Squads –
STA –
Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell(c), Andre Fletcher(w), Clint Hinchliffe, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Adam Zampa, Liam Hatcher, Zahir Khan
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
Team News –
STA –
– The Stars lost their last game against the scorchers and now makes this game a do or die game for them. The Stars need to win this last league stage game with a bonus point to qualify for the qualifiers.
– Seb Gotch will open the innings for the stars along with Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis bowled in last game but was out cheaply on 14. Gotch will keep the Wickets.
– Nick Larkin will bat at 1 down. Larkin made most of his little opportunities he hot this season. He scored 44 ball 70 runs last game.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat at 2 down followed by Nic Maddinson. Maxwell is also bowling good number of overs.
– Hilton Cartwright will bat next. Cartwright has been brilliant so far contributing with both bat and bowl but haven’t converted his scores into a big one.
– Adam Zampa, Zahir Khan and Glenn Maxwell will lead the spin attack for the Stars. Both Shared 1w each last game.
– Billy Stanlake, Nathan Coulter Nile and Marcus Stoinis will handle the pace attack.
SIX –
– The defending champions are placed 2nd in the points table but a win here will take them to the top.
– 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. He is one of the highest scorers in BBL history with 1700+ runs. He scored 43(25b) last 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.
– Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Dan Christian, and Carlos Brathwaith will be the pace attack for Sixers with Dwarshius and Abbott bowling in the death.
Probable XI –
STA –
Seb Gotch (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nic Maddinson, Hilton Cartwright, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Nathan Coulter Nile, Zahir Khan, Sam Rainbird/Liam Hatcher/Clint Hinchliffe
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
Pitch Report –
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Ground here is quite big as compared to other Grounds and Also support’s spin.
Average Score : 160
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Philippe ( Open + wk, played in IPL2020, 487 runs last BBL, 453 runs in 13 games this BBL , Must have)
Ben Dunk( 3/4 down, hard hitter, 300 runs in PSL at SR of 167, can drop as will bat low in SL )
Seb Gotch( Open, 343 runs for the stars in BBL )
BAT –
M Henriques ( 1/2 down, 1798 BBL runs + 17 Wickets in 83 matches, 43 last game Must have )
Andre Fletcher(Open + wk, hard hitter of the ball, 34,20 against NZ in t20 series, 89 last 3rd game, hit or miss, didn’t played last game)
James Vince( 1 down/open, very talented batsman, 67 in 1st game, 52 last 2nd game, Must have , overall a poor season)
Nick Larkin( Middle order, young talent, 297 runs in 11 games last season, 70(44b) last 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 )
H Cartwright ( 3 down, brilliant form with both bat and bowl, decent this tournament so far, 23(13b) last game)
ALL –
Marcus Stoinis( Open, bowling is still not confirmed, 705 runs last BBL, 14 runs + 1w last game, Must have)
Glenn Maxwell( 2 down + off spin, 167 runs at a SR of 194 against India recently, 313 runs in 11 innings this BBL, Must have )
Daniel Christian ( Middle order + medium pacer, very experienced, 1 Wicket last game)
Carlos Brathwaith ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 10 Wickets in CPL2020, 2 Wickets last 2nd game, can’t miss him)
BOWL –
Adam Zampa( Leggie, best bowler of team, no into needed, 1w in last game)
Nathan Coulter Nile ( Right Arm fast, team’s main bowler, back after injury, 4-for in 1st game, 1w last game, Must have)
Steve O Keefe( Slow left arm, 14 Wickets this BBL, Must try )
Ben Dwarshius ( Left arm pacer, will bowl in death, 16 Wickets last season, 13 Wickets in 10 games, 2w last game, Must have)
Sean Abbott ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 101 Wickets in 77 BBL games, 2w last game, Must have)
Jake Ball( Medium pacer, known for his variations, 90+ t20 Wickets on his name, 2w last 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)
Billy Stanlake( Tall Right arm pacer, poor last BBL with just 4 Wickets, decent bbl with 10 Wickets, 2w last 2nd game )
C Hinchliffe( Left arm orthodox, decent last season with 8 Wickets, credit saver this game if plays)
Zahir Khan ( Chinnaman, mystery spinner, 1 Wicket last game, Must )
Liam Hatcher( Pacer, excellent this tournament with 15 Wickets in 9 games )
C/VC –
STA –
Marcus Stoinis
Glenn Maxwell
Nick Larkin
SIX –
Daniel Christian
Josh Philippe
Moises Henriques
