AUS v IND, 2nd ODI – Fantasy Cricket Tips

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by Karthik Atchuta

Date: 29 Nov, 2020 – 09:10am IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

AUS ODI Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey , Pat Cummins (vc), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

IND ODI Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan

Fantasy XI:

Batsmen: David Warner (vc), Steve Smith (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Aaron Finch

WK Batsman: KL Rahul

All Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya

Bowlers: Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Starc

I am going with Steve Smith as my captain because of the batting form he displayed in the 1st ODI. He looks in a different zone in this series and he might continue to create problems for Indian bowlers. I am also backing David Warner for the 2nd consecutive time over Aaron Finch. He will be my vice captain choice. Batting wise I went Australia heavy as in this ODI as well as they are high on confidence after their first outing.

Surprisingly I dropped 2 top stars of India – Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. Other than budget constraints on Dream11, the reason I avoided Virat is because he scored at an average of 11.40 in Sydney Cricket Ground in the 6 innings he played. With a highest score of just 21 and strike rate of 64.04.

Bowling wise I went with Mitchell Starc for his death bowling potential though he got clobbered in the 1st ODI. I have a feeling Australia will play out Jasprit Bumrah and that would increase chances of getting wickets for other bowlers especially Mohammed Shami – hence I dropped Jasprit Bumrah for the 2nd time in a row. Adam Zampa created problems for the Indian batting unit and he was a easy go to choice. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins are other choices to ponder as they bowled better than Starc in the 1st match.

With Marcus Stoinis being a doubtful starter I opted for 3 all rounders in Hardik Pandya (might not bowl), Ravindra Jadeja (conditions favorable for him) and Glenn Maxwell (irresistible choice after 1st ODI)

Probable XIs:

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah