Probable XI –
Otago Volts –
Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom, Nick Kelly, Josh Finnie, Anaru Kitchen, Dale Phillips, Michael Rippon, Jacob Duffy, Mitchell McClenaghan, Matt Bacon, Travis Muller
Auckland Aces –
Graeme Beghin, Sean Solia, Glenn Phillips, William O’Donnell, Robert O’Donnell, Ben Horne, Danru Ferns, Brad Rodden, William Somerville, Ollie Pringle, Ben Lister
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Neil Broom
3. Hamish Rutherford
4. William O’Donnell
5. Robert O’Donnell(VC)
6. Anaru Kitchen(C)
7. Josh Finnie
8. Sean Solia
9. Ben Lister
10. Mitchell McClenaghan
11. Matt Bacon
– Anaru Kitchen looks good captain pick in SL as he’s expected to bat at three down and bowl 2-3 overs too.
– Robert O’Donnell batted at three down in the last match & bowled three overs too so he might prove to be a good VC pick.
– Hamish Rutherford & Neil Broom both are must picks as they have done well in H2H matches & were good last season too.
– Josh Finnie might be a good credit saver punt as he’s expected to bat up the order.
– Ben Lister went wicket less in last match so he might look to makeup for that in this game.
– Matt Bacon might prove to be a good credit saver pick.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Glenn Phillips(C)
2. Neil Broom(VC)
3. Nick Kelly
4. William O’Donnell
5. Robert O’Donnell
6. Anaru Kitchen
7. Michael Rippon
8. Sean Solia
9. Jacob Duffy
10. Ollie Pringle
11. William Somerville
– Neil Broom can be another good VC considering his good H2H numbers in approx 5 matches.
– Glenn Phillips has scored 159 runs at an average of 66 in 5 H2H matches which makes him a good captain pick.
– Michael Rippon has done well especially with the bowl so he might be a good punt especially bowling first.
– Jacob Duffy has taken at least a wicket in H2H matches so expecting 25-50 points from him in D11.
Grand League Combination –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Josh Finnie
3. Nick Kelly
4. Robert O’Donnell
5. Anaru Kitchen
6. Michael Rippon
7. Danru Ferns
8. Sean Solia
9. Ben Lister(VC)
10. William Somerville
11. Mitchell McClenaghan(C)
– Expecting at least two wickets each from both Somerville & McClenaghan considering their consistency.
– Danru Ferns can be a crucial pick especially while batting first as he’s bowling full overs too.
– Josh Finnie & Nick Kelly both can be good picks if openers or Otago fails early.