Probable XI –
Melbourne Stars –
Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk (WK), Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain
Sydney Thunder –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross, Baxter Holt (WK), Ben Cutting, Arjun Nair, Daniel Sams, Chris Tremain, Chris Green, Adam Milne
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Baxter Holt
2. Alex Ross
3. Usman Khwaja
4. Ben Dunk
5. Ben Cutting(C)
6. Daniel Sam’s
7. Marcus Stoinis
8. Glenn Maxwell(VC)
9. Chris Green
10. Nathan Coulter-Nile
11. Adam Zampa
– Ben Cutting looks good captain pick as he has scored runs at an average of 30 and taken 5 wickets too against the opponent in 8 H2H matches
– Glenn Maxwell is in red hot form with the bat which makes him safest VC pick in SL.
– Adam Zampa & Chris Green both have taken wickets consistently with an average of less than 20 which makes them must picks.
– Ben Dunk & Usman Khwaja has scored runs at an average of 28 & 51 in 8 H2H matches respectively.
– Alex Ross has mustered 260 runs at an average of 52 in 7 matches against the opponent so he might prove to be a good punt.
– Marcus Stoinis have been good with both bat and ball against the opponent but since he will not bowl much so might not become much effective.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Baxter Holt
2. Alex Ross
3. Usman Khwaja(C)
4. Ben Dunk
5. Hilton Cartwright
6. Ben Cutting
7. Daniel Sam’s
8. Glenn Maxwell(VC)
9. Chris Green
10. Nathan Coulter-Nile
11. Adam Zampa
– Usman Khwaja might prove to be a good punt captain pick considering his phenomenal numbers with the bat against opponent.
– Dropped Marcus Stoinis as he might not be that much effective only with the bat.
– Hilton Cartwright has scored runs at an average of 47 in H2H matches & also looked in good touch during last match.
– Daniel Sam’s has taken 8 wickets at an average of 16 in 5 H2H matches and also scored runs at an average of 18.
Grand League Combination –
1. Baxter Holt
2. Alex Ross(C)
3. Usman Khwaja
4. Ben Dunk
5. Nick Larkin(VC)
6. Hilton Cartwright
7. Ben Cutting
8. Daniel Sam’s
9. Chris Green
10. Billy Stanlake
11. Nathan Coulter-Nile
– Didn’t took both Alex Hales & Callum Ferguson in SL nor in GL as they doesn’t have very good numbers in H2H matches.
– Alex Ross & Nick Larkin both have played top knocks in H2H games so might prove to be good C VC picks in GL.
– Billy Stanlake has taken 6 wickets iny8 H2H matches at an average of 25 which is pretty decent.