Squads –
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott, Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes(c), James Vince, Jordan Silk, Justin Avendano, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve OKeefe, Thomas Rogers, Ben Dwarshuis, Nicholas Bertus, Gurinder Sandhu, Ben Manenti, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Lloyd Pope
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 –
SIX –
– The defending champions are again in the Finals and will be playing the scorchers who they defeated in the qualifier.
– Josh Philippe and James Vince will open for sixers. Phillips as like last season is highest 2nd highest scorer this season as well. Vince played his career best knock of 98* last game against the same opponents.
– Moises Henriques will bat 1 down. He is one of the highest scorers in BBL history with 1700+ runs. He scored 43(25b) last 2nd game.
– Daniel Hughes and Jordan Silk will bat at 2 and 3 down respectively. Both have played over 50 games for the franchise and are very experienced. Silk has been batting brilliant in every game he gets to bat.
– Daniel Christian and Carlos Brathwaith will handle the allround duties. Brathwaith has been really good this BBL with Wicket in very game.
– Steve O Keefe/Ben Maneti will lead the spin attack. O keefe will be extremely important this game onnthis Sydney pitch.
– Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Dan Christian, and Carlos Brathwaith will be the pace attack for Sixers with Dwarshius and Abbott bowling in the death.
SCO –
– The Scorchers won the Challenger game against the Heat which was a one sided contest. They will be facing Sixers against whom they lost 2 times this season.
– Jason Roy didn’t played last game. He is still in the squad but his fitness is still under observation.
– Cameron Bancroft and Liam Livingston will open the innings. Livingston has been brilliant in past 4-5 games where he’s been contributing with both bat and bowl. He was out on 77 last game. Bancroft scored 58 last game.
– 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 441 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 69 last game played against the sixers.
– Mitchell Marsh will be Batting next followed by Ashton Turner .Turner is very important in that middle order with his SR of 134. Marsh promoted himself at no 3 last game.
– 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. Aaron Hardie will assist them. Jhye Richardson has been team’s highest wicket taker.
Probable XI –
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), James Vince, Daniel Hughes(c), Moises Henriques, Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Sean Abbott, Steve O’Keefe/Ben Maneti, Ben Dwarshuis, Jake Ball/Jackson Bird
SCO –
Liam Livingston, Cameron Bancroft, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(wk), Ashton Turner, Mitchell Marsh, Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmad, Andrew Tye
Pitch Report –
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
The Sydney pitch is good for batting and spinners will get help in the here as the innings progresses. Wrist spinners will be a treat here.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Philippe ( Open + wk, played in IPL2020, 487 runs last BBL, 499 runs in 14 games this BBL , 45 last game, Must have)
Josh Inglis(2 down + wk, scored 405 runs last season at an average of 28.93, whereas his strike-rate was 153, 69 runs last game against the Sixers, Must)
BAT –
M Henriques ( 1/2 down, 1798 BBL runs + 17 Wickets in 83 matches, 43 last 2nd game Must have )
James Vince( open, very talented batsman, 67 in 1st game, 98* last game, Must have )
Colin Munro( 1 down, very Attacking but inconsistent, 4 T20 centuries on his name, excellent form with 441 runs in this tournament, Must have)
Jason Roy ( Open, hard hitting batter but going through poor form, can play big innings any day )
M Marsh( 3 down, ace Allrounder of team, 382 runs + 5 Wickets last season, 300 runs this season, 49* last game, will not bowl)
Cameron Bancroft( Open, have played test Cricket from Australia, 1150+ t20 runs at an impressive Average of 33, played last game and Scored 58* opening the game )
J Silk(2/3 down, very experienced, 188 runs last season, 1100+ runs for the sixers, attacking batsman)
D Hughes(2 down, very experienced, 267 runs last BBL, over 50 matches for Sixers, 96(51b) against Stars past encounter, must choice in 2nd innings)
J Avendano(Open/Middle order, opened last game, risky choice this game )
Jack Edwards (Open, u19 opener, 47 in 1st game, failed in all other games )
ALL –
Daniel Christian ( Middle order + medium pacer, very experienced, 1 Wicket last 2nd game, Must have)
Liam Livingston ( Open + leg spin, 425 runs + 4 Wickets in his last BBL, picking atleast a wicked from last 3-4 games, 77 last game, Must have )
Carlos Brathwaith ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 10 Wickets in CPL2020, 1 Wickets last game, can’t miss him)
BOWL –
Jhye Richardson( Medium pacer, have played international from Australia, 15 Wickets last BBL for the Scorchers, 27 Wickets in this BBL , wicketless from last 2 games, Must have )
Andrew Tye( Medium pacer, best bowler of team with good variations, huge experience of 153 t20 games 2w last game, Must have)
Steve O Keefe( Slow left arm, 15 Wickets this BBL, 1w last game, Must try )
Ben Dwarshius ( Left arm pacer, will bowl in death, 16 Wickets last season, 15 Wickets in 10 games, 2w last game, Must have)
Sean Abbott ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 101 Wickets in 77 BBL games, 1w 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, can be a crusial GL pick, 2 Wickets last game)
Jake Ball( Medium pacer, known for his variations, 90+ t20 Wickets on his name, 2w last 2nd game )
Jackson Bird ( Right Arm fast, bowls 2-3 overs in 1st 6 overs itself, Must have if plays)
Ben Maneti( Off spin, bowls in powerplay, 6 Wickets in 4 games last season, got substituted in many games )
L Pope( Leggie, 10 Wickets in 8 games last BBL, Must have if plays)
C/VC –
SIX –
Daniel Christian
Josh Philippe
Moises Henriques
SCO –
Liam Livingston
Colin Munro
Jason Roy(if plays )
