Squads –
THU –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson(c), Matthew Gilkes(w), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Jonathan Cook, Chris Tremain, Ben Cutting, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Baxter Holt, Adam Milne, Tanveer Sangha
SCO –
Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Clarke, 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
Team News –
THU –
– Sydney Thunders after loosing the 1st game won a triller last game where they were 80-5 at the halfway mark and then chased down 180 with 1 over to spare thanks to triller innings of 65* of just 28 balls by Daniel Sams.
– New Zealand’s pace spearhead Adam Milne have been added to the squad and is set to play this game.
– Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales both will open the innings. Both of them form a very strong opening pair. Hales was 2nd highest scorer last season. Both were out cheaply last game.
– Calumn Ferguson will bat 1 down. Ferguson has a lot of experience of BBL and is one among the top 5 scorers in BBL history. He scored 54 in 1st game.
– Alex Ross will bat at 2 down followed by Holt at 3 who will also keep the Wickets. Ross is a very good striker of the ball and is very good in 2nd Innings.
– Ben Cutting and Daniel Sams will do the late hitting for the thunders. Both can be promoted.
– Chris Green , Tanveer Sangha and Jono Cook will be handling the spin attack. Green mostly bowl 1-2 overs in powerplay.
– Adam Milne, Daniel Sams and Ben Cutting will lead the pace attack of Sydney. Sams and Milne will bowl in death.
SCO –
– The Scorchers scored 158 in a rain affected last game but unfortunately it was resulted in a no result. Team can go unchanged this game.
– Colin Munro and Josh Inglis will open the innings. Munro is one of the most attacking batsman in t20s but is very inconsistent. Inglis had a very good season opening with Livingston last season. Munro scored 49 last game.
– Joe Clarke and Aston Turner will bat at 1 and 2 down. Clarke is a English Batsman with a SR of 149 in t20s , Turner is also very important in that middle order with his SR of 134.
– Mitchell Marsh will be batting next. He is a ace Allrounder but his bowling is still under doubt.
– Cameron Bancroft will bat next. Bancroft is a important aspect of team with his experience and stroke making but batted very low the other game.
– Fawad Ahmed the leggie will lead the spin attack. Turner can assist him.
– Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff/Joel Paris will be the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
THU –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross, Baxtor Holt(WK), Ben Cutting, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, Jono Cook, Adam Milne.
SCO –
Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(wk), Joe Clarke, Ashton Turner, Mitch Marsh (C),Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff/Joel Paris, Fawad Ahmad, Andrew Tye
Pitch Report –
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Neutral Wicket but will have more help for spinners than pacers as seen in 1st T20 between India and Australia.
Average Score : 160
Team Blueprint –
WK –
M Gilkes( Middle order, decent last season, not much useful in SL even if plays )
Josh Inglis( Open + wk, scored 405 runs last season at an average of 28.93, whereas his strike-rate was 153.99)
B Holt ( 3 down, not much useful record’s, can be used as a credit saver )
BAT –
Alex Hales( Open, RHB, very aggressive , 576 runs last season at an average of 38, 46 last 2nd game, Must have)
Usman Khawaja( Open, very consistent, 388 runs last season, Important player of team, 8,17 runs last 2 game )
Colin Munro( Open, very Attacking but inconsistent, 4 T20 centuries on his name, 49 last game )
Calumn Ferguson ( 1 down, very experienced + attacking batsman, 2800 t20 runs , 54 runs last 2nd game )
Joe Clarke( 1 down, talented english Batsman, over 1500 t20 runs at a sr of 149 in t20s, 34(16b) last game)
Cameron Bancroft( Middle order, have played test Cricket from Australia, 1090 t20 runs at an impressive Average of 33, 15 runs last game)
Alex Ross( 2 down, known for his big hitting, 238 runs in 10 games last season averaging 39, 34 last game )
ALL –
Daniel Sams( Left arm pacer + can do big hitting ,30 Wickets last season, 2 Wickets + 65 runs last game, Must have )
Ben Cutting ( Middle order + Medium pace, scored 276 runs last season, also he scalped eleven wickets, Must )
M Marsh( 2 down, ace Allrounder of team, 382 runs + 5 Wickets last season, will likely not bowl )
Arjun Nair ( Off spin + decent batting, 8 Wickets and 80+ runs last BBL, good choice)
BOWL –
Adam Milne( Right arm fast, very experienced with 116 t20 Wickets, Must have if plays)
Jhye Richardson( Medium pacer, have played international from Australia, 15 Wickets last BBL for the Scorchers, 1 Wicket last game)
Andrew Tye( Medium pacer, best bowler of team with good variations, huge experience of 143 t20 games , Must have)
Jason Behrendorff( Left arm fast, known for his swing , 75 t20 Wickets, didn’t played last game)
Chris Green( Off spin, picked 35 wickets in his BBL career whereas, batted at an average of 18.47, 1 Wickets last game )
Chris Tremain( Right Arm medium pace, known for his swing, 5 Wickets in 10 games last season, didn’t played last game)
Tanveer Sangha ( Leggie, young u19 bowler, 2 Wickets 1st game )
Fawad Ahmed( Leggie, genuine wicket taker, 15 Wickets at economy just under 7, 1w last game bowled, Must have)
Jono Cook( Leggie, bowled most of overs in powerplay last season, 9 Wickets in 8 games , 2 Wicket last game)
C/VC –
THU –
Usman Khawaja
Alex Hales
Daniel Sams
Ben Cutting
SCO –
Colin Munro
Mitchell Marsh
Joe Clarke