Christmas Eve cricket will head to Hobart in 2019 as the BBL rolls into town for a contest between the Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades. This is The Roar’s guide to live streaming the match online, or watching it on TV.
The match will be played at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena, and will get underway at 2:45pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, December 24.
If the match goes full distance, then it’ll be expected to conclude at around 5:40pm (AEDT).
This BBL game is a Fox Sports exclusive contest, meaning the only way you’ll be able to watch this match is through Fox Cricket.
Their coverage can be found at Channel 501 on Foxtel.
To watch the Fox Sports coverage, you’ll need to have a valid Foxtel TV subscription, complete with the sports package of channels.
If you’d prefer to live stream this Christmas Eve BBL game online, then you’ll be able to do so through the Fox Sports coverage.
The best way to do that is through Kayo Sports, which is a dedicated sports-streaming platform available for $25 per month.
You’ll also be able to use the traditional Foxtel applications to stream their channels, being Foxtel Now (for those only wanting to stream channels) and the Foxtel App (for those who already hold a TV subscription and login details to Foxtel).
You’ll also be able to follow the match here at The Roar with our live scores, blog and highlights of all the action.
Date: Tuesday, December 24
Toss: 1:55pm (AEDT)
First ball: 2:45pm (AEDT)
Expected finish time: 5:40pm (AEDT)
TV: Live, Fox Cricket 501
Online: Live, Kayo Sports, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now
Betting: Renegades $1.80, Hurricanes $2.02
Overall record: Played 9, Renegades 6, Hurricanes 3
Hobart Hurricanes
Matthew Wade (c), Qais Ahmad (Afghanistan), George Bailey, Scott Boland, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, James Faulkner, Jarrod Freeman, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, David Miller (South Africa), David Moody, Tom Rogers, Clive Rose, D’Arcy Short, Aaron Summers
Melbourne Renegades
Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Boyce, Dan Christian, Tom Cooper, Zak Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Gurney (England), Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Shaun Marsh, Joe Mennie, Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Beau Webster, Jack Wildermuth
AEDT | ACDT | AEST | ACST | AWST | |
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First innings | 2:45pm – 4:05pm | 2:15pm – 3:35pm | 1:45pm – 3:05pm | 1:15pm – 2:35pm | 11:45am – 1:05pm |
Innings break | 4:05pm – 4:20pm | 3:35pm – 3:50pm | 3:05pm – 3:20pm | 2:35pm – 2:50pm | 1:05pm – 1:20pm |
Second innings | 4:20pm – 5:40pm | 3:50pm – 5:10pm | 3:20pm – 4:40pm | 2:50pm – 4:10pm | 1:20pm – 2:40pm |