Probable XI –
Melbourne Stars –
Joe Clarke, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Andre Russell, Hilton Cartwright, Samuel Elliot, Brody Couch, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Nathan Coulter Nile
Sydney Thunder –
Alex Hales, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Chris Green (c), Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Gilkes
2. Marcus Stoinis
3. Sam Whiteman
4. Nick Larkin
5. Glenn Maxwell(C)
6. Andre Russell
7. Chris Green
8. Daniel Sams(VC)
9. Nathan Coulter-Nile
10. Adam Zampa
11. Nathan McAndrew
– Glenn Maxwell looks safest captain choice considering his one down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Daniel Sams will be a good VC choice as he’s batting at middle order and bowling full four overs.
– Marcus Stoinis might be a good pick considering his batting average of 40 and bowling strike rate of just 20 in 10 H2H innings.
– Sam Whiteman and Matthew Gilkes can be decent credit saver picks as they’re expected to bat at top of the order.
– Andre Russell will be a crucial pick as he’s expected to bat at three down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting atleast 25-30 points from Chris Green considering his bowling strike rate of just 16 in 9 H2H innings.
– Nathan McAndrew and Nathan Coulter-Nile are expected to bowl in death overs for respective teams which makes them good picks.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Joe Clarke
2. Marcus Stoinis
3. Sam Whiteman
4. Nick Larkin
5. Glenn Maxwell(C)
6. Andre Russell(VC)
7. Chris Green
8. Daniel Sams
9. Nathan McAndrew
10. Adam Zampa
11. Nathan Coulter-Nile
– Going heavy on Melbourne Stars as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Andre Russell might be a good punt VC as he’s expected to bat at three down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Can take Gurinder Sandhu at the place of Nathan McAndrew especially while bowling in second innings.
– Ben Cutting can be picked at the place of Chris Green especially if Sydney Thunder gets to bat first.
– Can take Alex Ross at the place of Sam Whiteman by replacing Joe Clarke with Matthew Gilkes.
Grand League Combination –
1. Marcus Stoinis(C)
2. Matthew Gilkes
3. Sam Whiteman
4. Nick Larkin
5. Glenn Maxwell
6. Andre Russell
7. Chris Green
8. Daniel Sams
9. Adam Zampa(VC)
10. Nathan Coulter-Nile
11. Tanveer Sangha
– Stoinis looks an open captain choice in GL considering his excellent numbers with bat and ball in H2H innings.
– Adam Zampa might be a good VC choice considering his bowling strike rate of 17 in 10 H2H innings.
– Nick Larkin will be a must pick as he has averaged above 70 in the last six games against the opponent.
– Didn’t took Alex Ross and Sam Billings in any of the teams as they might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Chris Green and Nick Larkin can also be tried as C VC in a couple of GL combinations.
