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 as stated wom the 1st game of the series by a big 66 run margin with Finch and Smith scoring respective 100s and Zampa picking a 4-for.
– Aaron Finch and David Warner the explosive opening pair 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. Finch went on to score a big one while warner was out on 69.
– Mr Consistent Steven Smith will bat 1 down. Smith showed his class scoring another ton in just 62 balls making it 3rd fastest by a aussie in ODIs.
– Marnus Labushagne will bat 2 down. Labushagne has been very consistent in both test and ODIs. He was demoted last game.
– Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis will be the Allrounders for Australia. Maxwell was in a very poor form this IPL but smashed a 19 ball 41 including 3 massive hits.
– Adam Zampa will lead the spin attack. Glenn Maxwell can assist him. Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with 4 Wickets last game.
– Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood will be the pace attack of Australia. Marcus Stoinis will assist them. Hazelwood was brilliant with his swing taking 3 Wickets while both Starc and Cummins looked rusty.
IND –
– Team India lost their 1st game of the series against Australia and will look to keep the series alive by winning the 2nd game.
– 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. Both of them started in a attacking fashion but were Mayank went for one shot many while Dhawan scored 76.
– Virat Kohli will bat at his preferred no 3 position. Virat had a slightly decent season with 400+ runs according to his standards. He started good with quick boundaries but was out on 21.
– 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 , however Pandya is not bowling but can bowl anyday.
– Yuzi Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja will be leading the spin attack. Jadeja was bowling good as many catches were dropped on his bowling.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Navdeep Saini/Shardul Thakur will be the 3 man pace attack. Shami was brilliant with his 3 Wickets while both Saini and Bumrah were expensive last game.
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/Shardul Thakur
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, 12(15b) last game, 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, 21(21b) last game )
David Warner ( Open, no intro needed, 548 runs this IPL with 4 50s, 69 runs last game )
Steve Smith ( 1 down, Mr Consistent, decent IPL with 311 runs, 105 runs last game , Must in ODIs )
Shikhar Dhawan ( Open, was in his peak form this with 600+ runs, 74 runs last game )
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very attacking Batsman, poor IPL, Highest scorer this year in ODIs, 114 runs last game, Must have )
Marnus Labushagne ( 2 down + part time leg spin, very consistent, 396 runs in ODIs this year )
Shreyas Iyer ( 2 down, averages 54 in ODIs this year with 266 runs in 7 Innings )
Mayank Agrawal ( Open, started in attacking fashion last game, 22(18b) )
ALL –
Hardik Pandya ( Middle order, very attacking Batsman, didn’t bowled in this IPL, 90(76b) last game, not a good pick in SL as he’s not bowling )
Glenn Maxwell ( 3 down + off spin, very poor IPL2020 , didn’t hit even a six in whole tournament, 45(19b) last game )
Marcus Stoinis ( 3/4 down + Medium pacer, 352 runs + Wickets this IPL, out on duck last game, Must have )
Ravindra Jadeja ( Lower middle order + slow left arm, 252 runs with a SR of 171 this IPL, was poor with the ball, 25(37b) but wicketless )
BOWL –
Pat Cummins ( Right Arm fast, decent form this IPL with 12 Wickets in 14 games )
Mitchell Starc ( Left arm fast, one of the best bowler in world cricket, 12 Wickets in 10 games this year in ODIs, 1w last game )
Jasprit Bumrah ( Right Arm fast, 2nd highest wicket taker this with 27 Wickets, best bowler in world cricket, just 1w last game + was expensive, still Must have )
Josh Hazelwood ( Right Arm medium fast, 10 Wickets in 7 games this year in ODIs, 3 Wickets last game )
Adam Zampa ( Leggie, best spinner of Australia, highest Wicket taker in ODIs this year , 4 Wickets last game)
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, 21 Wickets in 25 games this IPL, just 1 Wicket and was very expensive last game)
Mohammad Shami( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 20 Wickets this IPL for KXIP, 3 Wickets last game )
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman bowler, played very less games this IPL, 104 odi Wickets on his name, can get a game )
Navdeep Saini ( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, known for his pace and bounce, had a poor IPL with just 6 Wickets , very expensive with just 1w last game)
C/VC –
AUS –
Steve Smith
David Warner
Marcus Stoinis
Aaron Finch
IND –
Virat Kohli
Shikhar Dhawan
Jasprit Bumrah
KL Rahul
