Squads –
STR –
Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Danny Briggs, Ryan Gibson, Rashid Khan, Alex Carey, Matt Renshaw, Phil Salt, Matt Short, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall
HUR –
D Arcy Short, Peter Handscomb(w/c), Caleb Jewell, Colin Ingram, Macalister Wright, Tim David, Charlie Wakim, James Faulkner, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, Will Jacks, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis, Nick Winter, Ben McDermott
Team News –
STR –
– Alex Carey is back for the Strikers and it is a big boost for them after failure of their Batting last game against the same opponents.
– Jake Weatherald and Philip Salt will open the innings. Weatherald finally played Cricket after taking a big mental break last game and was out on 1. Salt had a good BBL last season where he scored 350+ runs.
– Matt Renshaw will bat 1 down. Renshaw had a very good season for the Heat last year but was still traded for the Strikers. He scored 33 and also bowled 2 overs last game.
– Alex Carey will bat at 2 down. Carey is one of the best players in BBL history with over 1100 runs and will also keep the Wickets.
– Jono Wells will bat next at 3 down. Wells was among the top 5 scorers last season and will be an important pick in case of top order failure.
– Rashid and Danny Briggs will lead the spin department. Briggs is highest Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket.
– Wes Agar, Peter Siddle and Daniel Worrall will be leading the pace attack for Adelaide.
HUR –
– The Hurricanes won both their opening games this season and are looking very strong especially in their batting.
– Ben McDermott has been added in the squad and will be directly drafted into the XI.
– D’Arcy Short and Will Jacks will open for the hurricanes. Short has the highest impact rate when it comes to the BBL and contributes through both bat and bowl. Short was out on 72 last game.
– Experienced Colin Ingram will bat at 1 down. Ingram provides a lot of Balance to the team. He scored 54 in 1st game and 25 in last game.
– Young Ben McDermott Will bat at 2 down. McDermott is one of the key players of the team and is back after scoring a brilliant ton against India A.
– Pater Handscomb will bat at 3 down. Handscomb will be a important part of the brittle Hobart middle order. He will also keep the Wickets.
– Tim David will bat in middle order. Wright scored 2 50s in 5 games last BBL. David was exceptional last 2nd game with his 58 of just 33 balls.
– James Faulkner will do the late hitting and will contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Johan Botha and Will Jacks will likely handle the spin attack. Botha bowled brilliantly in the powerplay for his 2 Wickets last game.
– Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland and James Faulkner will be the 4 men pace attack of hurricanes. Faulkner has taken 5 while Meredith took 4 Wickets in last 2 games.
Probable XI –
STR –
Jake Weatherald, Phil Salt, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(wk), Jonathan Wells, Ryan Gibson, Rashid Khan, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle (c), Daniel Worrall, Danny Briggs.
HUR –
D’Arcy Short, Will Jacks, Colin Ingram, Ben McDermott, Peter Handscomb(w/c), Tim David, James Faulkner, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis
Pitch Report –
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Pitch has been a high-scoring venue in the recent past . Hobart has lost 4 of the 5 games at this venue
H2H Record –
8-6 ( in favour of Adelaide Strikers )
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Peter Handscomb( 2 down + wk, poor last BBL , 151 runs against Adelaide in 8 games )
Alex Carey ( 2 down, 3rd highest scorer for team with 1163 runs, must have)
BAT –
Colin Ingram ( 1 down, highly experienced with 6600+ t20 runs, 54, 25 Runs last 2 game, can also bowl)
Jack Weatherald ( Open, LHB, 407 runs ata a SR of 135 last season, highest scorer for Adelaide in BBL, out on 1 last game )
Jono Wells ( 2/3 down, very aggressive batsman + very consistent, 478 runs at an average of 69 last season, Must have)
Caleb Jewell ( Opener, plays a bit slow, decent last BBL with 181 runs, didn’t played last game )
Will Jacks( Open/3 down, excellent Allrounder , 309 runs + 13 Wickets in T20 blast2020 recently, 34 last game, Must have )
Tim David( Middle order, Lower middle order , attacking 58(33b), 21(13b) last 2 games)
Phil Salt ( Opener, best striker in Adelaide team, SR of 164 in last BBL with 361 runs, Must have)
Mac Wright(Middle order, 149 runs in just 4 innings last season, differential pick if opens )
M Short ( 1 down/ Lower middle order, can also bowl, 400 runs in last 2 BBL for the Strikers , decent option to have)
ALL –
D Short( Open + Chinnaman bowling, 357 runs + 7 Wickets last BBL, 72(48b) last game, Must have, C/VC )
James Faulkner ( Left arm pacer + hard hitter, highly experienced, 5 Wickets in last 2 games, Must have )
Matt Renshaw ( 1 down + off spin, very talented cricketer, 348 runs + 4 Wickets in 14 games last BBL, 33 runs last game, Must have)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan ( Leggie, best white ball bowler in world Cricket, 19 Wickets last BBL, 20 Wickets in IPL2020, 1w last game )
Peter Siddle ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 19 Wickets last BBL, 1w last game, must have)
Nathan Ellis( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, excellent last season with 12 Wickets in 15 games, 1W last game)
Riley Meredith ( Pacer, tall hit the deck, 30 total Wickets in last 2 BBL seasons, 4 Wickets last 2 game, a must have pick )
Danny Briggs ( Slow left arm, all time leading Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket, 35(18b) last game)
Daniel Worrall( Medium pacer, 26 t20 Wickets with 10 in BBL2019, 4 Wickets in practice game, 62 runs + 1w last game)
Scott Boland( Medium pacer, known for his swing , 57 t20 Wickets with 15 in BBL2019, 1 Wicket last game )
Johan Botha( Middle order Batsman + off spin, ex South African player, 1900+ runs + 164 Wickets in t20 carrer, 2 Wickets last game)
Wes Agar ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 21 Wickets in 17 games for the Strikers, economy very high close to 10, 2 Wickets last game )
C/VC –
STR –
Alex Carey
Jake Weatherald
Phil Salt
Matt Renshaw
Rashid Khan
HUR –
D’Arcy Short
Colin Ingram
James Faulkner
Peter Handscomb (GL)