Probable XI –
Sydney Thunder –
Matthew Gilkes, Ben Cutting, Jason Sangha, Sam Billings (wk), Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Brendan Doggett, Saqib Mahmood
Adelaide Strikers –
Jake Weatherald, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Kelly, George Garton, Harry Nielsen (wk), Rashid Khan, Daniel Worrall, Peter Siddle (c), Fawad Ahmed
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sam Billings
2. Jonathan Wells
3. Jason Sangha
4. Jake Weatherald
5. Matthew Short
6. Daniel Sams(C)
7. Ben Cutting
8. Rashid Khan(VC)
9. Peter Siddle
10. Daniel Worrall
11. Saqib Mahmood
– Daniel Sams looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Rashid Khan might be a good VC considering his consistency to take wickets.
– Jake Weatherald should be preferred over Renshaw while batting first and Renshaw if vice-versa.
– Ben Cutting might be a decent pick as he’s opening up the innings and can get to bowl part time overs.
– Taking punt on Daniel Worrall who can give decent fantasy points by bowling in death overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sam Billings
2. Oliver Davies
3. Jake Weatherald/Matt Renshaw
4. Daniel Sams(C)
5. Matthew Short
6. Ben Cutting
7. Jonathan Wells
8. Rashid Khan
9. Peter Siddle(VC)
10. Fawad Ahmed
11. Saqib Mahmood
– Dropped Jason Sangha as he might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Olivier Davies might be a decent punt if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Can take anyone from Jake Weatherald or Matt Renshaw depending on batting first and second.
– Can take risk as VC on anyone from Saqib Mahmood or Peter Siddle whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
– Taking punt on Fawad Ahmed who hasn’t went wicketless at this venue in 15 innings.
– Must try Ben Cutting as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sam Billings
2. Jonathan Wells
3. Jake Weatherald/Matt Renshaw
4. Oliver Davies
5. Daniel Sams
6. Ben Cutting/Arjun Nair
7. Matthew Short
8. Rashid Khan
9. Peter Siddle(C)
10. Daniel Worrall(VC)
11. Fawad Ahmed
– Going heavy on Adelaide Strikers as they’re a bit favourites to win this match considering their bowling line-up.
– Peter Siddle and Daniel Worrall might be good C/VC choices especially while bowling in first innings.
– Can take George Garton at the place of Fawad Ahmed who can contribute with both bat and ball.
– Arjun Nair might be another decent pick as he can come handy with bat at down the order and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Must go with a couple of Sydney Thunder heavy combination in GL making pacers as C/VC.
