Probable XI –
Auckland Aces –
Will ODonnell, Sean Solia, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Robert ODonnell (c), Ben Horne (wk), William Somerville, Lockie Ferguson, Ross ter Braak, Adithya Ashok, Ben Lister
Wellington Firebirds –
Finn Allen (wk), Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell (c), Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Nathan Smith, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Devon Conway
2. Finn Allen
3. Glenn Phillips
4. Michael Bracewell(C)
5. Mark Chapman
6. William O’Donnell
7. Rachin Ravindra/Jimmy Neesham
8. Sean Solia(VC)
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. Hamish Bennett
11. Benjamin Lister
– Michael Bracewell looks safest captain choice considering his one down batting and atleast 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Sean Solia as VC who’s opening up the innings and bowling 2-3 overs also.
– Devon Conway has averaged approx 85 in 6 H2H matches which makes him a must pick.
– Expecting atleast a decent knock from Finn Allen who has got out very early during the last two innings.
– William O’Donnell might be another decent punt as he’s expected to open the innings by replacing George Worker.
– Can take Logan Van Beek at the place of Rachin Ravindra/Neesham especially while bowling in first innings.
– Taking punt on Hamish Bennett who has taken wickets at a strike rate of just 16 in 07 H2H innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Devon Conway(C)
2. Finn Allen
3. Mark Chapman(VC)
4. Michael Bracewell
5. William O’Donnell
6. Jimmy Neesham/Logan Van Beek
7. Rachin Ravindra
8. Sean Solia
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. Benjamin Lister
11. Hamish Bennett/Peter Younghusband
– Taking punt on Devon Conway and Chapman as C/VC considering their excellent numbers in H2H innings.
– Dropped Glenn Phillips who has continuous failures with bat in 8 innings against the opponent.
– Take anyone from Neesham or Logan Van Beek as they’re batting at 4-5 down and bowling some overs too.
– Peter Younghusband or Ben Sears can be picked at the place of Hamish Bennett.
– Lockie Ferguson looks another safe C/VC choice especially while bowling in first innings.
– Tom Blundell might be a good pick in risky SL combo considering his batting average of approx 30 in 9 H2H innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Devon Conway
2. Glenn Phillips(C)
3. Finn Allen(VC)
4. Tom Blundell
5. Mark Chapman
6. Robert O’Donnell
7. William O’Donnell
8. Sean Solia
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. Benjamin Lister/Braak/Ashok
11. Hamish Bennett
– Glenn Phillips can be a good captain choice as he might go big after getting out at duck during the last match.
– Expecting a top knock from Finn Allen considering his failures in last two consecutive innings.
– Can take anyone from Braak or Adithya Ashok at the place of Lister especially while bowling in second innings.
– Tom Blundell and Sean Solia will be another good C/VC choices in different combinations of GL.
– Must try Jimmy Neesham and Rachin Ravindra as C/VC in a couple of GL combos especially while batting first.