Squads –
STR –
Peter Siddle, Travis Head(c), M Neser, Wes Agar, Danny Briggs, Ryan Gibson, Alex Carey, Matt Renshaw, Phil Salt, Matt Short, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall, Alex Carey.
HEA –
Max Bryant, Joe Denly, Chris Lynn (c) Lewis Gregory, Sam Heazlett, Tom Cooper, Jimmy Peirson(w), Simon Milenko, Xavier Bartlett, Jack Wildermuth, James Bazley, Matthew Kuhnemann, Connor Sully, Jack Wood.
STR –
– Travis Head and Michael Neser is back for the Strikers and will directly come into the XI.
– Philip Salt will open the innings along with Matt Renshaw. Salt has always been a hit miss candidate but is playing some good Cricket recently. Renshaw scored back to back 30+ scores opening the innings.
– Travis Head will bat 1 down. Head is back after the test series where he looked down and out but is an important player in case of T20s.
– Captain Alex Carey will bat 2 down. Carey will also keep the Wickets. He opened in last game and if he does so Renshaw will be demoted down.
– Jono Wells will bat next. Wells was among the top 5 scorers last season and will be an important pick in case of top order failure.
– Weatherald will bat at 3 down. Weatherald who generally opens is Batting low from last 3 games and this move gave position results so team will look forward to play him at the same position.
– Danny Briggs and Liam O Connor will lead the spin department. Briggs is highest Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket. Travis Head can assist him.
– Wes Agar, Peter Siddle and Harry Conway will be leading the pace attack for Adelaide. Siddle didn’t played last game while both Conway and Agar were Wicket less.
HEA –
– Brisbane Heat will be delighted by the arrival of Marnus Labuschagne and their Star spinner Mitchell Swepson into the squad.
– Max Bryant will open the innings along with Chris Lynn. Bryant looked very good in all the games he played and is playing very attacking Cricket. Lynn scored 56, 50, 27 in last 3 games.
– Joe Denly will bat at 1 down. Denly will contribute through both bat and off spin bowl. He scored 31 ball 26 last game.
– Marnus Labuschagne will bat at 2 down. Labushagne is back in the squad after being the highest scorer in the test series against India. He can also bowl.
– Lewis Gregory and Jack Wildermuth will bat in middle. Both are big hitters and can score really quick and will also bowl their bowling quota.
– Jimmy Peirson will bat next and will keep the Wickets. Pierson scored a brilliant 69 of just 36 balls against Hurricanes game.
– Matthew Kuhnemann and Mitchell Swepson will likely handle the spin attack for Brisbane.
– Morne Morkel, Mark Stekette and Jack Wildermuth will handle the pace attack. Lewis Gregory and James Bazley if plays will assist them. Morkel and Wildermuth shared 2 Wickets each last game.
Probable XI –
STR –
Phil Salt, Matt Renshaw, Travis Head, Alex Carey(wk), Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Ryan Gibson/Liam O Connor, Michael Neser, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle, Danny Briggs.
HEA –
Max Bryant, Chris Lynn, Joe Denly, Marnus Labuschagne , Jimmy Peirson (WK), Lewis Gregory, Jack Wildermuth , Mark Stekette, Morne Morkel, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson.
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 –
Alex Carey ( Open/2 down, 3rd highest scorer for team with 1200+ runs, 280 runs this BBL)
Jimmy Pierson( Middle order, 836 runs for the Heat in BBL, 69(36b) against hurricanes game, Must if dropping top order)
BAT –
Chris Lynn ( Open, no into needed, 2500+ runs at a strike rate of 151, 56, 50, 27 last 3 games, Must have )
Jack Weatherald ( 3 down, LHB, 407 runs at a SR of 135 last season, highest scorer for Adelaide in BBL, will bat low)
Jono Wells ( 2/3 down, very aggressive batsman + very consistent, 478 runs at an average of 69 last season, poor this season
Phil Salt ( Opener, best striker in Adelaide team, SR of 164 in last BBL with 361 runs, 250 runs this season, hit miss)
Tom Cooper(3 down, SR of 131 in t20s, experienced, poor last season with just 89 runs in 11 games, poor this season too, will not play )
Max Bryant( Open, very attacking, 145 runs in 10 games last season, Decent season with 6 30+ scores, hit or miss)
Sam Heazlett( middle order, decent batsman with 350+ t20 runs, good option to have if plays)
Joe Denly ( 1 down + off spin, very experienced with 5200+ t20 runs and 34 Wickets, 26 last game, Must have )
M Labushagne ( 1/2 down, 426 runs in test series against India, haven’t played much BBL, just 97 runs in 10 games )
Joe Burns(2 down, international test cricketer, 31(14b) last game, risky this game )
M Short ( Lower middle order, can also bowl, 400 runs in last 2 BBL for the Strikers , decent option to have, he got substituted in most games )
ALL –
Travis Head ( 1 down + off spin, 1279 BBL runs being the 3rd highest run getter, Must have )
Matt Renshaw ( Open/2 down + off spin, very talented cricketer, 348 runs + 4 Wickets in 14 games last BBL, failed in many games this BBL )
Jack Wildermuth ( Medium pacer + Hard hitter, 31 runs + 3 Wickets in his first game, 2w last game Must have )
Lewis Gregory ( Medium pacer + hard hitting Batsman, 1 Wicket last game, SR of 150+ in domestic T20, 20 runs last game, Must have )
M Neser( Medium pacer, known for his swing and hard hitting, 400 runs + 65 Wickets in BBL, Must have)
BOWL –
Peter Siddle ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 19 Wickets last BBL, 3w last 2nd game, 13w this BBL, Must have)
Morne Morkel ( Right Arm fast, highly experienced with 47 t20I Wickets, 2w last game, Must )
M Swepson ( Leggie, best spinner of the team, 39 Wickets in 41 games, Must have)
Danny Briggs ( Slow left arm, all time leading Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket, 1 Wicket last game)
Ben Laughlin(Medium pacer, death bowler, top wicket-taker with 15 scalps for Brisbane Heat last season, can play this game)
Mark Stekette ( Right Arm fast, premium fast bowler of team, 18 Wickets this season, 2w last 2nd game, Must have)
Daniel Worall( Medium pacer, 26 t20 Wickets with 10 in BBL2019, not playing from last few games )
Wes Agar ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, economy very high close to 10 but Wicket taking option, 17 Wicket this BBL )
C/VC –
STR –
Alex Carey
Travis Head
Michael Neser
HEA –
Chris Lynn
Marnus Labushagne
Lewis Gregory
