Squads –
SCO –
Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Bancroft, Jason Roy, Liam Livingston, Ashton Turner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Aaron Hardie, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, Jason Behrendorff, Matthew Kelly, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Sam Whiteman
STR –
Peter Siddle ,Wes Agar, Danny Briggs, Ryan Gibson, Rashid Khan, Alex Carey, Matt Renshaw, Phil Salt, Matt Short, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall, Alex Carey (c)
Team News –
SCO –
– The Scorchers have added English batters Liam Livingston and Jason Roy to the squad and will directly come into the XI.
– Colin Munro and Liam Livingston will open the innings. Munro is one of the most attacking batsman in t20s but is very inconsistent. He will bat along with hard hitting Livingston who had an excellent bbl2019.
– Jason Roy and Ashton Turner will bat 1 and 2 down respectively.Turner is also very important in that middle order with his SR of 134. Roy one of the best t20 batters but is very much out of touch.
– Mitchell Marsh will be batting next. He is a ace Allrounder but his bowling is still under doubt. He scored 52 the other game.
– Cameron Bancroft will bat next. Bancroft is a important aspect of team with his experience and stroke making but is batting very low.
– Fawad Ahmed the leggie will lead the spin attack. Liam Livingston and Ashton Turner can assist him.
– Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff will be the pace attack of team.
STR –
– Jake Weatherald and Philip Salt will open the innings. Weatherald scored a brilliant match winning 68 in 2nd game but failed in other 3 while Salt has always been a hit miss candidate.
– Matt Renshaw will bat 1 down. Renshaw had a very good season for the Heat last year but was still traded for the Strikers. He haven’t made a big impact as of now but is a very good player.
– Captain Alex Carey is back and will bat 2 down. Carey will also keep the Wickets.
– Jono Wells will bat next at 3 down. Wells was among the top 5 scorers last season and will be an important pick in case of top order failure.
– Rashid Khan and Danny Briggs will lead the spin department. Briggs is highest Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket and picked 3 Wickets last game.
– Wes Agar, Peter Siddle and Daniel Worrall will be leading the pace attack for Adelaide. Worrall is known for his swing and is bowling his full quota in the start itself.
Probable XI –
SCO –
Colin Munro, Liam Livingston, Jason Roy, Mitch Marsh (C), Ashton Turner, Cameron Bancroft, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmad, Andrew Tye
STR –
Jake Weatherald, Phil Salt, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(wk), Jonathan Wells, Ryan Gibson, Rashid Khan, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle (c), Daniel Worrall, Danny Briggs.
Pitch Report –
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Wicket is very good for batting and will be helpful in 1st innings for batters as compared to 2nd innings.
Average Score : 165
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Inglis( Open/Lower middle order + wk, scored 405 runs last season at an average of 28.93, whereas his strike-rate was 153.99, will likely bat low)
Alex Carey ( 2 down, 3rd highest scorer for team with 1163 runs, 55 runs last 2nd game played)
BAT –
Jack Weatherald ( Open, LHB, 407 runs ata a SR of 135 last season, highest scorer for Adelaide in BBL, 68 in 2nd game )
Jono Wells ( 3 down, very aggressive batsman + very consistent, 478 runs at an average of 69 last season, single digit scores in 2 of 4 games, 31 last game)
Colin Munro( Open, very Attacking but inconsistent, 4 T20 centuries on his name, 49,25 last 2 games )
Jason Roy ( Open/1 down, hard hitting batter but going through poor form, Still Must have )
Cameron Bancroft( Middle order, have played test Cricket from Australia, 1150 t20 runs at an impressive Average of 33, 34 runs last game)
Phil Salt ( Opener, best striker in Adelaide team, SR of 164 in last BBL with 361 runs, 8,6, 28, 25 runs in 4 games)
M Short ( Lower middle order, can also bowl, 400 runs in last 2 BBL for the Strikers , decent option to have , he got substituted in every game )
ALL –
M Marsh( 2 down, ace Allrounder of team, 382 runs + 5 Wickets last season, 52(41b) last game, will likely not bowl )
Liam Livingston ( Open + leg spin, 425 runs + 4 Wickets in his last BBL, Must have )
Matt Renshaw ( 1 down + off spin, very talented cricketer, 348 runs + 4 Wickets in 14 games last BBL, failed in many games still Must have, 32 last game )
BOWL –
Rashid Khan ( Leggie, best white ball bowler in world Cricket, 19 Wickets last BBL, 20 Wickets in IPL2020, 2w last game )
Jhye Richardson( Medium pacer, have played international from Australia, 15 Wickets last BBL for the Scorchers, 2 Wickets in 1st game, Must have )
Andrew Tye( Medium pacer, best bowler of team with good variations, huge experience of 143 t20 games , Must have)
Peter Siddle ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 19 Wickets last BBL, 5w last 3rd game, 2w last game, Must have)
Danny Briggs ( Slow left arm, all time leading Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket, 35(18b) 1st game, 3 Wickets last game)
Jason Behrendorff( Left arm fast, known for his swing , 76 t20 Wickets, 1w last game)
Fawad Ahmed( Leggie, genuine wicket taker, 15 Wickets at economy just under 7, 1w last game , Must have)
Daniel Worrall( Medium pacer, 26 t20 Wickets with 10 in BBL2019, 4 Wickets in practice game, 62 runs + 1w, 2w in last game)
Wes Agar ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 25 Wickets in 18 games for the Strikers, economy very high close to 10, 1 Wicket last game )
C/VC –
SCO –
Liam Livingston
Jason Roy
Colin Munro
Mitchell Marsh
STR –
Alex Carey
Jake Weatherald
Matt Renshaw
Rashid Khan