Probable XI –
Adelaide Strikers –
Jake Weatherald, Matthew Short, Harry Nielson (wk), Jonathan Wells, Liam Scott, Daniel Drew, George Garton, Rashid Khan, Daniel Worrall, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle (c)
Melbourne Renegades –
Sam Harper (wk), Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, James Seymour, Mohammad Nabi, Will Sutherland, Jonathan Merlo, James Pattinson, Kane Richardson (c), Reece Topley, Zahir Khan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sam Harper
2. Jonathan Wells
3. Jake Weatherald
4. Jake Fraser-McGurk
5. Matthew Short(VC)
6. Will Sutherland
7. Mohammad Nabi(C)
8. Kane Richardson
9. Rashid Khan
10. George Garton
11. Peter Siddle
– Mohammad Nabi might be a good captain choice considering his three down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Matthew Short can be a decent VC choice as he’s opening up the innings and bowling part time overs.
– Dropped Mackenzie Harvey to take Jake Fraser-McGurk as Harvey might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Will Sutherland will be another good pick considering his All-rounder role.
– Take anyone from Daniel Worrall or Wes Agar at the place of Rashid Khan especially if Adelaide gets to bowl first.
– George Garton might be a good punt considering his 4-5 down batting and full overs with the bowl.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sam Harper
2. Jake Weatherald(C)
3. Jonathan Wells
4. Jake Fraser-McGurk/James Seymour
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Will Sutherland
7. Matthew Short
8. Peter Siddle(VC)
9. Rashid Khan
10. George Garton/Wes Agar
11. Kane Richardson
– Jake Weatherald might be another good captain choice considering his batting average of above 30 in 9 H2H innings.
– Peter Siddle might get a couple of wickets again by bowling in death overs which makes him a good VC choice.
– Expecting Rashid Khan to come good in this match considering his bowling strike rate of just 12 in five H2H innings.
– Can take Wes Agar at the place of George Garton who has done well especially while bowling first.
– James Seymour can be another decent pick at the place of Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sam Harper
2. Jonathan Wells
3. Jake Weatherald
4. Jake Fraser-McGurk
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Matthew Short
7. Peter Siddle(VC)
8. Kane Richardson
9. Wes Agar
10. George Garton
11. Rashid Khan (C)
– Going heavy on Adelaide Strikers as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Expecting atleast 2-3 wickets from Rashid Khan considering his bowling strike rate of just 12 in H2H matches.
– Can go with anyone from Peter Siddle, George Garton or even Wes Agar as VC especially while bowling in first innings.
– Can take Daniel Worrall at the place of Matthew Short if you want to go with bowling heavy combination.
– Reece Topley or James Pattinson can be picked at the place of Kane Richardson.
