Squads –
SCO –
Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Bancroft, Jason Roy, Liam Livingston, Ashton Turner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Aaron Hardie, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, Jason Behrendorff, Matthew Kelly, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Sam Whiteman
HEA –
Max Bryant, Joe Denly, Chris Lynn (c) Lewis Gregory, Sam Heazlett, Tom Cooper, Jimmy Peirson(w), Simon Milenko, Xavier Bartlett, Jack Wildermuth, James Bazley, Matthew Kuhnemann, Connor Sully, Jack Wood, Mujeeb Rahman
Team News –
SCO –
– The Scorchers lost their last but still are in a pretty good situation in the points table with 21 points and 4 games to go.
– Jason Roy and Liam Livingston will open the innings. Roy is a very attacking batsman but is inconsistent and going through a bad patch. He will bat along with hard hitting Livingston who had an excellent bbl2019 and scored attacking 67 last game.
– Colin Munro will bat at 1 down. He is one of the most attacking batsman in t20s and surprisingly has been very consistent this BBL with 271 runs.
– Wicket keeper Josh Inglis will bat at 2 down. Inglis bats with a excellent strike rate of 150+ and scored 72 last 3rd game. He will also keep the Wickets.
– Ashton Turner will be batting next followed by Cameron Bancroft. Turner is very important in that middle order with his SR of 134.
– Fawad Ahmed the leggie will lead the spin attack. Liam Livingston and Ashton Turner can assist him.
– Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff will be the pace attack of team.
HEA –
– Brisbane Heat won their last game against Renegades and now are in a pretty good situation with 20 points in 10 games.
– Max Bryant will open the innings along with Chris Lynn. Bryant looked very good in all the games he played and is playing very attacking Cricket. Lynn scored 56, 50 in last 2 games.
– Joe Denly will bat at 1 down. Denly will contribute through both bat and off spin bowl. He scored 26 ball 31 last game.
– Joe Burns will bat 2 down. Burns generally opens but due to his downfall as an opener he batted in lower order and proved quite useful. He scored attacking 31(14b) last game.
– Lewis Gregory and Jack Wildermuth will bat in middle. Both are big hitters and can score really quick and will also bowl their bowling quota.
– Jimmy Peirson will bat next and will keep the Wickets. Pierson scored a brilliant 69 of just 36 balls against Hurricanes game.
– Matthew Kuhnemann will likely handle the spin attack for Brisbane as Mujeeb will not play. Joe Denly can assist him.
– Morne Morkel, Mark Stekette and Jack Wildermuth will handle the pace attack. Lewis Gregory and James Bazley will assist them. Stekette took 2 while both Wildermuth and Morkel 1w each.
Probable XI –
SCO –
Liam Livingston, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(wk), Ashton Turner, Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmad, Andrew Tye
HEA –
Max Bryant, Chris Lynn, Joe Denly, Joe Burns, Jack Wildermuth, Jimmy Peirson (WK), Lewis Gregory, James Bazley, Mark Stekette, Morne Morkel, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Pitch Report –
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Pitch here has been very slow in last BBL season and is a difficult ground to chase on.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jimmy Pierson( Middle order, 836 runs for the Heat in BBL, 69(36b) against hurricanes game, Must if dropping top order)
Josh Inglis(2 down + wk, scored 405 runs last season at an average of 28.93, whereas his strike-rate was 153.99, 72 last 3rd game, Must)
BAT –
Chris Lynn ( Open, no into needed, 2500+ runs at a strike rate of 151, 56, 50 last 2 games, Must have )
Colin Munro( 1 down, very Attacking but inconsistent, 4 T20 centuries on his name, 49, 25, 6, 52, 50, 34 last 6 games )
Jason Roy ( Open, hard hitting batter but going through poor form, 21 last game )
Cameron Bancroft( Middle order, have played test Cricket from Australia, 1150 t20 runs at an impressive Average of 33, played last game but batted very low )
Tom Cooper(3 down, SR of 131 in t20s, experienced, poor last season with just 89 runs in 11 games, poor this season too, will not play )
Max Bryant( Open, very attacking, 145 runs in 10 games last season, Decent season with 6 30+ scores, hit or miss)
Sam Heazlett( middle order, decent batsman with 350+ t20 runs, good option to have if plays)
Joe Denly ( 1 down + off spin, very experienced with 5200+ t20 runs and 34 Wickets, 50 runs last 3rd game, Must have )
Joe Burns(2 down, international test cricketer, 31(14b) last game, Must if dropping top order )
ALL –
Jack Wildermuth ( Medium pacer + Hard hitter, 31 runs + 3 Wickets in his first game, 1w last game Must have )
Lewis Gregory ( Medium pacer + hard hitting Batsman, 1 Wicket last game, SR of 150+ in domestic T20, 26 runs + 1w last 2nd game, Must have )
Liam Livingston ( Open + leg spin, 425 runs + 4 Wickets in his last BBL, 67(38b) last game, Must have )
BOWL –
Morne Morkel ( Right Arm fast, highly experienced with 47 t20I Wickets, 1w last game, Must )
Jhye Richardson( Medium pacer, have played international from Australia, 15 Wickets last BBL for the Scorchers, 4 Wickets in last 2nd game , Must have )
Andrew Tye( Medium pacer, best bowler of team with good variations, huge experience of 151 t20 games 2w last 2nd game, Must have)
Ben Laughlin(Medium pacer, death bowler, top wicket-taker with 15 scalps for Brisbane Heat last season, can play this game)
Mark Stekette ( Right Arm fast, premium fast bowler of team, 18 Wickets this season, 2w last game, Must have)
Jason Behrendorff( Left arm fast, known for his swing , 79 t20 Wickets, 1 Wicket last game, Must especially in 1st innings)
Fawad Ahmed( Leggie, genuine wicket taker, 15 Wickets at economy just under 7, 1w last game , Must have)
M Kuhnemann( Slow left arm, 18 List A wickets, bowled in powerplay, x factor substitute in almost all games, 1w last game )
Jack Wood( Left arm orthodox, very impressive debut in 1st game with 2 Wickets )
C/VC –
HEA –
Chris Lynn
Lewis Gregory
SCO –
Liam Livingston
Jason Roy
Colin Munro
