ENG XI – J Butler, P salt, W Jacks, J Bairstow, H Brook, M Ali, L Livongstone/S Curran, C Jordan, A Rashid, J Archer, R Topley
SCO XI – G Munsey, O Harris, R Berrington, B Mcmullen, M Cross, M Leask, C Greaves, S Sharrif, M Watt, C Sole. B Currie
Pitch –
– Same ground where Namibia struggled to chase 109. Most of the wickets were taken by pacers. English pacer C/VC here can be a good one sided punt instead of Butler when bowling first
– But Namibia also scored 21 in super over easily, it might get high scoring if Eng bats first, so better go with Butler/Salt Cap if they bat first.
CPL Analysis –
– In CPL, Bridgetown looked mostly high scoring with 220 runs getting chased in just 18 overs. And other games having 180-190 scores.
– So yes, should definitely back English batters as C/VC
– I am focusing more on C/VC because it looks like a C/VC game + Scotland player picks will be important
Must English Players –
J Butler (C – Batting 1st/ VC – Bowling first)
P Salt (Punt C/VC batting first)
W Jacks
– No explanation here. Butler makes for default Captain for his keeping+opening while batting first. Better go for english bowler as Captain if England bowls first
– Salt can give on sided points when bats first, so for 4-5 members league he can be a good punt for Captain
Bairstow (only if bat first)
Moeen (Sure to get some overs, cannot skip)
Sam Curran (If he plays. C/VC)
Adil Rashid
J Archer (C/VC)
C Jordan/Wood (Punt. If he plays)
Topley (Punt C/VC. If he plays)
– Topley will be a common pick as soon as lineups gets announced.
– But many people might skip Jordan, with 21% he can be a good punt since he bowls mostly in death
Scotland Players –
(We need 2/3 Scotland players. This might be match decider in many leagues)
M Leask (Their Prime Allrounder. Will bowl 4ov+Bat middle order)
C Sole (6%. Their main pace attacker. He did good in ODI WC)
M Watt (Left arm spin. Hit or miss kind)
B Currie (4%. Left Arm Pace)
– Sole took a 3fer in Warmup and did good in ODI wc as well. His last 4 Match wkts are 3,3,1,2
– M Watt is a pure hit or miss kind player. He has taken 3-4fer also 0wkts in many matches.
– B Currie. Another good pacer. He hs taken 14W in last 9 Matches.
G Munsey (72%. Can drop when Scotland bat first, archer can get decent swing)
– Munsey is probably their best batter. With T20I average of 30+ and 140+ SR. But most of those runs are against Small teams. When facing Archer/Wood early on he can fumble.
Berrington (46%. Form not supporting him)
– Berrington is proly their most experienced player, and scotland will rely on him majorly. But he had 6 single digit scores in last 10 matches. Can punt on dropping him)
Scotland Player Combination –
– Pick 2 if Scotland bowls first, because we will need Baistow in team.
Leask + One Scotland bowler
– Pick 3 if Scotland Bats First, we can afford playing with 8 Eng players
Leask + one bowler + Munsey
– Can go with 2 Scotland players if they bat first, only if England plays with 6 bowling options other than Liam Livingstone. In that case we might need to take all 6. Those 6 bowling options can be : Topley, Archer, Adil, Jordan, Moeen, Curran/Wood. Drop either Munsey or One Scotland bowler