Probable XI –
Hobart Hurricanes –
Ben McDermott (wk), D’Arcy Short, Caleb Jewell, Tom Lammonby, Peter Handscomb (c), Tim David, Wil Sanders, Thomas Rogers, Riley Meredith, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mitchell Owen
Sydney Thunder –
Baxter Holt (wk), Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, Jason Sangha (c), Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Gurinder Sandhu, Mohammad Hasnain
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Gilkes
2. Alex Hales
3. Alex Ross
4. Ben McDermott
5. D’Arcy Short(VC)
6. Daniel Sams(C)
7. Gurinder Sandhu
8. Tanveer Sangha
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Riley Meredith
11. Thomas Rogers
– Daniel Sams looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– D’Arcy Short might be a good VC choice considering his current form with bat and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Alex Ross at the place of Jason Sangha as he has averaged above 60 with bat in last 4 H2H innings.
– Gurinder Sandhu and Sangha haven’t went wicketless in H2H matches which makes them good picks.
– Riley Meredith and Rogers can give enough fantasy points considering their death over bowling.
– Can take Nathan McAndrew or Sandeep Lamichhane at the place of Mohammad Hasnain.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Matthew Gilkes
2. Alex Hales(VC)
3. Ben McDermott
4. Alex Ross
5. D’Arcy Short
6. Tim David
7. Daniel Sams(C)
8. Gurinder Sandhu
9. Tanveer Sangha
10. Riley Meredith
11. Thomas Rogers
– Can take Peter Handscomb at the place of Ben McDermott who might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Alex Hales might be a good VC choice considering his consistency with bat and average of above 45 in 5 H2H innings.
– Tim David can give some decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Can go with anyone from Meredith or Rogers as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while bowling first.
– Mitchell Owen can be a decent credit saver pick as he’s getting to bowl full four overs and might come handy with bat at down the order.
Grand League Combination –
1. Matthew Gilkes
2. Ben Cutting
3. Peter Handscomb
4. Alex Ross(C)
5. D’Arcy Short
6. Daniel Sams
7. Tim David
8. Mitchell Owen
9. Riley Meredith
10. Gurinder Sandhu(VC)
11. Tanveer Sangha
– Dropped both Alex Hales and Ben McDermott as they might not score big in consecutive matches.
– Alex Ross looks an open captain choice considering his batting average of above 60 in last 4 H2H innings.
– Peter Handscomb will be a crucial pick especially if both the openers somehow doesn’t do well.
– Ben Cutting might be a decent GL pick as he can come good with bat if a couple of top order batters depart early and contribute with the bowl also.
– Mitchell Owen can give decent fantasy points with the help of his four overs with the bowl and hitting ability at down the order.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Sandhu considering his bowling strike rate of just 17 in 7 H2H matches.
– Olivier Davies and Caleb Jewell might prove to be good GL picks.
