Deadline: January 17, 2020 at 10:10 AM IST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pitch report
The average first and second innings scores at the Adelaide Oval read 169 and 149 respectively this season. The team batting first has won 3 of 4 games.
There has been a fair amount of turn for the spinners: 21 of 51 wickets belong to them.
Fantasy team
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Wicketkeeper: Jimmy Peirson
Batsmen: Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, AB de Villiers (c), Jonathan Wells
All-rounders: Ben Cutting
Bowlers: Ben Laughlin, Peter Siddle, Josh Lalor, Rashid Khan (vc)
NOTE: Pick your fantasy cricket team wisely.
Power players
Rashid Khan has had a good time at the Adelaide Oval, so much so that 10 of his 15 wickets have come at the venue. You can make him your power player.
AB de Villiers’ last 7 T20 scores read 53, 69*, 31, 63, 27, 51, and 40. He looked solid on his Australian T20 League debut, making sure he bats as deep as possible and keeps the scorecard ticking.
The Strikers’ batting is so fragile that Jonathan Wells cannot afford to throw away his wicket. His 306 runs have come a stunning average of 61.2, including 3 half-centuries.
Highest run-scorers
Jonathan Wells: Runs 306 | SR 131.9 | 50×3
Jake Weatherald: Runs 299 | Sr 152.5 | 50×2
Chris Lynn: Runs 265 | SR 160.6 | 50×2
Matt Renshaw: Runs 218 | SR 128.9
Max Bryant: Runs 144 | SR 150 | 50×1
Highest wicket-takers
Rashid Khan: Wickets 15 | Economy 7.2
Josh Lalor: Wickets 11 | Economy 8.1
Peter Siddle: Wickets 10 | Economy 6.6
Ben Laughlin: Wickets 10 | Economy 9.3
Match prediction
Both teams locked horns on Tuesday and the result went in the favour of the Heat. The highest score for the Strikers came from their No. 8 batsman, while 4 of their top 5 batsmen perished for single-digit scores. James Pattinson finished with career-best T20 figures of 5 for 33, dismantling the Strikers for 110 all-out. Matt Renshaw (52*) and AB de Villiers (40) rescued the Heat after the openers departed with 1.2 overs.
The Strikers won only one of the last five matches, while the Heat tasted victories in four matches.
Probable XIs
Strikers: Philip Salt, Jake Weatherald, Travis Head (c), Jonathan Wells, Harry Nielson (wk), Matthew Short, Michael Neser, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Harry Conway, Liam O Connor
Heat: Max Bryant, Chris Lynn (c), Matt Renshaw, AB de Villiers, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Jimmy Peirson, James Pattinson, Josh Lalor, Mitchell Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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