Squads –
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
STR –
Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Danny Briggs, Ryan Gibson, Rashid Khan, Alex Carey, Matt Renshaw, Phil Salt, Matt Short, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall
Team News –
SIX –
– Sixers the defending champions after loosing the 1st game won their last game by a massive 145 runs margin by cleaning up the opposition on just 60.
– Josh Philippe and Jack Edwards will open for Sixers. Phillipe was the third-leading run-getter in BBL last season with 487 runs and started the season with a bang scoring 95 runs last game.
– James Vince will bat 1 down. Vince is a quality Batsman who is very consistent. Vince scored 67 in 1st game.
– 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. Silk smashed 19 ball 45 last game.
– 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. Brathwaith took 2 Wickets last game.
– Steve O Keefe and Ben Manenti will lead the spin attack. Steve is quite experienced and took 3 Wickets last game.
– Ben Dwarshius, Jason Holder, Dan Christian and Carlos Brathwaith will be the pace attack for Sixers with Dwarshius and Christian bowling in the death.
STR –
– Adelaide Strikers won their last game by 5 Wickets against Hobart Hurricanes. Peter Siddle picked a brilliant 5-fer along with 50s from Alex Carey and Jake Weatherald.
– Jake Weatherald and Philip Salt will open the innings. Weatherald scored a brilliant match winning 68 last game. Salt had a good BBL last season where he scored 350+ runs but is very inconsistent.
– 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 scored 33 and also bowled 2 overs in 1st game.
– Alex Carey will bat at 2 down. Carey is one of the best players in BBL history with over 1100 runs and will also keep the Wickets. He scored match winning 50 last game.
– 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.
– Wes Agar, Peter Siddle and Daniel Worrall will be leading the pace attack for Adelaide. Worrall is known for his swing at the start.
Probable XI –
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
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 –
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Pitch has been a high-scoring venue in the recent past and the same will be expected on Sunday
Average Score : 143
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Philippe ( Open + wk, played in IPL2020, 487 runs last BBL, 95 runs last game, Must have)
Alex Carey ( 2 down, 3rd highest scorer for team with 1163 runs, 55 runs last game, must have)
BAT –
James Vince( 1 down, very talented batsman, 67,17 runs last 2 games, Must have )
Jack Weatherald ( Open, LHB, 407 runs ata a SR of 135 last season, highest scorer for Adelaide in BBL, 68 last game )
Jono Wells ( 2/3 down, very aggressive batsman + very consistent, 478 runs at an average of 69 last season, single digit scores in both games )
J Silk(2/3 down, very experienced, 188 runs last season, 1100+ runs for the sixers, attacking 45 last game)
D Hughes(2 down, very experienced, 267 runs last BBL, over 50 matches for Sixers, 32 last game)
Phil Salt ( Opener, best striker in Adelaide team, SR of 164 in last BBL with 361 runs, 8,6 runs in 2 games)
M Short ( Lower middle order, can also bowl, 400 runs in last 2 BBL for the Strikers , decent option to have)
J Avendano(Open/Middle order, will generally play in middle order, decent option)
Jack Edwards (Open, u19 opener, didn’t played according to his talent, 47 in 1st game)
ALL –
Jason Holder(Medium pacer + attacking batsman,10+ wickets in IPL2020, Must have)
Daniel Christian ( Middle order + medium pacer, very experienced, 4 Wickets in T20Blast final 2020, 3 Wickets in 1st game)
Matt Renshaw ( 1 down + off spin, very talented cricketer, 348 runs + 4 Wickets in 14 games last BBL, 33 runs 1st game, Must have)
Carlos Brathwaith ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 10 Wickets in CPL2020, 2 Wickets last game, can’t miss him)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan ( Leggie, best white ball bowler in world Cricket, 19 Wickets last BBL, 20 Wickets in IPL2020, 1w last game )
Peter Siddle ( Right Arm fast, very experienced, 19 Wickets last BBL, 5w last game, Must have)
Ben Maneti( Off spin, bowls in powerplay, 6 Wickets in 4 games last season, 1w 1st 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, 7 Wickets in last 2 games, Must have)
Danny Briggs ( Slow left arm, all time leading Wicket taker in English domestic Cricket, 35(18b) 1st game, was substituted last game)
Daniel Worrall( Medium pacer, 26 t20 Wickets with 10 in BBL2019, 4 Wickets in practice game, 62 runs + 1w, 1w in last 2 games)
G Sandhu( Pacer, hit the deck bowler, 42 t20 Wickets, just 2 Wickets last season)
Steve O Keefe( Slow left arm, 54 Wickets for the sixers, 3 Wickets last game, Must have )
Wes Agar ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 23 Wickets in 18 games for the Strikers, economy very high close to 10, 2 Wickets last game )
C/VC –
SIX –
Daniel Christian
Josh Philippe
James Vince
STR –
Alex Carey
Jake Weatherald
Rashid Khan
