Squads –
BPH –
Chris Woakes, Dom Sibley, Moeen Ali (c), Pat Brown, Chris Benjamin, Tom Helm, Benny Howell, Chris Cooke, Liam Livingstone, Tom Abell, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Miles Hammond, Adam Milne, Imran Tahir, Finn Allen, Will Smeed, Dillon Pennington
LNS –
Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Eoin Morgan (c), Mohammad Amir, Jade Dernbach, Mohammad Nabi, Luis Reece, Adam Rossington, Mason Crane, Joe Denly, Josh Inglis, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Ravi Bopara, Chris Wood, Blake Cullen, Brad Wheal
Team News –
BPH –
The Birmingham Pheonix have a pretty solid lineup on paper with the likes of Livingston, Moeen Ali, Finn Allen in Batting and Woakes and Tahir in bowling department. Team will be lead by Moeen Ali.
– Finn Allen and Daniel Bell Drummond will open the innings. Allen was in very good form in the blast scoring 350+ runs at a rate of 171 while his partner Drummond has always been the go to guy in domestic circuit.
– Liam Livingston will bat at 1 down. Livingston is one of the cleanest and powerful hitters in World Cricket. He recently scored a century against Pakistan and will also contribute through both.
– Moeen Ali will bat at 2 down will Tom Abell/Will Smead to follow. Ali no doubt is one of the premium Allrounders around and can strike the balk really big.
– Benny Howell will bat next followed by Keeper Cooke and Chris Woakes. Howell will be contributing with both bat and bowl which makes him an important option to have.
– Spin section will be lead by veteran Imran Tahir assisted by Liam Livingston and Moeen Ali.
– Chris Woakes, Adam Milne and Dillon Pennington/Tom Helm will lead the pace attack. Benny Howell will assist them.
LNS –
– Team London Spirits will be lead by English national team and world cup winning captain Eoin Morgan.
– Team has signed Josh Inglis , Mohammad Amir and Afghani Allrounder Mohammad Nabi as their foreign players with Zak Crawley and Morgan being their star players.
– Josh Inglis will open along with Zak Crawley. Inglis is in form of his life scoring at a rate of 175 in blast and being the highest run scorer this year. Crawley also looked good in the ODI Series against Pakistan scoring 50 on debut.
– Joe Denly will bat at 1 down. Denly has a lot of experience with 27 50+ scorers and can also bowl some off spin.
– Captain Morgan will bat at 2 down followed by Dan Lawrence and Nabi. All are powerpacked players especially Nabi and Morgan.
– Mohammad Nabi and Mason Crane will lead the spin attack with Denly and Lawrence to assist.
– Mohammad Amir, Blake Cullen and Mark Wood will be the pace bowling options with team.
Probable XI –
BPH –
Finn Allen, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali(c), Tom Abell/Will Smead, Benny Howell, Chris Cooke(wk), Chris Woakes, Adam Milne, Imran Tahir, Dillon Pennington/Tom Helm
LNS –
Josh Inglis(wk), Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan(c), Dan Lawrence, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi, Mark Wood, Mohammad Amir, Mason Crane, Blake Cullen.
Pitch Report –
Birmingham, Edgbaston
The average 1st innings score at this venue in the T20 domestic games played here is 163 runs. This pitch has a history of supporting the batsmen and fast bowlers.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Josh Inglis( Open, RHB + wk, highest scorer in t20 blast 2021 with an average of 48 and SR of 175, Must have)
C Cooke( 2/3 down, RHB + wk, 122 runs in 10 games this T20Blast, can try in GL )
C Benjamin( Opener, RHB, scored 50 against Glamorgan in ODD game yesterday, less chances of playing)
BAT –
Eoin Morgan ( 2/3 down, LHB, captain of International English team, 21(12b) against Pak in last t20)
D Bell Drummond( Open, RHB, very experienced with 114 games and 3300 runs, 339 runs in 11 games in t20 blast 2021)
Joe Denly ( Open/1 down, RHB + off spin, always an evergreen customer in English domestic Cricket, 121 runs + 5 Wickets this blast )
Dan Lawrence (2 down, RHB + off spin, 252 runs + 5 Wickets in 8 games this blast, very good Cricketer)
Miles Hammond(Opener, RHB, carrer t20 SR of 137, 222 runs this T20Blast)
Dom Sibley( Opener, RHB, International test player, haven’t played much t20 cricket recently)
Zak Crawley ( Open, RHB, tall cricketer and will attack from word go, 326 runs in 9 games this blast, 50 against Pak in 1st ODI recently)
Adam Hose(Open, RHB , 1600 t20 runs with a very good SR of 144, 174 runs in 10 games this T20Blast)
Finn Allen( Open/1 down, RHB, very aggressive batsman, 399 runs in 13 games in T20Blast 2021 with a SR of 159, Must have)
ALL –
M Nabi( 2/3 down, RHB + off spin, excellent hitter of bowl + can bowl in powerplay, 9 Wickets + 131 runs in 8 games this blast, Must have)
Moeen Ali(1 down/middle order, LHB + off spin, one of the premium Allrounders around, 206 runs + 5 Wickets in IPL2021)
Liam Livingston( Open, RHB + Leg spin, one of the cleanest hitters in world cricket, 100 against Pakistan in last Series, Must have)
Benny Howell( Middle order + Medium pace bowler, very good Allrounder, 246 runs + 15 Wickets this T20BLAST, 147 t20 carrer Wickets, Must have)
R Van Der Merwe( Lower middle order + Slow left arm orthodox, very experienced, 2600 runs + 230 Wickets in t20 cricket, good gl pick)
L Reece( Open/1 down, LHB + left arm medium, 351 runs + 5 Wickets at an impressive Batting SR of 172)
BOWL –
M Amir( Left arm fast, hige International experience, 221 t20 Wickets, poor form this psl picked just 5 Wickets)
Imran Tahir( Leggie, veteran, huge experience of 397 Wickets, 11 Wickets in PSL 2021)
Chris Woakes( Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing bowling, can also bowl in death + good Batsman, Must have)
Adam Milne(Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, can bowl upto 150ks, 130 t20 Wickets, Must )
Jade Dernback( Right Arm medium fast, have played a lot of International Cricket, 174 t20 Wickets, 5 in 4 games this blast )
Mark Wood( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, can bowl upto 150ks, 5 Wickets against India and 3 against Sri Lanka last 2 series, Must have)
Pat Brown( Right Arm medium fast, known for his variations at death, 60 t20 Wickets on his name )
Blake Cullen(Right Arm medium fast, was in brilliant form this blast with 20 Wickets in 12 games, can be a great option at 8cr )
Brad Wheal ( Right Arm medium fast, 14 Wickets this t20 blast, less chances of play )
C/VC Options –
BPH –
Liam Livingston
Moeen Ali
Finn Allen
LNS –
Eoin Morgan
Josh Inglis
Mohammad Nabi