Squads –
HUR –
Tom Andrews, Jordan Thompson, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Peter Handscomb, Caleb Jewell, Josh Kann, Sandeep Lamichhane, Tom Lammonby, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, Tom Rogers, D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade (c), Mac Wright
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Moises Henriques(c), Sean Abbott, Steve O’Keefe, Tom Curran, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Lloyd Pope, Chris Jordan, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Nick Winter.
Team News –
HUR –
– Hurricanes have declared a 15 member squad for the 2nd game against Sixers which will be lead by Matthew Wade.
– Ben McDermott and Riley Meredith are not part of the this game due to injuries. Jordan Thompson is available for selection and will make his BBL debut.
– Matthew Wade and D’Arcy Short will open the innings. Both are one of the best opening pair in BBL and attacks from word go. Wade will also keep the Wickets.
– Caleb Jewell will bat at 1 down as Ben McDermott is not part of squad. Decent batsman scores a bit slow. Peter Handscomb will follow Jewell and will be an important player in that middle order. Handscomb scored 47 while Jewell 20 last game.
– Hard hitting Tim David will bat in middle with English Allrounder Tom Lammnoby and Jordan Thompson to follow. All 3 are very aggressive hitters and can be promoted if needed.
– Sandeep Lammichhane and Tom Lammonby will lead the spin attack.
– Nathan Ellis, Joel Paris and Thomas Rogers and Jordan Thompson will lead the pace attack of team.
SIX –
– The defending champions started their 2021 season with 2 wins in 2 games and will look for a hat-trick of wins now as their premium pacer Ben Dwarshuis is also back.
– Josh Phillippe and James Vince will open the Innings. Both were among the top 3 leading runs scorers last season and will look to continue the same form. Both started in attacking fashion with Phillippe went on to score 83 in 1st game while were out cheaply in 2nd.
– Moises Henriques will bat at 1 down. He is one of the most experienced guy in the team and is in very good form, he scored 76 in 1st game while 73 in last game.
– Jordan Silk and Daniel Hughes will handle the middle order with Christian and Curran to follow.
– Steve O’Keefe will lead the spin section. Ben Maneti if plays will be important pick.
– Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis and Daniel Christian will lead the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
HUR –
D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade (c), Caleb Jewell, Peter Handscomb, Tim David, Tom Lammonby, Jordan Thompson, Nathan Ellis, Sandeep Lammichhane, Joel Paris, Thomas Rogers.
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Moises Henriques(c), Daniel Christian, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott/Ben Maneti, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve O’Keefe, Chris Jordan
Pitch Report –
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
This wicket should be batting friendly. Batters generally play good here. Spinners also get good help.
Average Score : 170-180
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jos Phillippe( Open, RHB + wk, consistently scoring 500+ from last 2 season’s, 83(47b) in 1st last game, can’t miss him )
Matthew Wade(Open, LHB + wk, one of the most experienced BBL player, 1831 runs with a SR of 143 in 64 BBL innings, 21 last game, Must have )
Ben McDermott(1 down, one of the highest scorers in domestic cricket from last few years, 406 runs in 12 innings last season, will not play this game )
BAT –
James Vince( Open, RHB, 2nd highest scorer with 537 runs last season, 44(29b), 13(12b) in last 2 games, Must have)
Jordan Silk( 2/3 down, RHB, 382 runs with a SR of 143 last season, averages 35 against Hobart Hurricanes in 10 innings )
Tim David(2/3 down, RHB, hard hitter of the ball, 396 runs with a very good SR of 148 last season, was also part of RCB team this year, 1w last game with the ball)
Peter Handscomb(2 down, RHB, very good record against Sixers with 271 runs in 9 games, 47 runs last game)
Daniel Hughes( 2 down, LHB, experienced with 80+ t20 games, 331 in 16 innings last season, didn’t got chance to bat in 1st game while failed in last game )
Caleb Jewell ( 1 down, LHB, 304 BBL runs in 19 games, SR in low close to 120 , 20(11b) last game)
ALL –
D Short(Open, LHB + left arm wrist spin, a default captain pick in very SL team, 343 runs with a average of 46 against Sixers, 21(36b) last game, was struggling to score)
Jordan Thompson (LHB + Right Arm medium pacers, can strike the ball big, 417 runs + 34 wickets in t20 cricket, Must have)
Daniel Christian( Floater, RHB + medium pace, can be promoted any day, 272 runs with a SR of 182 + 15 Wickets last season, Must have )
Moises Henriques( 1 down, RHB + medium pacer, 155 runs in 4 innings last season, 76(38b), 73(48b) last 2 games, Must have )
Tom Lammonby ( LHB + Left arm medium, excellent striker of the ball, SR of 160 in t20s )
Josh Kann(RHB + Right Arm Fast, hard hitting batsman, bowling Allrounder, 2 wickets in warmup game )
BOWL –
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium fast, 7 Wickets in 4 games against Hurricanes, 3 wicket + 27 runs last game)
Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium fast, known for his death bowling, 80 wickets in 72 T20i games, Must have if bowling 1st )
Ben Dwarshuis(Left arm medium fast, one of the top bowlers for Sixers over last 2 years, 11 Wickets in 8 games against Hurricanes, will bowl in death, Must have )
Sandeep Lammichhane(Leg spin, amongst top spinners currently, very good record against Sixers with 12 Wickets in just 6 games, 1w last game, must have pick )
Joel Paris( Left arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, was part of the Scorchers last few years, 21 wickets in 25 t20s )
Sean Abbott( Right Arm Fast, got some good pace, excellent last game picking 3 Wickets, 14 Wickets in 8 games against Hobart, didn’t played last game )
Ben Maneti( Off spin, bowls in powerplay, can be good pick in GL if plays , 1w last game)
Nathan Lyon(Off spin, one of the greatest in red ball cricket, not in squad )
Jackson Bird( Right Arm Fast, known for his swing, will not play this game as not announced in squad )
Nathan Ellis( Right Arm medium fast, going through very good form, 20 wickets last season with 6 in 5 games against Sixers, 2 wickets last game, very good at death )
C/VC Options –
HUR –
Matthew Wade
D’Arcy Short
Jordan Thompson
SIX –
Josh Philippe
James Vince
Moises Henriques
Daniel Christian
