
The Sixers have wrapped up second place on the ladder and can meet top-placed Perth within the ‘qualifier’ last on Saturday night time.
They have changed Todd Murphy and Steve O’Keefe with fast Jackson Bird and younger Afghan spinner Izharulhaq Naveed.
Steve Smith will open the batting for the Sixers, having notched back-to-back centuries.
The Hurricanes are on 10 competitors factors, two behind the Sydney Thunder in fifth, and are the one group with two regular-season matches left to play.
They meet Brisbane in Launceston on Wednesday afternoon.
Hobart Hurricanes: Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Zak Crawley, Tim David, Matthew Wade (capt), D’Arcy Short, Faheem Ashraf, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Paddy Dooley, Riley Meredith.
Sydney Sixers: Josh Philippe, Steve Smith, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (capt), Jordan Silk, Hayden Kerr, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Izharulhaq Naveed.
