Probable XI –
Melbourne Stars –
Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Nic Maddinson, Ben Dunk, Zahir Khan, Liam Hatcher, Billy Stanlake, Adam Zampa
Hobart Hurricanes –
D’Arcy Short, Ben McDermott (WK), Dawid Malan, Peter Handscomb (C), Colin Ingram, Johan Botha, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland, Sandeep Lamichhane, Riley Meredith
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ben Mcdermott
2. Dawid Malan
3. Colin Ingram
4. Nic Maddinson
5. Marcus Stoinis
6. Glenn Maxwell(C)
7. D’Arcy Short(VC)
8. Riley Meredith
9. Sandeep Lamichhane
10. Liam Hatcher
11. Billy Stanlake
– Glenn Maxwell looks safest captain pick as he has scored at an average of 51 in 10 H2H innings and bowling a couple of overs in each game this season.
– D’Arcy Short might be a good VC pick as he’s having decent numbers against the opponent & also bowling 1-2 overs too.
– Dawid Malan is a must pick as he’s in good form with the bat and also scored 75 runs in the last match against Melbourne Stars.
– Nic Maddinson can be a good credit saver punt as he’s expected to bat at middle order & might bowl a couple of overs too.
– Sandeep got two wickets in the last match against Melbourne Stars so he might get a couple of wickets in this game too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Dawid Malan
3. Colin Ingram
4. Hilton Cartwright
5. D’Arcy Short
6. Marcus Stoinis(VC)
7. Glenn Maxwell(C)
8. Riley Meredith
9. Scott Boland
10. Liam Hatcher
11. Adam Zampa
– Marcus Stoinis might be a good punt VC as he’s having good numbers against the opponent.
– Ben Dunk has done well especially while chasing so he might be a crucial pick doing so.
– Scott Boland got three wickets in the last match against Melbourne Stars so he might be amongst the wickets in this match too.
– Adam Zampa has taken 9 wickets at an average of 23 in 8 H2H matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Ben Dunk
3. Tim David
4. Peter Handscomb
5. Colin Ingram(C)
6. Marcus Stoinis(VC)
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Adam Zampa
9. Riley Meredith
10. Sandeep Lamichhane
11. Scott Boland
– Colin Ingram might be a good captain pick in GL considering his good numbers in H2H matches.
– Ben Dunk & Nicholas Pooran might makeup for their failures of last couple of matches by playing good knock in this match especially while chasing.
– Expecting at lest a decent knock from Handscomb as he has failed continuously this season.
