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The Adelaide Strikers have won the toss and elected to bat against the Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL final.

The Adelaide Strikers won the toss and will bat first against the Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL final.

Both teams are seeking their first BBL title in the decider at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

Adelaide made two changes from their triumphant semi-final side, with legspinner Liam O'Connor replacing Rashid Khan, who is unavailable because of national duties for Afghanistan, and novice wicketkeeper Harry Nielsen making way for star gloveman Alex Carey.

The Hurricanes made one alteration from their winning semi-final team, with opening batsman D'Arcy Short replacing Nathan Reardon.

Teams:

Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head (capt), Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey, Colin Ingram, Jon Wells, Jake Lehmann, Jono Dean, Michael Neser, Peter Siddle, Liam O'Connor, Ben Laughlin

Hobart Hurricanes: George Bailey (capt), D'Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine, Ben McDermott, Dan Christian, Simon Milenko, Jofra Archer, Clive Rose, Tom Rogers, Riley Meredith