Squads –
REN –
Sam Harper(w), Aaron Finch(c), Shaun Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Beau Webster, Benny Howell, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Lalor, Mitchell Perry, Jon Holland, Kane Richardson, Brody Couch, Zak Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Peter Hatzoglou, Jack Prestwidge
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes(c), James Vince, Jordan Silk, Justin Avendano, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve OKeefe, Thomas Rogers, Ben Dwarshuis, Nicholas Bertus, Gurinder Sandhu, Ben Manenti, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Lloyd Pope
Team News –
REN –
– Melbourne Renegades lost their last game very badly by 129 runs as they were bowled out for just 80 against the Thunders.
– Captain Aaron Finch will open the Innings along with Shaun Marsh. Finchy is on his peak form being the highest white ball scorer this year. Marsh looked very rusty after the 50 in 1st game.
– Sam Harper will bat 1 down. Harper is known for his attacking batting and was brilliant with 62 against the hurricanes.
– Rilee Rossouw and Beau Webster will bat in middle followed by Mohammad Nabi. Rilee Rossouw scored a brilliant 59 last 2nd game and 17 last game.
– Mohammad Nabi, Peter Hatzoglou and Imad Wasim will be handling the spin duties.
– Kane Richardson, Zak Evans, Will Sutherland will be leading the pace attack.
SIX –
– The defending champions won one of the biggest thrillers in BBL history last game against the Stars. Chasing 194 the Captain Hughes led from the front scoring a an impressive 96 which had 7 massive hits. Sixers are right at the top of the table with that win.
– Josh Philippe and Jack Edwards will open for Sixers. Phillipe was the third-leading run-getter in BBL last season with 487 runs and scored 95 in 2nd game.
– James Vince will bat 1 down. Vince is a quality Batsman who is very consistent but haven’t looked good this season with just 1 50+ score.
– Daniel Hughes and Jordan Silk will bat at 2 and 3 down respectively. Both have played over 50 games for the franchise and are very experienced. Hughes smashed his career best 96 runs in just 51 balls.
– Daniel Christian, Jason Holder and Carlos Brathwaith will handle the allround duties. Brathwaith took 10 Wickets in the CPL2020 but was out of form with the bat. Holder took 1 Wicket last game.
– Steve O Keefe and Ben Manenti will lead the spin attack. O Keefe took 2 Wickets last game while Maneti was substituted for Sandhu.
– Ben Dwarshius, Jason Holder, Dan Christian and Carlos Brathwaith will be the pace attack for Sixers with Dwarshius and Christian are bowling in the death.
Probable XI –
REN –
Aaron Finch (C), Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Beau Webster, Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim, Will Sutherland, Peter Hatzoglou, Zak Evans, Kane Richardson
SIX –
Josh Philippe(w), Jack Edwards, James Vince, Daniel Hughes(c), Jordan Silk, Jason Holder, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve O’Keefe, Ben Dwarshuis, Ben Manenti
Pitch Report –
Carrara Oval, Queensland
Pitch has been a high-scoring venue in the recent past and the same will be expected on Saturday
Average Score : 163
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sam Harper( 1 down + wk, attacking batsman, 66 against Hobart last 2nd game)
Josh Philippe ( Open + wk, played in IPL2020, 487 runs last BBL, 95 runs against Renegades, Must have)
BAT –
Aaron Finch( Open, no intro needed, very aggressive batsman, highest scorer against India in ODI series recently, Must have)
S Marsh( Open, technically strong + very consistent, 449 runs a Average of 38 last season, 50 in 1st game, failed completely next 3 games, Must have )
James Vince( 1 down, very talented batsman, 67,17, 19 runs last 3 games, Must have )
Rilee Rossouw( 2 down, very experienced left hander, PSL hundred recently ,56, 17 last 2 games)
J Silk(2/3 down, very experienced, 188 runs last season, 1100+ runs for the sixers, attacking 45(19b) against Renegades)
D Hughes(2 down, very experienced, 267 runs last BBL, over 50 matches for Sixers, 96(51b) last game)
J Avendano(Open/Middle order, will generally play in middle order, decent option)
Jack Edwards (Open, u19 opener, 47 in 1st game, failed in all other games )
ALL –
Mohammad Nabi( Middle order + off spin, 1300 runs + 70 Wickets in t20s,1w last game, Must have)
Jason Holder(Medium pacer + attacking batsman, 10+ Wickets in IPL2020, 1w + 18R last game, Must have )
Daniel Christian ( Middle order + medium pacer, very experienced, 4 Wickets in T20Blast final 2020, 1 Wicket + 50 runs in last 2nd game)
Carlos Brathwaith ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 10 Wickets in CPL2020, 2 Wickets last 2nd game, can’t miss him)
Imad Wasim ( Lower order + slow left arm, very good t20 bowler, bowls mostly in powerplay)
Beau Webster( Middle order + off spin, 599 t20 runs at a good Average of 33)
Jack Prestwidge( Medium pacer + decent batsman, 6 Wickets in 5 games last BBL, can get a game)
BOWL –
Kane Richardson( Right Arm Medium, best bowler of team, 35 Wickets in last 2 seasons, 2w last game)
Josh Lalor( Left arm medium, known for his death bowling skills, 11 Wickets last season, will not play )
Ben Maneti( Off spin, bowls in powerplay, 6 Wickets in 4 games last season, 2w last 2nd game, got substituted last game)
L Pope( Leggie, 10 Wickets in 8 games last BBL, Must have if plays)
Ben Dwarshius ( Left arm pacer, will bowl in death, 16 Wickets last season, 8 Wickets in 4 games, Must have)
G Sandhu( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, 42 t20 Wickets, just 2 Wickets last season, 1w but very experienced last game)
Steve O Keefe( Slow left arm, 56 Wickets for the sixers, 2 Wickets last game, Must have )
Peter Hatzoglou ( Leggie, has been very impressive this season, 6 Wickets in 4 games, Must try )
C/VC –
REN –
Aaron Finch
Shaun Marsh
Mohammad Nabi
SIX –
Daniel Christian
Josh Philippe
James Vince