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
QAL –
Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Akhtar, Sultan Ahmed, Ben Dunk(w), Asif Ali, Shahid Afridi, Samit Patel, Sohail Tanvir, Chris Jordan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Taha, Fayyaz Ahmed, Tom Banton, Umaid Asif, Azmatullah Omarzai, Maaz Khan, Zeeshan Ashraf, Khurshid Anwar, Danyal Ahmed
Team News –
PD –
– Pune Devils is a new team added this season and they started their T10 journey win a big 7 wicket win, Thnks to a 28 ball 57 by Kennar Lewis.
– 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. Lewis Smashed 57 runs 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.
– Darwish Rasooli and Veteran Nasir Hossain will bat in middle. Nasir Hossain is quite experienced but haven’t played much t20 Cricket recently.
– Nasir Hossain and Sam Wisniewski will likely handle the spin section. Wisniewski is a Chinnaman bowler from Yorkshire. Nasir Hossain took 3 Wickets last game.
– KC Karan, Mohammad Amir, Hardus Viljoen and Munis Ansari will be the likely pace attack of Pune.
QAL –
– Qalandars are one of the strongest side in the tournament with the likes of Banton, Ben Dunk and Sohail Tanvir.
– Tom Banton and Sharjeel Khan will likely open the innings. Both are extremely aggressive batsman especially Banton who has been a big name in t20 Cricket in recent years.
– Asif Ali will bat at 1 down followed by big Ben Dunk at 4. Asif Ali attacks from ball 1 same follows with Dunk who is known for his big 6s.
– Samit Patel and Sohail Akhtar will handle the middle order. Samit patel can bat up the order.
– Sultan Ahmed and Samit Patel will be the spinners for Qalandars.
– Chris Jordan, Sohail Tanvir and Azmatullah Omarzai will be leading the pace attack.
Probable XI –
PD –
Tom Kohler- Cadmore, Kennar Lewis, Chadwick Walton Nasir Hossain, Asif Khan, Darwish Rasooli, Karan KC, Mohammad Amir (c), Munis Ansari, Sam Wisniewski, Hardus Viljoen
QAL –
Tom Banton, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Ali, Ben Dunk, Sohail Akhtar, Samit Patel Chris Jordan, Mohammad Taha, Sultan Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Azmatullah Omarzai
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
With this being the 2nd 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 –
Ben Dunk( 1/2 down, known for his big 6s, poor BBL form, Must have in t10)
Chadwick Walton(1 down + wk, experienced with 3000+ t20 runs, poor recent form, just 57 runs in 4 games in SPL 2020, 18 runs last game)
Devon Thomas ( Open/1 down, last played t20 in 2019 in CPL, decent option with 1178 t20 runs, Must try if plays )
BAT –
K Lewis( Open, can strike the ball big, 57*(28b) last game, Must)
Tom Banton ( Open, young talent, SR of 152 in t20s, Must have )
D Bell Drummond ( Open/1 down, big name in English domestic Cricket, 151 runs in 6 games in SPL 2020, Must have if play’s )
Asif Ali ( 1/2 down, very attacking Pakistani batsman, 3300+ t20 runs with a massive SR of 147, Must have)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore( Open, 435 runs in T20 blast 2019, played just 4 games last season with high score of 85, 12 runs last game)
Sharjeel Khan ( Open, LHB, very attacking, 2256 t20 runs at a SR of 135, Must have, hit or miss )
D Rasooli ( Open/ middle order, 51, 9, 73, 52, 21 in his last 5 Shpageeza innings, must have if opens)
ALL –
Nasir Hossain ( Middle order + off spin, very experienced, 1765 runs + 57 t20 Wickets, SR slightly low around 110, 3 Wickets last game )
Samit Patel ( Slow left arm + middle order batsman, 5000+ runs + 242 Wickets in t20 cricket, very experienced, 200 runs + 7 Wickets in Sri Lanka t20 2020, Must have)
KC Karan( Nepali Pacer, hit the deck bowler, goes for runs but wicket taker, 42 Wickets in 31 t20 games)
A Omarzai( Bowling Allrounder, Medium pace + good Striker of the ball, 187 runs + 7 Wickets in Shpageeza t20 recently, Must have)
BOWL –
Mohammad Amir( Left arm medium fast, no into needed, 216 t20 Wickets with 11 in SPL2020)
Chris Jordan ( Medium pacer, t20 specialist, known for his death bowling, 225 T20 Wickets on his name, Must have)
Sohail Tanvir ( Left arm fast, very experienced with 367 t20 Wickets, 8 Wickets in National T20 cup 2020, Must have)
Hardus Viljoen ( Medium pacer, t20 specialist, bowls with good variations, 140 t20 Wickets on his name, Must)
Munis Ansari( Medium pacer from Oman, 18 t20 Wickets, a good GL pick , 2 Wickets last game)
S Wisniewski( Chinnaman, Yorkshire bowler, 1w in 2 games in T20 blast)
C/VC –
PD –
Kennar Lewis
Chadwick Walton
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
QAL –
Tom Banton
Samit Patel
Ben Dunk