The Sydney Sixers will play host to a shorthanded Hobart Hurricanes side in tonight’s Challenger BBL final at the SCG.
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The winner will book a place in Sunday night’s decider against the Scorchers in Perth.
Unfortunately for the Canes, it has been confirmed that skipper Nathan Ellis is out for the rest of BBL15 with a hamstring injury.
Another Hobart pacer in Chris Jordan is also racing the clock to be fit in time for tonight’s crucial clash. Jordan didn’t bowl in the Hurricanes’ last start win over the Stars.
Meanwhile, the Sixers will be without gun opener Babar Azam, who is returning to Pakistan to prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup which starts early next month.
Speculation has been rife about whether Azam left early due to a controversial disagreement he had with Sixers star Steve Smith during a match against the Thunder last week.
Azam hadn’t been in the greatest of touch with the bat either, with Fox Cricket’s Mark Waugh calling for the Sixers to drop the Pakistani star.
In the end, it was a decision that didn’t have to be made by the club with Azam choosing to return back home and the Sixers happy to let him depart with potentially two finals left to play.
Dan Hughes is expected to replace Azam at the top of the order.
The first ball is set to be bowled at 7:15pm AEDT.
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