Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
The crowd of 14,848 set a new record for the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams[3]
The crowd of 17,151 set a new record for the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium[5]