Darwin and District ODD 2020: Round 6 – Palmerston CC vs Tracy Village CC – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The Round 6 match of the Darwin and Districts ODD 2020 between Palmerston CC and Tracy Village CC will be played at the Cazalys Oval.

This match starts at 11 AM local time (7 AM IST) (1:30 PM GMT). There is no live streaming of this match available in India.

Preview

Palmerston Cricket Club will face the Tracy Village CC in one of the round 6 matches on Saturday in the ongoing Darwin and Districts ODD. The Palmerston CC defeated the Nightcliff CC in the last outing by 70 runs and will be looking to continue their winning run. The Tracy Village CC, on the other hand, failed to chase down 153 runs getting bowled out for just 110. An improved batting effort is needed from their to win this match.

Weather Report

Sun will be out in Darwin on Saturday with no chance of rain at all. Expect the temperature to be in and around 30-35 Degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report

Two One-Day matches are played at the venue in this tournament so far. The pitch at the Cazalys Oval seems to be favour the bowlers a lot with the scores not crossing 160 in the first innings and the scores aren’t even chased. Expect the teams winning the toss to bat first.

Average first innings score: 125 (Two One-Day matches played this season)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 0; Lost – 2

Injury & Availability News

(Will be added when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Palmerston Cricket Club

Kieran Toner, Shane Buttfield, Robert Vandermeulen (WK), Hamish Martin, Alex Bleakley (C), Michael Richardson, Harshtik Bimbral, Jake Baker, MJ Challen, Lucas Nitschke, Darryl Lowe.

Bench – Matthew Robertson, Dean McArthur, Todd McCann, Sunny Singh, Cameron Hyde

Tracy Village Cricket Club

Kyle Scrimegour, Mariyatharsan Shanthakumar, Tom Balkwil (WK), Coby Edmondstone (C), Lachlan Dumigan, Waseem Akram, Wilson Ryan, Samuel Arthur, Harsh Shah, Anthony Edmondstone, Jason McKay

Bench – Rohan Phillip, Jackson Edmondstone, Matteo Charlton, Samuel Bammant, Tahir Abbas, Rajesh Pillai.

Top Picks

Kieran Toner is extremely inconsistent with the bat. But he is a gem of the bowler and has picked 14 wickets so far including 4/22 in the last match. Like Toner, even Hamish Martin is a better bowler having picked six wickets so far in 33.5 overs conceding only 69 runs with seven maiden. He also scored 15 runs batting at four in the previous game.

Alex Bleakley’s batting came to the fore finally in the last match for the Palmerston CC. He smashed an excellent century scoring 108 runs and has also picked up a total of six wickets in the tournament so far. Jake Baker is a decent batsman having mustered 42 runs in the last match. He will be confident of doing well in this match too. Harshtik Bimbral has done well with the bat scoring 52 runs so far but bagged a golden duck in the last game.

For the Tracy Village CC, Kyle Scrimegour is a very good all-rounder having mustered 101 runs in four outings opening the innings. He has also picked up eight wickets with the ball. The skipper Coby Edmondstone bats in the middle-order and has mustered 48 runs in four matches apart from picking seven wickets so far. Tom Balkwil looks a decent wicketkeeper-batsman who bats at three. He has so far scored 54 runs in two innings with the highest being 39.

Harsh Shah looks a decent bowler when it comes to keeping things quiet. He has picked four wickets so far three of which came only in the last game. He returned with 3/24 and will be quiet confident.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options

Captain Options: Kieran Toner, Kyle Scrimegour

Vice-Captain Options: Alex Bleakley, Hamish Martin

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Robert Vandermeulen

Batsmen – Jake Baker, Lachlan Dumigan, Tom Balkwil

All-Rounders – Kieran Toner (C), Kyle Scrimegour (VC), Hamish Martin, Alex Bleakley

Bowlers – Lucas Nitschke, Harsh Shah, Samuel Arthur

Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Robert Vandermeulen

Batsmen – Harshtik Bimbral, Jake Baker, Lachlan Dumigan

All-Rounders – Kieran Toner (VC), Hamish Martin, Alex Bleakley (C), Kyle Scrimegour

Bowlers – Lucas Nitschke, Harsh Shah, Samuel Arhur.

Expert Advice

Four all-rounders, Toner, Martin and Bleakley and Scrimegour, are a must to have in your Dream11 Fantasy team. Any of those of four players can be made C or VC.

Probable Winners

Palmerston CC is expected to win the match.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.