Probable XI –
West Indies –
Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Obed McCoy, Fidel Edwards
Australia –
Aaron Finch (c), Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques, Ben McDermott, Daniel Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Lendl Simmons
3. Evin Lewis
4. Josh Philippe
5. Andre Russell(C)
6. Mitchell Marsh(VC)
7. Fabian Allen
8. Mitchell Starc
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Obed McCoy
11. Hayden Walsh
– Russell and Marsh looks safest C/VC choices considering their batting order in top six and at least a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Expecting a good knock from Lewis as he usually doesn’t go without scoring runs in two consecutive matches.
– Dropped both Finch and Gayle as they have looked a bit rusty from last couple of years.
– Josh Philippe might be a good punt especially while batting first considering his top form during the BBL.
– Going heavy on bowlers with a combination of pacers and spinners as both had been effective at this surface.
– Dwayne Bravo will be a must pick at the place of Hayden Walsh if Windies bowls first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Matthew Wade(VC)
2. Chris Gayle
3. Lendl Simmons(C)
4. Aaron Finch
5. Andre Russell
6. Mitchell Marsh
7. Fabian Allen
8. Mitchell Starc
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Obed McCoy
11. Dwayne Bravo
– Simmons and Wade might be good punt C/VC choices as they were off to cracking starts during the last match but failed to go big.
– Expecting both Finch and Gayle to score at least some decent runs and regain their lost form.
– Dropped Hayden Walsh as he might not get wickets in two consecutive matches considering his inconsistency.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Starc as he’s expected to bowl in death overs again.
– Can take Ashton Agar at the place of Fabian Allen if Australia bowls second.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Chris Gayle
3. Moises Henriques
4. Josh Philippe
5. Daniel Christian
6. Ashton Agar
7. Fabian Allen(C)
8. Dwayne Bravo
9. Obed McCoy
10. Mitchell Starc(VC)
11. Adam Zampa
– Expecting a low scoring encounter considering the bowling strength of both the teams.
– Fabian Allen looks open captain choice in GL as he might be crucial with both bat and ball if top order of WI depart early.
– Chris Gayle has phenomenal numbers in H2H matches which makes him a good GL pick.
– Henriques and Philippe might be other GL picks if top order of Australia didn’t do well.
– Dropping both the top performers of the last match might make a good GL combo.
– Expecting both Zampa and Agar to stay amongst the wickets while a decent performance with both bat and ball from Christian.