Squads –
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
PD –
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Darwish Rasooli, Kennar Lewis, Asif Khan, Chadwick Walton(w), Nasir Hossain(c), Hardus Viljoen, Sam Wisniewski, Karan KC, Mohammad Amir, Munis Ansari, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Devon Thomas, Thisara Perera, Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Malinda Pushpakumara, Monir Hossain, Mohammad Boota, Vriitya Aravind, Dinesh Kumar
Team News –
NW –
– Northern Warriors won their last game and now has won 4 of their 5 games played. They are doing a lot of experiments in their Batting order every game.
– Lendl Simmons/ Brandon King and Waseem Muhammad will open here. Simmons was demoted last game just for a experiment.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat 1 down. Pooran has been a batting force and has hit most sixes this season. He scored 29 last game.
– 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. Allen took 2 Wickets while Powell smashed 51 runs in last game.
– Rayad Emrit, Wahab Riaz, Wayne Parnell and Junaid Siddique will be the pace attack of the warriors. Siddhiqui took 2 Wickets last game.
PD –
– Pune Devils are in a must win situation now as they have lost 4 of the 5 games played this season. Their bowling has been really poor along with Their middle order.
– Tom Kohler-Cadmore will open along with Kennar Lewis. Tom has been a big name in the English T20 blast with a SR over 140, he smashed 61, 48 and 11 in last 3 games and is 2nd highest scorer in the competition.
– Chadwick Walton will bat at 1 down. Walton is one of the biggest names in the franchise Cricket world but has been totally out of form. He will also keep the Wickets.
– Alex Davies, Devon Thomas and Veteran Nasir Hossain will bat in middle. Nasir Hossain is quite experienced but haven’t played much t20 Cricket recently. Davies scored 41 last 2nd game.
– Nasir Hossain and Ahmed Raza will likely handle the spin section. Nasir Hossain picked 3 Wickets in opening game but has been wicketless in all other games.
– KC Karan, Mohammad Amir, Hardus Viljoen and Munis Ansari will be the likely pace attack of Pune. Vilgeon didn’t played last game.
Probable XI –
NW –
Lendl Simmons, Brandon King, Waseem Muhammad Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Fabien Allen, Rayad Emrit, Wahab Riaz, Wayne Parnell, Junaid Siddique, M Theekshana/D Lakshan
PD –
Tom Kohler- Cadmore, Kennar Lewis, Chadwick Walton(wk), Alex Davies, Devon Thomas, Nasir Hossain, Karan KC, Mohammad Amir (c), M Hossain/M Ansari, Ahmad Raza, Hardus Viljoen
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, 26 last game, 191 runs this season, Must, C/VC )
Chadwick Walton(1 down + wk, experienced with 3000+ t20 runs, poor recent form, just 57 runs in 4 games in SPL 2020, 23 runs last 3rd game, poor form)
Devon Thomas ( middle, last played t20 in 2019 in CPL, decent option with 1178 t20 runs, 15 runs last game, Must try if plays and opens )
BAT –
Lendl Simmons( Open, experienced with 6995 t20 runs, SR of 130 in t20s, 54 last 2nd game, batted at 3 down last game, Must have if opens)
Brandon King( Open, windies Opener, young batter with 1032 t20 runs with a sr of 135, Batting order is changing every game)
Rovman Powell( Middle order + part time medium pace, can be useful in GL only , 51* last game, not bowling much recently)
K Lewis( Open, can strike the ball big, 57*(28b) in 1st game, 15 runs last game, Must)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore( Open, 435 runs in T20 blast 2019, played just 4 games last season with high score of 85, 61 , 48, 11 runs last 4 games, Must have)
Waseem Muhammad ( Open/Middle order, 114 runs in 3 innings played, Must but if opens )
D Rasooli ( Open/ middle order, 51, 9, 73, 52, 21 in his last 5 Shpageeza innings, must have if opens)
ALL –
Fabian Allen ( Slow left arm + hard hitter, 17 t20 Wickets, SR of 160 with bat, 2 Wickets last game)
Nasir Hossain ( Middle order + off spin, very experienced, 1765 runs + 57 t20 Wickets, SR slightly low around 110, 3 Wickets in 1st game )
KC Karan( Nepali Pacer, hit the deck bowler, goes for runs but wicket taker, 42 Wickets in 31 t20 games, 1w last 2nd game)
BOWL –
Wahab Riaz( Left arm fast, very experienced, 311 t20 Wickets, will bowl opening overs, 1w last game )
W Parnell( Left arm fast + can also bat, 206 Wickets + 1420 runs in t20s, hattrick last 2nd game, is bowling in death )
R Emrit( Right Arm medium fast, one of the best death bowlers with 160 t20 Wickets, 11 Wickets in CPL2020, 1w last game, Must)
Mohammad Amir( Left arm medium fast, no into needed, 216 t20 Wickets with 11 in SPL2020, very economical but just 1 Wicket in all the games)
Hardus Viljoen ( Medium pacer, t20 specialist, bowls with good variations, 140 t20 Wickets on his name, 3 Wickets last 2nd game, Must)
Munis Ansari( Medium pacer from Oman, 18 t20 Wickets, a good GL pick , 1 Wicket last game)
S Wisniewski( Chinnaman, Yorkshire bowler, 1w in 2 games in T20 blast, dropped after 1st game)
Junaid Siddhiqui ( International Cricket player, bowls with good economy, 2 Wickets last game)
C/VC –
NW –
Nicolas Pooran
Fabian Allen
Lendl Simmons
PD –
Kennar Lewis
Tom Kohler-Cadmore