Squads –
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, Shadab Khan, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Nick Winter.
THU –
Alex Hales, Alex Ross, Sam Billings, Jason Sangha, Matthew Gilkes(w), Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Chris Green(c), Chris Tremain, Jonathan Cook, Gurinder Sandhu, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Tanveer Sangha, Sam Whiteman
Team News –
SIX –
– The defending champions have won 4 of their 5 games so far and are on for a another win against the Thunders.
– Shadab Khan haa been added into the squad and will make his sixers debut this game.
– Josh Phillippe and James Vince will open the Innings. Phillippe has been smashing everyone and is the leading run scorer this season so far. Vince has been average but is a big player and can fire anyday.
– Moises Henriques will bat at 1 down. He is one of the most experienced guy in the team and is in very good form and has already scored 232 runs in 5 games.
– Jordan Silk and Daniel Hughes will handle the middle order with Christian and Shadab to follow.
– Shadab Khan will lead the spin bowling attack of team with Lloyd Pope to accompany him.
– Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Hayden Kerr and Daniel Christian will lead the pace attack of team.
THU –
– Thunders won their last game against Brisbane and now has won 2 out of 4 games and are looking pretty good. Team will not make any changes to the winning XI.
– Hales will open along with Matthew Gilkes. Hales was top scorer of BBL last season but has been average so far, he is an excellent batsman and can fire anyday. Gilkes looked brilliant this season in all game played.
– Sam Billings will bat at 2 down followed by Alex Ross. Billings has has continued from where he left last season, he has scored 161 runs so far and averages 53.
– Ben Cutting and Daniel Sams will do the Allrounder duties. Both will be very important with bat as well as bowl and can be promoted up the order.
– Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha will lead the spin attack of Sydney. Sangha has been brilliant so far with 8 Wickets
– Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew and Saqib Mehmood will lead the pace bowling of team
Probable XI –
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), James Vince, Moises Henriques(c), Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Shadab Khan, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Lloyd Pope, Hayden Kerr
THU –
Alex Hales, M Gilkes, Jason Sangha, Sam Billings, Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Tanveer Sangha, Saqib Mehmood
Pitch Report –
Sydney Showdown Stadium, Sydney
This wicket should be batting friendly. Batters generally play good here. Spinners also get good help.
Average Score : 170-180
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Phillippe( Open, RHB + wk, consistently scoring 500+ from last 2 season’s, 99* runs last 2nd game, Must have player )
Sam Billings(2 down, RHB + wk, very important player in SL, 260 runs in 10 innings last season, 161 runs in 4 games so far)
Matthew Gilkes ( Open, WK batsman, has been good so far with 111 runs in 4 games)
BAT –
James Vince( Open, RHB, 2nd highest scorer with 537 runs last season, 44, 13, 26, 9, 21 in last 5 games, Must have)
Alex Hales( Open, RHB, highest scorer of BBL last season, SR of 162 in BBL, 35(26b) last game, poor form but Must have)
Alex Ross( 3 down, RHB, excellent striker of the ball, very important in middle, 29 runs in 3 games against Sixers)
Jordan Silk( 3 down, RHB, 382 runs with a SR of 143 last season, 178 runs in 9 innings against Thunders )
Daniel Hughes( 2 down, LHB, experienced with 80+ t20 games, 331 in 16 innings last season, poor form this season )
Sam Whiteman( Open, LHB, playes bit slow but can play big, 622 t20 runs in 42 games, didn’t played last game)
ALL –
Daniel Christian( Floater, RHB + medium pace, can be promoted any day, 272 runs with a SR of 182 + 15 Wickets last season, 3 Wickets in 3 overs last game )
Moises Henriques( 1 down, RHB + medium pacer, 237 runs in 5 innings this season so far, 76(38b), 73(48b) 1st 2 games, Must have )
Daniel Sams( RHB + left arm medium fast, very important Allrounder of team, will bowl in death + can be promoted to bat, 4 wickets in 4 games this season)
Ben Cutting( RHB + Right Arm medium, powerful hitter of ball, bowls very less nowadays, 280 runs + 4w last season)
Shadab Khan (Middle order, RHB + Right Arm leg spin, top Allrounder from Pakistan with 119 t20 Wickets, Must have)
BOWL –
Ben Dwarshuis(Left arm medium fast, one of the top bowlers for Sixers over last 2 years, 8 Wickets in 9 games against Thunders, will bowl in death, Must have )
Sean Abbott( Right Arm Fast, got some good pace, 14 Wickets in 12 games against Thunders, 3 wickets last game, Must )
Gurinder Sandhu (Right Arm Fast medium, very good with his swing and seam, 2 wickets in 1st game, wicketless in next 3 games)
Tanveer Sangha( Leg spin, wicket taking bowler, highest wicket taker of team last season with 21 scalps in 15 games last season, 8 wickets so far this season)
Saqib Mehmood (Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, brilliant in his last game with 4 wicket haul)
Nathan McAndrew( Right Arm Fast medium, hit the deck bowler, has good variations at death, 15 Wickets in 13 games last season, 4 wickets in 4 games so far)
Chris Tremain( Right Arm medium fast, can swing the ball both ways, not bowling in death nowadays, 46 t20 Wickets in 52 games )
Jono Cook ( Leg spin, not much important option to consider, 3 wickets in 3 games last season, good in GL if plays)
Chris Green( Off spin + RHB, wicket taking option, just 1 wicket in 4 games this season )
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 )
C/VC Options –
SIX –
Josh Philippe
Moises Henriques
Daniel Christian
THU –
Alex Hales
Daniel Sams
Ben Cutting