Squads –
AUS –
Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Andrew Tye, Marnus Labuschagne, D Arcy Short, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams, Marcus Stoinis
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami
Team News –
AUS –
– Team Australia won the ODI series by 2-1 margin, loosing the last game by 13 runs.
– Australia will be without Warner who has injured himself while Pat Cummins has been rested.
– Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade will open the Innings. Finch was again the leading scorer in ODI Series with 2 50s and 1 ton innthe 1st ODI.
– Mr Consistent Steven Smith will bat 1 down. Smith showed his class scoring 2 back to back 100s of 62 balls each.
– Glenn Maxwell and Moises Henriques will be the Allrounders for Australia. Maxwell has been batting at the 6th gear in this series with scores of 45, 63 and 59 .
– Adam Zampa will lead the spin attack along with Ashton Agar. Glenn Maxwell can assist him. Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with 7 Wickets last Series.
– Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood will be the pace attack of Australia. Moises Henriques will assist them. Hazelwood was brilliant in all 3 games while Starc looked completely out of touch leaking a lot of runs and being wicketless.
IND –
– Team India lost the ODI series but won the last game which can act as a big boost to the entire tour for them.
– Mohamand Shami or Jasprit Bumrah can be rested this game while T Natarajan is all set to make his T20 debut for India.
– KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan will open for India. Dhawan and Rahul both were in thier peak form this IPL scoring 600+ runs.
– Virat Kohli will bat next at 1 down. Virat had a slightly decent season with 400+ runs according to his standards. He scored 2 50s in ODI series.
– Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. Iyer has cemented his place at no 4. He had a poor IPL but can be back in form with just 1-2 innings.
– Manish Pandey will bat at 3 down in t20s. Pandey was in brilliant form this IPL scoring 440 runs.
– Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja/Sunder will be the Allrounders for India , Pandya bowled in ODI series which was a big boost to India.
– Yuzi Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja/Washington Sunder will be leading the spin attack. Chahal is one of the best bowlers in T20 cricket. Sunder has high chances to play.
– Jasprit Bumrah/Mohammad Shami ,T Natarajan and Deepak Chahar will likely be the pace attack. Shami was rested in last ODI and can be done again. T Natarajan os a sure starter after his brilliant IPL and debut last ODI.
Probable XI –
AUS –
Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade, Steven Smith, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja/Washington Sunder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah/Mohammad Shami, T Natarajan
Pitch Report –
Manuka Oval, Canberra
The Manuka Oval at Canberra has been good to the batsmen in the past few games played there. There will be some assistance offered to both spinners and the seamers. However, it won’t be easy for the bowlers if they don’t get early wickets.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul (Open + wk, 670 runs in IPL2020, 76(66b) in 2nd game in ODI series, Must have )
Alex Carey ( Lower order, very good batsman but bats very low, can be a punt pick in case of top order failure )
Matthew Wade ( Can open, very attacking batter, 358 runs in just 8 Innings this BBL , can be a punt pick if plays this game )
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, 466 runs at Average of 42 this IPL, 89, 63 runs last Series, Must have )
Steve Smith ( 1 down, Mr Consistent, decent IPL with 311 runs, 105, 104 runs in ODI series, Must have )
Shikhar Dhawan ( Open, was in his peak form this with 600+ runs, 74, 30, 16 runs in ODI series )
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very attacking Batsman, poor IPL, Highest scorer in ODI series with 249 runs, Must have)
Marnus Labushagne ( 2 down + part time leg spin, very consistent, 468 runs in ODIs this year, haven’t played t20 yet )
Shreyas Iyer ( 2 down, poor IPL this year with just 1 50+ score, can hit big sixes )
Mayank Agrawal ( Open, SR over 140 this IPL with 424 runs, Must if plays )
ALL –
Hardik Pandya ( Middle order, very attacking Batsman, didn’t bowled in this IPL, 210 runs in 3 games this series )
Glenn Maxwell ( 3 down + off spin, very poor IPL2020 , didn’t hit even a six in whole tournament, 45(19b), 63(29b), 59(38b) in ODI series, Must have)
Marcus Stoinis ( 3/4 down + Medium pacer, 352 runs + Wickets this IPL, risky pick )
Ravindra Jadeja ( Lower middle order + slow left arm, 252 runs with a SR of 171 this IPL, 66(50) + 1w last odi game )
W Sunder( Off spin + lower order hitting, is considered over jadeja is T20 s )
Ashton Agar( Slow left arm, bowles with good accuracy, 30 t20 Wickets with eco just under 7)
BOWL –
Mitchell Starc ( Left arm fast, one of the best bowler in world cricket, few poor T20 odi series with just 1 Wicket, can be rested )
Jasprit Bumrah ( Right Arm fast, 2nd highest wicket taker this with 27 Wickets, best bowler in world cricket, can be rested )
Josh Hazelwood ( Right Arm medium fast, 6 Wickets in 3 games in ODI series, Must have)
Adam Zampa ( Leggie, best spinner of Australia, highest Wicket taker in ODIs this year , 7 Wickets in 3 games in ODI Series )
Deepak Chahar ( Right arm fast medium, known for his early swing )
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, 21 Wickets in 15 games this IPL, just 1w in odi series, Must have in t20s )
Mohammad Shami( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 20 Wickets this IPL for KXIP, 4 Wickets in odi series, can be rested )
Sean Abbott ( Right Arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 1w in last ODI game )
T Natarajan ( Left arm pacer, excellent IPL bowling highest no of Yorkers, 2w in last ODI )
Navdeep Saini ( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, known for his pace and bounce, had a poor IPL with just 6 Wickets , very expensive in ODI Series)
C/VC –
AUS –
Steve Smith
Aaron Finch
Glen Maxwell
IND –
Virat Kohli
Shikhar Dhawan
KL Rahul
