Squads –
AUS –
Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Ashton Agar, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade, Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill
Team News –
AUS –
– Team Australia will be the favorates starting this series, also many of the Aussie players were a part of IPL which can be a advantage for the team.
– Aaron Finch and David Warner the explosive opening pair will will open the Innings. Warner was in great form this IPL scoring 600+ runs while Finch had a poor run with just 1 50+ score.
– Mr Consistent Steven Smith will bat 1 down. Smith was in decent form averaging 45.
– Marnus Labushagne will bat 2 down. Labushagne has been very consistent in both test and ODIs.
– Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis will be the Allrounders for Australia. Maxwell was in a very poor form this IPL while Stoinis was in excellent touch with both bat and bowl.
– Adam Zampa will lead the spin attack. Glenn Maxwell can assist him.
– Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood will be the pace attack of Australia. Marcus Stoinis will assist them.
IND –
– Team India will play their 1st International game after a span of 7 months.
– Mayank Agrawal and Shikhar Dhawan will open for India. Dhawan was in his peak form this IPL. Mayank will look to cement his place in absence of Rohit Sharma.
– Virat Kohli will bat at his preferred no 3 position. Virat had a slightly decent season with 400+ runs according to his standards.
– Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. Iyer has cemented his place at no 4. He had a poor IPL but can be back in form with just 1-2 innings.
– KL Rahul will bat at 3 down in ODIs. KL was the leading scorer this IPL and will be also keeping the Wickets.
– Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja will be the Allrounders for India.
– Yuzi Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja will be leading the spin attack.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Navdeep Saini will be the 3 man pace attack.
Probable XI –
AUS –
Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agrawal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini
Pitch Report –
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
The SCG pitch has always known to be a batting beauty with some assistance to the spinners as the game progresses.
Average Score : 270-280
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul ( 3 down + wk, 670 runs in IPL2020, Must have )
Alex Carey ( Lower order, very good batsman but bats very low, can be a punt pick in case of top order failure )
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, 466 runs at Average of 42 this IPL, 91* in practice game )
David Warner ( Open, no intro needed, 548 runs this IPL with 4 50s )
Steve Smith ( 1 down, Mr Consistent, decent IPL with 311 runs, Must in ODIs )
Shikhar Dhawan ( Open, was in his peak form this with 600+ runs )
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very attacking Batsman, poor IPL, Highest scorer this year in ODIs )
Marnus Labushagne ( 2 down + part time leg spin, very consistent, 394 runs in ODIs this year )
Shreyas Iyer ( 2 down, averages 54 in ODIs this year with 264 runs in 6 Innings )
Mayank Agrawal ( Open, can be a punt pick this game as many are ignoring him )
ALL –
Hardik Pandya ( Middle order, very attacking Batsman, didn’t bowled in this IPL, not a good pick as he’s not bowling )
Glenn Maxwell ( 3 down + off spin, very poor IPL2020 , didn’t hit even a six in whole tournament )
Marcus Stoinis ( 3/4 down + Medium pacer, 352 runs + Wickets this IPL, Must have )
Ravindra Jadeja ( Lower middle order + slow left arm, 252 runs with a SR of 171 this IPL, was poor with the ball )
BOWL –
Pat Cummins ( Right Arm fast, decent form this IPL with 12 Wickets in 14 games )
Mitchell Starc ( Left arm fast, best bowler in world cricket, 11 Wickets in 9 games this year in ODIs )
Jasprit Bumrah ( Right Arm fast, 2nd highest wicket taker this with 27 Wickets, best bowler in world cricket, Must have )
Josh Hazelwood ( Right Arm medium fast, 10 Wickets in 7 games this year in ODIs )
Adam Zampa ( Leggie, best spinner of Australia, highest Wicket taker in ODIs this year )
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, 21 Wickets in 25 games this IPL)
Mohammad Shami( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 20 Wickets this IPL for KXIP )
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman bowler, played very less games this IPL, 104 odi Wickets on his name )
Navdeep Saini ( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, known for his pace and bounce, had a poor IPL with just 6 Wickets )
C/VC –
AUS –
Steve Smith
David Warner
Marcus Stoinis
Aaron Finch
IND –
Virat Kohli
Shikhar Dhawan
Jasprit Bumrah
KL Rahul
