Probable XI –
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Devon Conway, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Australia –
Aaron Finch (c), Josh Philippe (wk), Matthew Wade, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh/Ben McDermott/Ashton Turner, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson/ Jason Behrendorff, Ashton Agar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Kane Williamson(VC)
3. Martin Guptill
4. Aaron Finch
5. Marcus Stoinis
6. James Neesham
7. Glenn Maxwell(C)
8. Ashton Agar
9. Trent Boult
10. Tim Southee
11. Kane Richardson
– Maxwell looks safest captain pick considering his average of 56 with bat in 5 H2H matches.
– Williamson might be a good VC as he has been in top form with the bat in recent time.
– Martin Guptill will be a good punt as he has scored 217 runs at an average of 31 in 7 H2H matches.
– Expecting good points from Neesham as he’s expected to contribute with both bat and ball.
– Ashton Agar had been impressive with the bowl against NZ with 5 Wkts in 4 matches at an average of just 18.
– Richardson will be a must have pick especially while bowling first considering his strike rate of 24 with the bowl in H2H.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Josh Philippe
2. Matthew Wade
3. Kane Williamson
4. Devon Conway
5. Marcus Stoinis
6. James Neesham
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Trent Boult(C)
9. Tim Southee
10. Kane Richardson(VC)
11. Jhye Richardson
– Going with pace heavy team as they might dominate this game considering the surface which have a lot of bounce.
– Boult & Richardson will be good C VC punts considering the pace favoured surface at Christchurch.
– Dropped Finch as he had struggled to score runs during the recently concluded BBL.
– Took both Wade & Phillipe as they were in top form with the bat during BBL.
– Devon Conway will be a good punt especially while batting first if 1-2 top order batters fails early.
Grand League Combination –
1. Josh Philippe
2. Devon Conway
3. Kane Williamson
4. Marcus Stoinis
5. James Neesham(VC)
6. Ashton Agar
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Daniel Sams(C)
9. Kyle Jamieson
10. Trent Boult
11. Jhye Richardson
– Sams & Neesham might be good C VC picks in GL as they’re expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Kyle Jamieson might be a good GL pick considering his pace which can help him get a couple of wickets.
– Expecting a good knock from Phillipe considering his recent form during BBL.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Agar too as he has good H2H numbers.