Probable XI –
Hobart Hurricanes –
D’Arcy Short, Ben McDermott (WK), Dawid Malan, Peter Handscomb (C), Colin Ingram, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Wil Parker, Scott Boland, Sandeep Lamichhane, Riley Meredith
Melbourne Stars –
Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Nic Maddinson, Ben Dunk, Clint Hinchliffe, Liam Hatcher, Billy Stanlake, Zahir Khan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ben Mcdermott
2. Dawid Malan
3. Colin Ingram
4. Hilton Cartwright
5. Nic Maddinson
6. D’Arcy Short(C)
7. Marcus Stoinis(VC)
8. Glenn Maxwell
9. Riley Meredith
10. Sandeep Lamichhane
11. Liam Hatcher
– D’Arcy Short looks safest captain pick as he has scored runs at an average of 30 & taken wickets at an average of 22 against the opponent.
– Marcus Stoinis might be a good VC pick considering his 174 runs at an average of 44 in 7 H2H matches.
– Ben Mcdermott is a must pick as he has been a consistent performer against Melbourne Stars.
– Nic Maddinson might be a good credit saver punt especially while batting first as he has scored 242 runs at an average 24 in 10 H2H games.
– Riley Meredith has bagged 8 wickets at an average of 15 in 5 H2H matches.
– Sandeep Lamicchanne has been good especially while bowling first as he has taken wickets at an average of just 18 in 37 T20s.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Mcdermott
2. Peter Handscomb
3. Colin Ingram
4. Hilton Cartwright
5. Nic Maddinson
6. Marcus Stoinis
7. Glenn Maxwell(VC)
8. D’Arcy Short(C)
9. Riley Meredith
10. Sandeep Lamichhane
11. Billy Stanlake
– Glenn Maxwell is another safe VC pick as he has scored 292 runs at an average of 42 in 9 H2H games.
– Peter Handscomb is failing from last couple of matches so he might look to play a good knock in this match.
– Billy Stanlake might get a couple of wickets in the initial overs as he’s opening the bowling for his team.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ben Mcdermott
2. Tim David
3. Peter Handscomb
4. Nic Maddinson(VC)
5. Andre Fletcher
6. Marcus Stoinis
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. D’Arcy Short
9. Riley Meredith(C)
10. Sandeep Lamichhane
11. Billy Stanlake
– Riley Meredith might be a good captain pick in GL as he has taken wickets at an average of just 15 in H2H games so expecting 2-3 wickets from him.
– Nic Maddinson has been good with the bat in H2H matches & might get to bowl a couple of overs too. He can be a good VC pick in big leagues.
– Andre Fletcher is getting good start but failing to convert them into big knocks so might look to that in this game.
– Tim David is playing quick knocks of 30-40 runs especially if top order of Hobart fails.
