Darwin Top End T20 2020: Pool A, Southern Districts Cricket Club vs Darwin Cricket Club: 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Pool A match of 2020 Darwin Top End T20 will be played between Southern Districts Cricket Club and Darwin Cricket Club at the Marrara Cricket Ground.

The match starts at 10:00 AM local time (6:00 AM IST) (12:30 AM GMT).

This game can be streamed live on the MyCricket Facebook page.

Preview:

The Pool A toppers, Southern Districts Cricket Club and Darwin Cricket Club will lock horns in the Darwin Top End T20 match on Sunday morning. They registered big wins over Palmerston Cricket Club and Tracy Village Cricket Club to seal their berths in semi-finals. The winner of the match on Sunday morning between Southern Districts and Darwin will decide the Pool A winner who would play against the Pool B runner-up in the semis.

Weather Condition/Report:

Clear weather is expected at the Marrara Cricket Ground during the game between Southern Districts and Darwin.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The average first-innings total on the first day of the Darwin T20 at the Marrara Cricket Ground read 120 only. The teams featuring in the matches on Saturday had good bowling attacks which could have caused for low totals. Things are expected to change with a different pitch to be used on Sunday.

Average first innings score: 120 (This tournament)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 1

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Southern Districts Cricket Club:

Corey Kelly, Daniel Mylius, Kierran Voelkl (C), Dylan Mullen, Dean Fry, Nick Akers, Matt Hammond, Todd Pemble, Mathan Hangan, Ryan Harvey, Michael Ninneman.

Bench – Christopher McEvoy, Mitch Townsend, Lachlan Markey.

Darwin Cricket Club:

Jacob Dickman, Luke Shelton (C), Will Antsey, Willy Andrews, Kris Denby, Connor Hawkins, Dion Meta, Luke Zanchetta, Huw Wiltshire (WK), Troy Ryan, Ethan Anderson.

Bench – Tom Briggs, Dylan Turner, Kym Lawrence, Adam Barker, Jamie Chadwick.

Top Picks:

Dean Fry recorded 30+ scores in both the matches played on Saturday as he amassed a total of 69 runs and also claimed three wickets including a 3-fer. Luke Shelton had good performances during the opening day of the competition where he aggregated 34 runs and took two wickets. The Southern Districts skipper Kierran Voelkl is a highly reputed batsman in his team as he scored 18 runs in two games but can improve it on Sunday.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Jacob Dickman, Dean Fry, Matt Hammond

Vice-Captain options – Luke Shelton, Luke Zanchetta, Kierran Voelkl

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Jacob Dickman, Daniel Mylius

Batsmen – Ryan Harvey, Dion Meta, Kierran Voelkl

All-Rounders – Luke Shelton (VC), Luke Zanchetta, Matt Hammond

Bowlers – Troy Ryan, Connor Hawkins, Dean Fry (C), Michael Ninneman

12th Man – Daniel Mylius

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Jacob Dickman (C)

Batsmen – Ryan Harvey, Willy Andrews, Kierran Voelkl

All-Rounders – Luke Shelton, Luke Zanchetta, Matt Hammond (VC)

Bowlers – Connor Hawkins, Todd Pemble, Will Antsey, Michael Ninneman

12th Man – Daniel Mylius

(Note: Players with 9 credits or less can only be chosen as the 12th man. This feature will only come into play if one of 11 players of your team is not the part of the playing XI.)

Expert Advice:

The Southern Districts could be seen making some changes as this fixture is not that important. They could rope in Christopher McEvoy who didn’t get to play any matches on Saturday. He has scored 2484 runs across 69 matches at an average of 50.69 and also claimed 104 wickets at 14.19 only.

Probable Winners:

The Southern Districts Cricket Club are likely to defeat the Darwin Cricket Club.

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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.