Probable XI –
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Australia –
Matthew Wade (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Josh Philippe, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Daniel Sams, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Devon Conway
3. Kane Williamson
4. Martin Guptill
5. Marcus Stoinis(C)
6. James Neesham(VC)
7. Daniel Sams
8. Glenn Maxwell
9. Trent Boult
10. Tim Southee
11. Jhye Richardson
– Neesham & Stoinis are safest C VC picks considering their a couple of overs with the bowl & 3-4 down batting.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Wade especially while batting first as he has failed to play one in the last two matches.
– Conway, Guptill & Williamson are must have picks considering their recent good forms & average of above 35 in T20s.
– Southee & Boult are other two must have picks considering their strike rates of below 24 in more than 5 H2H matches.
– Jhye Richardson might end up amongst the wickets in this match too as he has strike rate of just 16 in the last two matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Josh Philippe
3. Devon Conway
4. Kane Williamson(VC)
5. Aaron Finch
6. James Neesham
7. Daniel Sams
8. Glenn Maxwell(C)
9. Trent Boult
10. Tim Southee
11. Kane Richardson
– Dropped both the highest run scorers of last match as they might not score big in two consecutive matches.
– Expecting a good knock from Maxwell as he’s due to play one in this series.
– Williamson will be the safest VC pick considering his average of 34 in T20Is & good form during the last match.
– Tim Seifert might look to play at least a decent knock in this game as he’s failing to cross even 10 runs margin from the last two matches.
– Aaron Finch might be a good punt especially while batting first considering his average of 34 in H2H games.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Kane Richardson as he has taken wickets at a strike rate of 17 in 5 matches against the opponent.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tim Seifert(C)
2. Matthew Wade(VC)
3. Josh Philippe
4. Glenn Phillips
5. Devon Conway
6. Aaron Finch
7. James Neesham
8. Glenn Maxwell
9. Trent Boult
10. Adam Zampa
11. Kane Richardson
– Expecting openers of both the teams who have failed in the last two matches to fire during the PPs.
– Glenn Maxwell & Finch might look to play at least decent knocks in this game.
– Adam Zampa might be a good GL pick considering the pitch which has something on offer for the spinners.
