Probable XI –
Sydney Sixers –
Josh Philippe, James Vince, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshius, Steve O Keefe, Chris Jordan
Melbourne Stars –
J Clarke (WK), M Stoinis, N Larkin, G Maxwell (C), B Webster, H Cartwright, C Hinchliffe, S Rainbird, A Zampa, S Faridoun, B Couch / Sam Elliot
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Josh Philippe
2. Daniel Hughes
3. Marcus Stoinis
4. Beau Webster
5. Moises Henriques
6. Daniel Christian(VC)
7. Glenn Maxwell(C)
8. Hilton Cartwright
9. Adam Zampa
10. Ben Dwarshius
11. Sean Abbott
– Glenn Maxwell might be a good captain choice as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Daniel Christian can be a decent VC choice considering his middle order batting and atleast 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Dropped James Vince who doesn’t have impressive numbers against the opponent in a total of 8 innings.
– Beau Webster and Hilton Cartwright might be decent punts as they’re expected to bat at 3-4 down and bowl part time overs.
– Ben Dwarshius, Zampa and Abbott are must picks considering their good numbers in H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Joe Clarke
2. James Vince
3. Daniel Hughes
4. Marcus Stoinis
5. Glenn Maxwell(C)
6. Hilton Cartwright
7. Moises Henriques(VC)
8. Daniel Christian
9. Adam Zampa
10. Sean Abbott
11. Ben Dwarshius
– Moises Henriques looks another good VC choice as he’s expected to bat at one down and bowl part time overs.
– Dropped Josh Philippe who has continuous failures in 8 innings against the opponent.
– Can take Sam Rainbird at the place of Adam Zampa especially if Melbourne Stars gets to bowl first.
– Can go with Marcus Stoinis as C/VC considering his batting averages of 30 & 40 in more than 5 innings at venue and H2H matches respectively.
Grand League Combination –
1. Joe Clarke
2. Daniel Hughes
3. Marcus Stoinis
4. Jordan Silk
5. Glenn Maxwell
6. Hilton Cartwright
7. Moises Henriques
8. Daniel Christian
9. Sean Abbott(VC)
10. Chris Jordan
11. Ben Dwarshius (C)
– Going heavy on Sydney Sixers as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Ben Dwarshius and Sean Abbott might be good C/VC choices especially while bowling first.
– Chris Jordan will be a crucial pick especially while bowling in first innings.
– Dropped both the opening batters of Sydney as they doesn’t have good numbers in H2H matches.
– Jordan Silk might be a good GL pick considering his batting averages of 38 & 49 in more than 10 venue and H2H innings respectively.
– Must try Hilton Cartwright and Beau Webster as C/VC in a couple of grand league combinations.
