Darwin and District ODD 2020: Round 8 – Pint CC vs Waratah CC – 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The Round 8 match of the Darwin and District ODD between Pint Cricket Club and Waratah Cricket Club will be played at the DXC Arena (MCG) Oval 1.

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

Preview

Round 8 of Darwin and District ODD will commence on Saturday. The Pint CC won their last match quite comfortably by seven wickets against Nightcliff CC. The Waratah CC didn’t play the last round and they are coming after a two-week break.

Weather Report

No rainfall is predicted during the game. It will be bright and sunny and the temperature will be around 30 Degrees Celsius during the game.

Pitch Report

The surface at the DXC Arena has got better to bat in the last two One-Day matches. Pint CC scored 174 and defended in one of the matches while the team gunned down 225 easily in the previous outing.

Average first innings score: 199 (Last two One-Day matches)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 1

Injury & Availability News

Joel Logan is not in the selected team for Pint CC for this match. 

Probable Playing XIs

Pint CC

Joshua Neill, John Flynn, Martin Brown (WK), Tim Garner (C), Harry J Manenti, Bilal Abbas, Tom Grose, Richard Oliver, Nick Glinatsis, Raza Malik, Patrick Gallow

Bench – Daniel Lang, Jonathon Hewitson, Ben May, Simon Lavers, Tim Knox, Shishir Ramakrishna, Joel Logan, Marc Calkin.

Waratah CC

James Seymour, Isaac Conway (C & WK), Sanka Wijegunarathna, Riley Vernon, Udara Weerasinghe, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Ishara Gange, Madura Weerasinghe, Tristan Glover, Samindara Madhushan, Himesh Sandaradura

Bench – Muhammad Tahir, Clancy McCormick, Pasindu Sandanayake, Chris Campbell.

Top Picks

For Pint CC, Tim Garner is their best player having scored 228 runs in six matches. Manenti is a decent bowler with 11 wickets to his name. Richard Oliver, batting at 3 or 4, is in decent form having scored 95 runs in last two matches. Isaac Conway is one of the consistent batsmen for Waratah CC.  James Seymour has continued his good form from round 4 and scored 57 runs in the last match. Udara Weerasinghe has picked 15 wickets thus far in the tournament.

Madura Weerasinghe has scalped 8 wickets in last four matches. Samindara Madhushan scored 24 runs and  1/20 in 7 overs in the last match and can be a good pick for this game.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain Options: Tim Garner, Udara Weerasinghe

Vice-Captain Options: James Symour, Isaac Conway

Suggested Fantasy XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Isaac Conway

Batsmen – Joshua Neill, Richard Oliver, James Seymour (VC)

All-Rounders – Tim Garner (C), Harry Manenti, Udara Weerasinghe

Bowlers – Hamish Sandaradura, Samindara Madhushan, Madura Weerasinghe, Joel Logan

12th Man – Ishara Gange

Suggested Fantasy XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Martin Brown

Batsmen – Joshua Neill, John Flynn, James Seymour

All-Rounders – Harry Manenti, Tim Garner (VC), Udara Weerasinghe (C)

Bowlers – Tom Grose, Nick Glinatsis, Madura Weerasinghe, Samindra Madushan

12th Man – Ishara Gange

Expert Advice

Joel Logan picked 10+ wickets in Darwin and District ODD tournament but he will not play this game and omit him in your fantasy team.

Probable Winners

Waratah CC is expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

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.