Squads –
HUR –
D Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine, Peter Handscomb, Caleb Jewell, Macalister Wright, Tim David, Charlie Wakim, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, Sandeep Lammichhane, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis, Nick Winter, Ben McDermott
SCO –
Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Bancroft, Jason Roy, Liam Livingston, Ashton Turner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Aaron Hardie, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, Jason Behrendorff, Matthew Kelly, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Sam Whiteman
Team News –
HUR –
– The Hurricanes won the last game against the the Thunders and are placed at #7 in the points table with 23 points.
– Matthew Wade and Aussie Test team Captain Tim Paine is back into the XI and will be a oart of playing XI.
– D’Arcy Short and Matthew Wade will open for the hurricanes. Short has the highest impact rate when it comes to the BBL and contributes through both bat and bowl , but haven’t been very effective this year while his partner Wade just smashes every ball he faces.
– McDermott will bat at 1 down. He has been one of the key players of the team this season and scored 397 runs in 9 games including match winning 96 last game.
– David Malan will bat 2 down. Malan is world’s best t20 batsman currently and has scored highest runs last year. He was out on 42 last game.
– Will Jack will bat 3 down. Jacks played in the initial stages for Hurricanes but was replaced by David Malan. He was back last game and opened but will bat in middle this game.
– Peter Handscomb/ Tim Paine will bat at 3 down. Paine can be crusial pick in case there is top order failure.
– Tim David will bat in middle order. David has been exceptional this BBL with a strike rate of 160+. He has been very consistent this season.
– Sandeep Lammichhane, D’Arcy Short will lead the spin attack for the hurricanes. Short took 3 Wickets in last 2nd game.
– Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland will be the 3 men pace attack of hurricanes.
SCO –
– The Scorchers won their last and are in a pretty good situation in the points table with 25 points and 3 games to go.
– Mitchell Marsh is back in the squad for the Scorchers. He will be in for Bancroft else no big changes are possible.
– Jason Roy and Liam Livingston will open the innings. Roy is a very attacking batsman but is inconsistent and going through a bad patch. His partner Livingston is also having a poor run.
– Colin Munro will bat at 1 down. He is one of the most attacking batsman in t20s and surprisingly has been very consistent this BBL with 353 runs.
– Wicket keeper Josh Inglis will bat at 2 down. Inglis bats with a excellent strike rate of 150+ but isn’t that consistent. He scored 25 last game.
– Mitchell Marsh will be Batting next followed by Ashton Turner .Turner is very important in that middle order with his SR of 134. Marsh is back after a short break.
– Fawad Ahmed the leggie will lead the spin attack. Liam Livingston and Ashton Turner can assist him.
– Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff will be the pace attack of team. Marsh and Aaron Hardie will assist them.
Probable XI –
HUR –
D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Ben McDermott, David Malan, Will Jacks, Peter Handscomb/Tim Paine, Tim David, Sandeep Lammichhane, Riley Meredith, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis
SCO –
Liam Livingston, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(wk), Ashton Turner, Mitchell Marsh, Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmad, Andrew Tye
Pitch Report –
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Pitch here has been very slow in last BBL season and is a difficult ground to chase on.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Ben McDermott (1 down + wk, brilliant form with scoring 100 in Aus-A game, 397 runs in 9 games this BBL, Must have )
Matthew Wade ( Open, back after successful test series, hard hitter, 1726 BBL runs with a SR of 147, Must have)
Tim Paine ( Middle order + wk, not much goid option in SL, can try in GL )
Josh Inglis(2 down + wk, scored 405 runs last season at an average of 28.93, whereas his strike-rate was 153.99, 25(20b) last game, Must)
BAT –
Dawid Malan ( 2 down #1 t20 batsman in world cricket, 75(56b) in his 2nd game, 41 last game, Must have, C/VC )
Peter Handscomb( 3 down + wk, poor last BBL, same this season as well, 21 runs last game, punt pick)
Colin Munro( 1 down, very Attacking but inconsistent, 4 T20 centuries on his name, 49, 25, 6, 52, 50, 34, 82 last 7 games )
Jason Roy ( Open, hard hitting batter but going through poor form, can play big innings any day )
Cameron Bancroft( Middle order, have played test Cricket from Australia, 1150 t20 runs at an impressive Average of 33, played last game but batted very low, will be dropped this game )
Tim David( Middle order, Lower middle order , attacking 58(33b) in 1st game, SR of 170 this BBL, failure last 3 games)
Mac Wright(Middle order, 149 runs in just 4 innings last season, 70 runs last year against Scorchers, differential pick if plays in GL )
ALL –
D Short( Open + Chinnaman bowling, 357 runs + 7 Wickets last BBL, 50 runs last 2nd game, not consistent this tournament still Must have, C/VC )
M Marsh( 3 down, ace Allrounder of team, 382 runs + 5 Wickets last season, didn’t played last 2 games, will play this game)
Liam Livingston ( Open + leg spin, 425 runs + 4 Wickets in his last BBL, 67(38b) last 2nd game, Must have )
BOWL –
Nathan Ellis( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, excellent last season with 12 Wickets in 15 games, 1w last game)
Riley Meredith ( Pacer, tall hit the deck, 30 total Wickets in last 2 BBL seasons, 12 Wickets this BBL so far, a must have pick )
Jhye Richardson( Medium pacer, have played international from Australia, 15 Wickets last BBL for the Scorchers, 2 Wickets in last game , Must have )
Andrew Tye( Medium pacer, best bowler of team with good variations, huge experience of 153 t20 games 2w last game, Must have)
Jason Behrendorff( Left arm fast, known for his swing , 81 t20 Wickets, 2 Wicket last game, Must especially in 1st innings)
Fawad Ahmed( Leggie, genuine wicket taker, 15 Wickets at economy just under 7, 3w last game , Must have)
Sandeep Lammichhane ( Leggie, mystery spinner, 36 t20 wickets on his name, Must have )
Scott Boland( Medium pacer, known for his swing , 63 t20 Wickets with 15 in BBL2019, 4 Wickets last game)
Johan Botha( Middle order Batsman + off spin, ex South African player, 1900+ runs + 164 Wickets in t20 carrier)
C/VC –
HUR –
D’Arcy Short
David Malan
Ben McDermott
SCO –
Mitchell Marsh
Jason Roy
Colin Munro
