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
THU –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson(c), Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (w), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Jonathan Cook, Chris Tremain, Ben Cutting, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Adam Milne, Tanveer Sangha
Team News –
SIX –
– The defending champions are placed right at top of the table with 8 wins and 3 losses.
– Mosies Henriques and Sean Abbott are bavk for the Sixers which will more boost for the team.
– Josh Philippe and James Vince will open for sixers. Phillips as like last season is highest scorer this season as well. Vince can open this game due to arrival of Henriques who will bat in middle.
– Moises Henriques will bat 1 down. Henriques is back after test series. He is one of the highest scorers in BBL history with 1700+ runs.
– 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 and Lyod Pope if plays will lead the spin attack. Pope was wicketless and very expensive last game.
– Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Dan Christian, and Carlos Brathwaith will be the pace attack for Sixers with Dwarshius and Abbott bowling in the death.
THU –
– Sydney Thunders have been placed 5th in the table with 6 wins in their 11 games. A win in this game will take them to the 2nd spot.
– Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales will open the innings. Both of them form a very strong opening pair. Hales was 2nd highest scorer last season and have already scored 350+ runs at an impressive strike rate of 170+.
– Calumn Ferguson will bat 1 down. Ferguson has a lot of experience of BBL and is one among the top 5 scorers in BBL history and also scored 277 runs this season.
– Alex Ross/ Oliver Davies will bat at 2 down followed by Sam Billings at 3 down who will also keep the Wickets.
– Ben Cutting will do the late hitting for the thunders. After a injury to sams Cutting will habe more responsibility.
– Chris Green and Tanveer Sangha will be handling the spin attack. Tanveer has been brilliant with 18 Wickets this season.
– Nathan McAndrew, Chris Tremain, Adam Mine and Ben Cutting will lead the pace attack of Sydney.
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 Dwarshuis, Jake Ball/Lyod Pope/Jackson Bird
THU –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross/Oliver Davies, Sam Billings (wk), Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan McAndrew, Adam Milne, Chris Tremain.
Pitch Report –
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Wicket is very good for batting and will be helpful in 1st innings for batters as compared to 2nd innings.
Average Score : 172
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Philippe ( Open + wk, played in IPL2020, 487 runs last BBL, 421 runs in 11 games this BBL , Must have)
Sam Billings ( 3 down + wk, SR of 134 in t20s, 50 last game, Must have pick)
M Gilkes( Middle order, decent last season, not much useful in SL even if plays )
B Holt ( 3 down, not much useful record’s, can be used as a credit saver
BAT –
James Vince( 1 down/open, very talented batsman, 67 in 1st game, 52 last game, Must have )
Alex Hales( Open, RHB, very aggressive , 576 runs last season at an average of 38, 350+ runs this season with Average of 43, 29 last game, Must have)
Usman Khawaja( Open, very consistent, 388 runs last season, Important player of team, 27 last game)
Calumn Ferguson ( 1 down, very experienced + attacking batsman, 2800+ t20 runs, 277 runs this season so far )
Alex Ross( 2 down, known for his big hitting, 238 runs in 10 games last season averaging, Must especially while chasing)
Oliver Davies( 3 down, big striker of the ball, 8 sixers in first 2 games by him)
M Henriques ( 1/2 down, 1745 BBL runs + 17 Wickets in 82 matches, Must have )
J Silk(2/3 down, very experienced, 188 runs last season, 1100+ runs for the sixers, attacking 45(19b) against Renegades, 38 last 2nd game)
D Hughes(2 down, very experienced, 267 runs last BBL, over 50 matches for Sixers, 96(51b) against Stars, 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, 2 Wicket last game)
Ben Cutting ( Middle order + Medium pace, scored 276 runs last season, also he scalped eleven wickets, Must pick this game )
Arjun Nair ( Off spin + decent batting, 8 Wickets and 80+ runs last BBL, good choice)
Carlos Brathwaith ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 10 Wickets in CPL2020, 2 Wickets last game, can’t miss him)
BOWL –
Steve O Keefe( Slow left arm, 14 Wickets this BBL, 1w last game, Must have)
Sean Abbott ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 99 Wicketsin 76 BBL games, Must have)
Jake Ball( Medium pacer, known for his variations, 90+ t20 Wickets on his name, 2w last game )
Adam Milne( Right arm fast, very experienced with 118 t20 Wickets, Must have will bowl in death )
Chris Green( Off spin, picked 40 wickets in his BBL career whereas, batted at an average of 18.47, 4 Wickets last 2nd game )
Chris Tremain( Right Arm medium pace, known for his swing, 5 Wickets in 10 games last season, 2 Wickets last game played)
Tanveer Sangha ( Leggie, young u19 bowler, 18 Wickets this bbl so far, 2w last game )
Jono Cook( Leggie, bowled most of overs in powerplay last season, 9 Wickets in 8 games, good GL pick if plays)
Jackson Bird ( Right Arm fast, bowls 2-3 overs in 1st 6 overs itself, Must have)
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)
Ben Dwarshius ( Left arm pacer, will bowl in death, 16 Wickets last season, 11 Wickets in 8 games, Must have)
C/VC –
SIX –
Daniel Christian
Josh Philippe
James Vince
THU –
Calumn Ferguson
Alex Hales
Usman Khawaja
