Probable XI –
Northern Brave –
Jeet Raval (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Joe Carter, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Henry Cooper, Scott Kuggeleijn, Anurag Verma, Ish Sodhi, Joe Walker, Matthew Fisher
Wellington Firebirds –
Finn Allen (wk), Tim Robinson, Michael Bracewell (c), Troy Johnson, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Logan Van Beek, Ollie Newton / Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Finn Allen/Tim Seifert
2. Michael Bracewell
3. Jeet Raval
4. Joe Carter
5. Jimmy Neesham(VC)
6. Mitchell Santner(C)
7. Logan Van Beek
8. Rachin Ravindra
9. Hamish Bennett/Ben Sears
10. Ish Sodhi
11. Anurag Verma
– Taking punt on Santner and Neesham as C/VC considering their three down batting and full overs with the bowl for respective teams.
– Tim Seifert can be preferred over Finn Allen especially while batting in first innings.
– Rachin Ravindra might be another decent punt as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Hamish Bennett can be picked while bowling in second innings and Ben Sears if Vice-versa.
– Scott Kuggeleijn can be picked at the place of Rachin Ravindra especially while bowling in first innings.
– Can drop Michael Bracewell for Tim Robinson or Troy Johnson as he might not go big in three consecutive innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Finn Allen(C)
2. Tim Seifert(VC)
3. Tim Robinson/Troy Johnson
4. Joe Carter
5. Jeet Raval
6. Jimmy Neesham
7. Logan Van Beek
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Hamish Bennett
10. Ish Sodhi
11. Anurag Verma
– Finn Allen and Tim Seifert might be other good C/VC choices considering their excellent numbers in H2H matches and attacking way of batting.
– Tim Robinson or Troy Johnson can be decent punts at the place of Michael Bracewell who’s expected to fail in this match after going big in last two innings.
– Anurag Verma will be a must pick considering his death over bowling for Northern.
– Ish Sodhi hasn’t went wicketless in H2H innings which makes him a good pick.
– Can drop Joe Carter for Cooper as he might might not cross 10 run margin in three consecutive innings.
– Must try Rachin Ravindra as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Jeet Raval
3. Henry Cooper
4. Troy Johnson
5. Jimmy Neesham
6. Logan Van Beek
7. Mitchell Santner(C)
8. Rachin Ravindra(VC)
9. Hamish Bennett/Ollie Newton
10. Ish Sodhi
11. Matthew Fisher
– Rachin Ravindra looks an open VC choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl some overs too.
– Dropped Finn Allen for Tim Seifert who’s due for a good knock from last 2-3 innings.
– Troy Johnson and Henry Copper might be decent GL picks especially if a couple of top order batters from respective teams depart early.
– Ollie Newton can be picked at the place of Hamish Bennett considering his excellent numbers in H2H innings.
– Matthew Fisher might be another decent GL pick especially while bowling in second innings.
– Must try Jimmy Neesham and Scott Kuggeleijn as C/VC in different combinations of GL.