Squads –
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
BT –
Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Johnson Charles, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Andre Fletcher, Mahedi Hasan, Adam Hose, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Karim Janat, Aryan Lakra, Tom Moores, Chirag Suri, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Team News –
PD –
– Pune Devils is a new team added this season. They won the 1st game of the season but lost other 2 even after scoring big runs.
– 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 of 25 balls in last game.
– Chadwick Walton will bat at 1 down. Walton is one of the biggest names in the franchise Cricket world. 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 opens in the T20Blast.
– 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 took 3 Wickets last game.
BT –
– Windies pair of Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles will be the openers for Bangla Tigers. Fletcher had a below average BBL with just 1 50+ score but is in good touch here scoring 53 in last game.
– Afif Hossain and Tom Moores will bat at 1 and 2 down respectively. Moores is a English Wicket keeper batsman with a SR of 135.
– Afif Hossain and Chirag Suri will handle the middle order. Suri scored 16 ball 42 last game but ended on loosing side.
– Qais Ahmed, Mujeeb Rahman and are their spin attack. Both took a Wicket each last game.
– Karim Janat, Goerge Garton and Mohammad Irfan will handle the pace bowling for the Tigers. Karim Janat is teams leading Wicket taker.
Probable XI –
PD –
Tom Kohler- Cadmore, Kennar Lewis, Chadwick Walton(wk), Alex Davies, Devon Thomas, Nasir Hossain, Karan KC, Mohammad Amir (c), Munis Ansari, Ahmad Raza, Hardus Viljoen
BT –
Andre Fletcher, Johnson Charles, Tom Moores, Afif Hossain, Chrirag Suri, Karim Janat, Adam Hose, George Garton, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Irfan, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
The pitch here is a batting paradise and a very good Wicket for chasing with a Average score of 110.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Tom Moores( 2 down + wk, SR of 136 in t20s , good choice to have )
Johnson Charles( Open, RHB, very aggressive batsman, hit or miss, 4000+ t20 runs with a SR of 127, 96 runs in 3 games )
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 game)
Devon Thomas ( Open/middle, last played t20 in 2019 in CPL, decent option with 1178 t20 runs, Must try if plays amd opens )
BAT –
K Lewis( Open, can strike the ball big, 57*(28b) in 1st game, Must)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore( Open, 435 runs in T20 blast 2019, played just 4 games last season with high score of 85, 61 runs last game)
Andre Fletcher( Open, RHB, very attacking but hit miss type batsman, poor BBL 2020 with just 1 50+ score, 53 runs last game)
Afif Hossain( 1 down + off spin, doesn’t bowl much nowadays, 3 50+ scores in Banglabandhu t20 )
D Rasooli ( Open/ middle order, 51, 9, 73, 52, 21 in his last 5 Shpageeza innings, must have if opens)
Chirag Suri ( Middle order, can open anyday, 42(16b) in last game, Must try in GL )
ALL –
Nasir Hossain ( Middle order + off spin, very experienced, 1765 runs + 57 t20 Wickets, SR slightly low around 110, 3 Wickets in 1st game )
Karim Janat( Medium pacer from Afghanistan, bowling Allrounder, 2 Wickets last game, Must )
KC Karan( Nepali Pacer, hit the deck bowler, goes for runs but wicket taker, 42 Wickets in 31 t20 games, 1w last game)
BOWL –
Mohammad Amir( Left arm medium fast, no into needed, 216 t20 Wickets with 11 in SPL2020, very economical but wicketless in all the games)
Mujeeb Rahman( Mystery off spin, #1 t20 bowlers in world cricket, 1w last game, Must have)
Qais Ahmed( Leg spin, 12 Wickets in Sri Lanka Premier League 2020, 1w last game, Must have)
Hardus Viljoen ( Medium pacer, t20 specialist, bowls with good variations, 140 t20 Wickets on his name, 3 Wickets last game, Must)
Munis Ansari( Medium pacer from Oman, 18 t20 Wickets, a good GL pick , 2 Wickets last 2nd game)
S Wisniewski( Chinnaman, Yorkshire bowler, 1w in 2 games in T20 blast, didn’t played last game)
C/VC –
PD –
Kennar Lewis
Chadwick Walton
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
BT –
Johnson Charles
Andre Fletcher
Karim Janat
