Squads –
OVI –
Sam Curran, Rory Burns, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Alex Blake, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Nathan Sowter, Sam Billings, Laurie Evans, Will Jacks, Tabraiz Shamsi, Saqib Mahmood, Colin Ingram, Brandon Glover, Jordan Clark, Jordan Cox
NOS –
Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Adam Lyth, Brydon Carse, Chris Lynn, John Simpson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Matthew Potts, Matthew Fisher, Harry Brook, Callum Parkinson, Faf du Plessis, Jordan Thompson, Ben Raine
Team News –
OVI –
– The Oval Invincibles played 2 games winning the 1st while 2nd was abondoned due to rain.
– Saqib Mahmood was out of the last game due to niggle which was abondoned and Jordan Clarke replaced him.
– Sandeep Lammichhane will not be available due to visa issues and Tabraiz Shamsi has replaced him in the squad who will join after the end of the series against Ireland.
– Jason Roy and Sam Curran will be the openers of team. Roy no introduction needed is one of the cleanest hitter in white ball Cricket. Sam Curran who usually opens in the blast also opendd here and smashed a 6 on 2nd ball but was out next ball.
– Sunil Narine and Will Jacks will bat next. Team can chamge their Batting order according to the situation.
– Sam Billings will bat in middle with Colin Ingram and Laurie Evans. Billings promoted himself ahead of ingram and Laurie Evans last game played.
– Sunil Narine and Will Jacks will be handling the spin attack. Nathan Sowter can assist them with his Legspin.
– Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Saqib Mahmood and Reece Topley will lead the pace attack.
NOS –
– The Northern Supercharges have started their tournament on a lower side lossing 2 games out of 3 and 1 being washed out.
– Team got a big shock now due to the absence of Star Allrounder Ben Stokes who has taken a indefinite break from Cricket. However, Another quality cricketer Faf du Plessis is all set to make his Hundred Debut this game.
– Chris Lynn and Adam Lyth will open the Innings. Lynn failed in both the games scoring 7 and 11 same as Lyth who hasn’t been at his best recently.
– Faf du Plessis will bat at 1 down. Faf is no doubt one of the finest cricketer in world cricket and will look to be the main player in absence of stokes.
– Harry Brook and John Simpson will bat in middle. Brook has been on his peak recently scoring 38 amd 62 in 2 games amd scoring around 500 runs this blast.
– David Willey and Brydon Carse will be the pacers for the superchargers.
– Adil Rashid, Callum Parkinson and Mujeeb ur Rehman will handle the spin department.
Probable XI –
OVI –
Jason Roy, Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Sam Billings, Colin Ingram, Nathan Sowter, Saqib Mahmood/Jordan Clarke, Reece Topley
NOS –
Chris Lynn, Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Harry Brook, John Simpson, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, David Willey, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Callum Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse.
Pitch Report –
Headingley, Leeds
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20 games played here is 170 runs. This pitch has a history of favoring the batsmen.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sam Billings ( Middle order, RHB + wk, can be very useful in case of top order failure, 49 last game )
Dane Vilas(2/3 down, RHB, 3000+ t20 runs, 178 in 13 games this blast, didn’t played in 1st 3 games )
Johm Simpson ( RHB, middle order + wk, can be crusial in middle in case of top order failure, 42 last 2nd game )
BAT –
Jason Roy(Open, RHB, world class player with 1100+ t20 runs at a SR of 145,20(12) last game, Must have)
Faf Du Plessis ( 1 down, RHB, very experienced, 320 runs with an excellent average of 64 this IPL, must have)
Chris Lynn ( Open, RHB, no doubt one of the hardest hitters in white ball Cricket, 7,11 in 2 games this Hundred so far )
Harry Brook( 2 down, RHB, very good form, 485 runs in 13 games this Blast , 38, 62 in 2 games this Hundred so far)
Colin Ingram( 2/3 down, LHB, poor recent form, 173 runs in 12 innings this t20 blast , batted very low last game)
Laurie Evans(RHB, 1 down, 288 runs in 12 innings this t20 blast, SR of 133 in t20s, batted very low last game, out on duck )
Adam Lyth ( Open, LHB + off spin, very experienced domestic player with 3200+ t20 runs, Must have)
Rory Burns( Open, LHB, can play big innings, SR of 119 in t20s )
ALL –
Will Jacks( 1/2 down, RHB + Off spin, 4 Wickets + 393 runs in t20 blast, Star Allrounder of Surrey)
Sam Curran( open, LHB + Left arm medium fast, 9 Wickets in IPL2021 + Batting SR of 208, 2 Wickets + 6 runs last game, Must have)
David Willey( Left arm medium fast, can also bat, experienced, wicketless in both the games played )
Sunil Narine( Middle lower order, LHB + off spin, mystery bowler, 2500 runs + 394 Wickets in t20 cricket, 1w last game, Must have)
J Thompson ( LHB + Right Arm medium pacer, 11 Wickets in 10 gamea this blast, very good option at 8cr if plays )
BOWL –
Adil Rashid ( Leggie, England’s premium spinner, 65 t20i Wickets, 3 Wickets in 2 games played, Must have)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium fast, known for his variations at the death, 150+ t20 Wickets on his name, 2 Wickets last game )
Mujeeb ur Rehman ( Off spin, mystery spinner from Afghanistan, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
Brydon Carse( Right Arm Fast, 18 t20 Wickets, 6 Wickets this blast, recently played in international game against Pakistan)
Reece Topley( Left arm fast, tall bowler , gives that Extra bounce, 116 t20 Wickets in 85 innings, 1w last game)
Saqib Mahmood( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 13 Wickets against Pakistan in ODI series + 9 Wickets in t20 blast, Must have)
Callum Parkinson ( Slow left arm, experienced domestic player for England with 70 Wickets, 18 Wickets this blast, 2 Wickets last game played )
Nathan Sowter( Leg spin, excellent domestic record, 73 t20 Wickets with economy slightly under 8, 2w last game)
C/VC Options –
OVI –
Jason Roy
Will Jacks
Sam Curran
NOS –
Faf Du Plessis
Chris Lynn
Harry Brook