Squads –
MA –
Taskin Ahmed, Muktar Ali, Laurie Evans, Amjad Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain, Sompal Kami, Shoaib Malik, Ishan Malhorta, Maroof Merchant, Syed Shah, Abdul Shakoor, Pravin Tambe
NW –
Fabian Allen, Rayad Emrit, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Nuwan Pradeep, Wahab Riaz, Wayne Parnell, Junaid Siddique, Lendl Simmons, Ansh Tandon, Maheesh Theekshana, Amir Yamin
Team News –
MA –
– T10 Cricket will finally start again with the defending champions Maratha Arabians taking on the Northern Warriors.
– Laurie Evans will open along with Javed Ahmadi in the opening game. Evans was one of the top scorers in the Sri Lanka Premier League 2020.
– Professor Hafeez will bat 1 down followed by his country man Shoaib Malik. Both are very experienced and can also contribute through bowl.
– Abdul Sukkur will keep the Wickets followed by hard hitting Bangladeshi Allrounder Mosaddek Hossain.
– Pravin Tambe and Sohag Gazi will be the main spinner in the team and can be assisted by Malik and Hafeez.
– Muktar Ali, Somal Kami/Ishan Malhotra amd Yamin Ahmadzai will lead the pace attack.
NW –
– Northern Warriors are looking quite strong to win the opening encounter due to their powerful Batting as well as experienced bowling lineup.
– Windies openers Lendl Simmons and Brandon King will open here. Both are powerful hitters and can change to course of game quickly.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat 1 down. Pooran has been a batting force who if gets 10 balls can score easy 30+ runs. He will also keep the Wickets.
– Rovman Powell will bat in middle. His country man Fabian Allen will follow him next. Allen is a proper power hitter and will also be useful with his left arm spin.
– Rayad Emrit, Wahab Riaz, Wayne Parnell and Junaid Siddique will be the pace attack of the warriors
Probable XI –
MA –
Laurie Evans, Javed Ahmadi, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mossadddek Hossain, Abdul Shakoor(WK), Ishan Malhotra/Sompal Kami, Muktar Ali, Sohag Gazi, Pravin Tambe, Yamin Ahmadzai
NW –
Lendl Simmons, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, K Ottley, Fabien Allen, Rayad Emrit, Wahab Riaz, Wayne Parnell, Junaid Siddique
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
With this being the first match of the league to be played here, it will be a batting paradise and team winning toss will look to make the most of by batting first.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Nicolas Pooran( 1 down + wk, SR of 145+ in t20s, 65(26b) recently in BBL, Must, C/VC )
Laurie Evans ( Open, technically strong + hard hitter of the ball, 3900+ t20 runs at a SR of 134, Must )
Abdul Sukkur ( Lower middle order + wk, not much useful in T10 , can avoid him )
BAT –
S Malik( 2 down + part time off spin, very experienced but not much useful in t10 game, can try in GL )
Lendl Simmons( Open, experienced with 6995 t20 runs, SR of 130 in t20s )
Brandon King( Open, windies Opener, young batter with 1032 t20 runs with a sr of 135)
Rovman Powell( Middle order + part time medium pace, can be useful in GL only , not bowling much recently)
Javel Ahmadi( Afghani Opener, can also bowl, SR of 134 in t20s)
ALL –
M Hafeez( 1 down, very experienced Cricketer, 6584 runs + 169 Wickets in t20 cricket, a Must have choice )
Mosaddek Hossain( Off spin + middle order bat, can hit the ball big, 1278 runs + 28 Wickets in t20s, Must )
M Ali( Medium pacer, 17 Wickets in Banglabandhu t20 recently, red hot form, must )
Fabian Allen ( Slow left arm + hard hitter, 17 t20 Wickets, SR of 160 with bat)
BOWL –
Wahab Riaz( Left arm fast, very experienced, 311 t20 Wickets, will bowl in death )
W Parnell( Left arm fast + can also bat, 206 Wickets + 1420 runs in t20s, Must )
P Tambe( Leggie, Indian veteran, 3 Wickets in CPL2020 in 3 games )
S Kami( Nepali Pacer, known for his accurate, 35 t20 Wickets in 34 Innings, Must try if plays )
S Gazi( Off spin, experienced bowling Allrounder , poor BPL2019 with just 2 Wickets in 8 games)
Yamin Ahmadzai( Medium pacer from Afghanistan, young bowler with 22 t20 Wickets, 9 Wickets in Shpageeza 2019)
R Emrit( Right Arm medium fast, one of the best death bowlers with 160 t20 Wickets, 11 Wickets in CPL2020, Must)
K Koththigoda( Chinnaman bowler from SriLanka, 11 t20 Wickets in 9 innings, 5 Wickets in domestic t20 recently, punt pick)
C/VC –
MA –
M Hafeez
Laurie Evans
Mosaddek Hossain
NW –
Lendl Simmons
Nicolas Pooran
Fabian Allen
Wahab Riaz
