Probable XI –
Adelaide Strikers –
Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Ian Cockbain, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Henry Thornton, Harry Conway/Daniel Worrall, Peter Siddle (c), Fawad Ahmed
Hobart Hurricanes –
Ben McDermott (wk), Caleb Jewell, D Arcy Short, Matthew Wade (c), Tim David, Peter Handscomb, Tom Rogers, Mitchell Owen/Jordan Thompson, Will Sanders, Wil Parker, Riley Meredith
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Jonathan Wells
3. Ian Cockbain
4. Tim David
5. Matthew Short(C)
6. Matt Renshaw
7. Travis Head
8. D’Arcy Short(VC)
9. Riley Meredith
10. Peter Siddle
11. Henry Thornton
– Going heavy on Adelaide Strikers as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Matthew Short and D’Arcy Short looks safest C/VC choices considering their top order batting and atleast 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Dropped Ben McDermott as he might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Tim David might come handy with bat if top order batters somehow doesn’t do well.
– Travis Head and Matt Renshaw might be good picks as they’re expected to share some overs with the bowl and did well with bat in recent times.
– Can take Daniel Worrall at the place of Henry Thornton if he gets included at the place of Harry Conway.
– Riley Meredith has done well at venue and H2H innings which makes him a good pick.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Jake Weatherald
3. Jonathan Wells
4. Tim David
5. Travis Head
6. Matthew Short(C)
7. D’Arcy Short
8. Jordan Thompson
9. Peter Siddle(VC)
10. Henry Thornton
11. Riley Meredith
– Peter Siddle looks another safe VC choice considering his good numbers at venue & H2H matches with bowl and consistency to take wickets.
– Dropped both Ian Cockbain and Renshaw as they might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Jake Weatherald might be a decent pick especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Taking punt on Jordan Thompson who’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Fawad Ahmed might be another decent pick at the place of Thornton especially while bowling in second innings.
– Must try Matthew Wade as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Alex Carey
3. Caleb Jewell
4. Jake Weatherald
5. Tim David
6. Travis Head(C)
7. D’Arcy Short
8. Matthew Short
9. Peter Siddle
10. Riley Meredith(VC)
11. Thomas Rogers
– Travis Head looks an open captain choice considering his current lethal form with bat.
– Alex Carey might come handy with bat if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Can take Peter Handscomb at the place of Jewell who can score decent runs in case top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Try dropping Matthew Wade for Jordan Thompson who can contribute with both bat and ball.
– Riley Meredith might be a good VC choice especially while bowling in second innings.
– Thomas Rogers can give some good fantasy points considering his death over bowling.
