Squads –
REN –
Kane Richardson (c), Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Zahir Khan, Joshua Lalor, Jono Merlo, Mohammad Nabi, James Pattinson, Mitch Perry, Jack Prestwidge, James Seymour, Will Sutherland, Reece Topley
STR –
Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Daniel Drew, George Garton, Liam O Connor, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan, Harry Nielsen (wk), Liam Scott, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall.
Team News –
REN –
– Melbourne Renegades have declared a 17 member squad for the encounter against Adelaide Strikers. Team will be led by Kane Richardson.
– Aaron Finch and Cameron Boyce will be unavailable for this game due to injuries.
– Mackenzie Harvey will open the Innings along with Sam Harper. Harper will keep the Wickets. Harvey smashed a brilliant 50 in last game against the same team.
– Jake Fraser McGurk will bat at 1 down followed by James Seymour. Both are talented cricketers, Seymour looked brilliant in his short stay in last game.
– Mohammad Nabi will bat in middle with Pattinson and Will Sutherland to follow. Team has a very weak middle order as there is no proper batsman after Nabi to rely on.
– Mohammad Nabi and Zahir Khan will be crusial with their spin for Renegades.
– James Pattinson, Kane Richardson and Reece Topley will lead the pace bowling of team. Will Sutherland will assist them.
STR –
– Adelaide Strikers have named a 13-player squad ahead of their first game against Renegades which is their first home game.
– Ryan Gibson has been ruled out of the game and Liam O Connor has replaced him in the squad.
– Jake Weatherald and Matthew Short will open for the Strikers. Weatherald had a stellar last season where he scored 400+ runs. Short is a attacking lad and can also bowl some off spin.
– Harry Nielsen will keep the Wickets and bat at 1 down. Haven’t got much chance to showcase his skills, scored run a ball 30 last game.
– Jono Wells and Daniel Drew will handle the middle school. Wells is an attacking and very consistent batsman.
– Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Matthew short can bowl a few overs if needed.
– George Garton, Peter Siddle, Wes Agar and Daniel Worrall will lead the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
REN –
Sam Harper(wk), Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser McGurk, James Seymour, Mohammad Nabi, Will Sutherland, James Pattinson, Jono Merlo, Kane Richardson, Reece Topley, Zahir Khan
STR –
Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jono Wells, Liam Scott/Liam O Connor, Daniel Drew, George Garton, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Daniel Worrall
Pitch Report –
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
The pitch experiences a lot of swing and seam at the start, once batsman are set team can score big.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sam Harper(Open, RHB + wk, very attacking batsman, top scorer of team last year with 351 runs and SR of 131, 33 runs last game, Must have choice )
Harry Nielsen (1 down, LHB + wk, 134 runs in 12 BBL games, quality cricketer, 30(30b) last game )
BAT –
Aaron Finch(Open, RHB, big name in t20 cricket, very poor season last year, looked good in WC 2021, will not play)
Jake Weatherald( Open, LHB, highest scorer for Strikers last season with 451 runs, very consistent performer, 18 runs last game)
Jono Wells(2 down, RHB, consistent performer for the Strikers from past 2-3 years, 263 runs in 13 games last season)
Jake Fraser McGurk( 1 down, LHB, 127 runs in 10 games last season, can also bowl some spin, 198 runs in 9 innings last season)
Ryan Gibson(Middle order, RHB, very attacking cricketer, SR of 148 last season)
M Harvey( Open, LHB, 4 50s in last 5 games, 198 runs in 9 innings last season, 56 last game)
ALL –
M Nabi( 3 down, RHB + Off spin, one of the best all-rounder around, 1500 runs + 73 wickets in T20i cricket, Must have)
Will Sutherland( Right Arm medium fast + RHB, important with both bat and bowl, played just 4 games last season, 2 wickets in 2 overs last game)
M Short(Open, RHB + off spin, 458 runs in 34 t20 games, don’t ball much in t20s, 29 runs + 1w in last game )
BOWL –
Rashid Khan ( Leg Spin, best spinner in world cricket, highest wicket taker for the Strikers in BBL, 1 wicket last game )
Peter Siddle(Right Arm medium fast, very experienced, 19 Wickets in 13 games last season, 3 Wickets last game)
James Pattinson(Right Arm Fast, hit the deck, very experienced bowler, 59 wickets in t20s, 1 wicket in last game )
Kane Richardson( Right Arm medium fast, International experience, 16 Wickets in 12 games last season, 1w last game, must have)
Cameron Boyce( Leg spinner, wicket taking option, 87 t20 Wickets, can also bat , will not play)
Daniel Worrall(Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing early on the innings, 42 t20 Wickets, 2 wickets last game)
George Garton(Left arm medium fast, very good with his variations, will bowl in death as well as in powerplay, 2 wickets in last game )
Wes Agar( Right Arm Fast, can bowl upto 150ks, hit the deck bowler, 22 wickets last season, wicketless in last game)
Josh Lalor( Left arm medium fast, has very good variations at death, high chances of not playing )
Reece Topley( Left arm medium fast, 7ft tall bowler, 120 t20 Wickets in just 90 games, will get good help of wicket, 1w last game )
Zahir Khan ( Left arm wrist spin, Afghani Spinner, 77 wickets in 65 t20 games, 3 Wickets in last game, Must )
C/VC Options –
REN –
Mohammad Nabi
Kane Richardson
STR –
Jake Weatherald
Rashid Khan
Matthew Short
