Probable XI –
Sydney Thunder –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (c), Sam Billings (wk), Oliver Davies, Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Brendan Doggett, Adam Milne
Adelaide Strikers –
Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Philip Salt, Jonathan Wells, Matt Renshaw, Michael Neser, Daniel Worrall, Peter Siddle, Danny Briggs, Wes Agar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Alex Carey(C)
2. Jonathan Wells
3. Alex Hales(VC)
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Callum Ferguson
6. Travis Head
7. Michael Neser
8. Ben Cutting
9. Wes Agar
10. Peter Siddle
11. Tanveer Sangha
– Alex Carey & Hales looks safest C VC picks considering their average of 38 & 34 in H2H matches.
– Wells might be a good punt as he’s in good touch this season & also have decent numbers against the opponent.
– Dropped both Salt & Billings as they have failed continuously in H2H matches.
– Expecting a good knock from Khawaja as he has averaged 49 in 5 H2H matches & also failing from last couple of games.
– Michael Neser might get a couple of wickets in this match as he has been good in H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Alex Carey
2. Sam Billings
3. Jake Weatherald
4. Alex Hales
5. Usman Khawaja(VC)
6. Travis Head(C)
7. Michael Neser
8. Ben Cutting
9. Peter Siddle
10. Tanveer Sangha
11. Nathan McAndrew
– Travis Head might be a good punt captain especially while batting first as he looked in good touch during the last match.
– Sam Billings might makeup for his numbers against Strikers especially while chasing.
– Jake Weatherald can be another good pick as he’s now opening the innings.
– Dropped Wes Agar as he has failed to take wickets against the opponent.
– Usman Khawaja can be another good VC pick considering his average of 49 in H2H matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Alex Carey
2. Oliver Davies
3. Callum Ferguson
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Michael Neser
6. Matt Renshaw
7. Travis Head
8. Ben Cutting(VC)
9. Peter Siddle(C)
10. Nathan McAndrew
11. Chris Green
– Siddle might be a good captain pick in GL considering his average of 11 with the bowl.
– Ben Cutting might be a crucial pick especially while batting first as he’s doing the late hitting & bowling a couple of overs too.
-Matt Renshaw can play a good knock if top order of Adelaide fails early.
– Chris Green can be a good GL pick as he might score decent runs down the order & take a couple of wickets too.
