Squads –
AUS –
Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Andrew Tye, Marnus Labuschagne, D Arcy Short, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams, Marcus Stoinis
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami
Team News –
AUS –
– Team Australia lost the first T20 games after being in the game most if the time. They failed to counter Indian spin attack and their brittle lower order couldn’t do it for them.
– Mitchell Starc has opted out of the t20 series and will not play the remainder of the series.
– Aaron Finch and D Arcy Short will open the Innings. Finch was the leading scorer in ODI Series with 2 50s and 1 hundred while Scored attacking 35 in 1st t20. Short scored 34 but at a very slow rate.
– Mr Consistent Steven Smith will bat 1 down. Smith showed his class scoring 2 back to back 100s of 62 balls each in tue ODIs.
– Glenn Maxwell and Moises Henriques will be the Allrounders for Australia. Maxwell has been batting at the 6th gear in this series with scores of 45, 63 and 59. Henriques was brilliant scoring 30 runs and picking up 3 Wickets last game.
– Adam Zampa will lead the spin attack along with Mitchell Swepson. Glenn Maxwell can assist him. Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with 7 Wickets last Series.
– Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye/Daniel Sams and Josh Hazelwood will be the pace attack of Australia. Moises Henriques will assist them. Hazelwood was brilliant in all 3 games while Starc who was brilliant in last game will not play.
IND –
– Team India started the T20 series with a bang winning the 1st game by 11 runs defending a Average total of 161.
– Ravi Jadeja is ruled out of the T20 series due a hamstring after playing a match winning innings of 44 of just 23 balls.
– KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan will open for India. Dhawan and Rahul both were in thier peak form this IPL scoring 600+ runs. Rahul scored another 50 but dhawan was out cheaply on 1.
– Virat Kohli will bat next at 1 down. Virat had a slightly decent season with 400+ runs according to his standards. He scored 2 50s in ODI series.
– Sanju Samson will bat at 2 down. Samson looked brilliant in last game hitting a monstrous six but gave his Wicket away.
– Manish Pandey will bat at 3 down in t20s. Pandey was in brilliant form this IPL scoring 440 runs.
– Hardik Pandya and Sunder will be the Allrounders for India , Pandya bowled in ODI series which was a big boost to India.
– Yuzi Chahal and Washington Sunder will be leading the spin attack. Chahal is one of the best bowlers in T20 cricket and proved taking 3 Wickets last game.
– Jasprit Bumrah/Mohammad Shami ,T Natarajan and Deepak Chahar will likely be the pace attack. Bumrah was rested in last ODI and can be done again. T Natarajan took 3 Wickets on his debut.
Probable XI –
AUS –
Aaron Finch(c)/Alex Carey, D Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye/Daniel Sams, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli(c), Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sunder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah/Mohammad Shami, T Natarajan
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.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul (Open + wk, 670 runs in IPL2020, 76(66b) in 2nd game in ODI series, 51 last game, Must have )
Alex Carey ( Can open, very good batsman but bats very low, can be a punt pick in case he opens )
Matthew Wade ( Can open, very attacking batter, 358 runs in just 8 Innings this BBL , can be a punt pick if he opens)
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, 466 runs at Average of 42 this IPL, 89, 63 runs in ODI Series, Must have )
Steve Smith ( 1 down, Mr Consistent, decent IPL with 311 runs, 105, 104 runs in ODI series, Must have )
Shikhar Dhawan ( Open, was in his peak form this with 600+ runs, 74, 30, 16 runs in ODI series, out cheaply on 1 last game )
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very attacking Batsman, poor IPL, Highest scorer in ODI series with 249 runs, 35 in 1st t20, risky)
D Arcy Short( Open, very attacking batsman with SR of 130+ in domestic cricket, 34 runs in 38, balls last game )
Marnus Labushagne ( 2 down + part time leg spin, very consistent, 468 runs in ODIs this year, haven’t played t20 yet )
Moises Henriques( RHB + Medium pacer, very experienced, 30 runs + 3 Wickets last game, Must )
Shreyas Iyer ( 2 down, poor IPL this year with just 1 50+ score, can hit big sixes , didn’t played last game)
Mayank Agrawal ( Open, SR over 140 this IPL with 424 runs, Must if plays )
ALL –
Hardik Pandya ( Middle order, very attacking Batsman, didn’t bowled in this IPL, 210 runs in 3 games odi series, Must have)
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down + off spin, 45(19b), 63(29b), 59(38b) in ODI series, Must have)
W Sunder( Off spin + lower order hitting, wicketless but very economical last game )
BOWL –
Mitchell Starc ( Left arm fast, one of the best bowler in world cricket, 2 Wickets last game, will not play)
Jasprit Bumrah ( Right Arm fast, 2nd highest wicket taker this with 27 Wickets, best bowler in world cricket, can play this game )
Josh Hazelwood ( Right Arm medium fast, 6 Wickets in 3 games in ODI series)
Adam Zampa ( Leggie, best spinner of Australia, highest Wicket taker in ODIs this year , 7 Wickets in 3 games in ODI Series, 1w last game )
Deepak Chahar ( Right arm fast medium, known for his early swing, 1w last game )
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, 21 Wickets in 15 games this IPL, 3 Wickets in last game, Must have )
Mohammad Shami( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 20 Wickets this IPL for KXIP, 4 Wickets in odi series, can be rested this game )
Sean Abbott ( Right Arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, can also bat )
T Natarajan ( Left arm pacer, excellent IPL bowling highest no of Yorkers, 3w in last T20 )
Navdeep Saini ( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, known for his pace and bounce, had a poor IPL with just 6 Wickets , very expensive in ODI Series)
C/VC –
AUS –
Steve Smith
Aaron Finch
Glenn Maxwell
IND –
Virat Kohli
Shikhar Dhawan
KL Rahul
