We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Sydney: Matthew Gilkes (wk), David Warner, Sam Whiteman, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir
Melbourne: Jake Fraser McGurk, Martin Guptill, Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Jonathan Wells, Matthew Critchley, Will Sutherland, Ruwantha Kellepotha, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Fawad Ahmed
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
Pitch Report
(Based on the last 3 games)
1st innings average score: 140
2nd innings average score: 145
Wickets per innings: 6
Type: Even contest between the bat and ball
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 67%
India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI, 2023: Fantasy Tips
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Daniel Sams has enjoyed playing at the Manuka Oval. Besides taking 21 wickets (3 for 5) in 16 games, he has also registered two half-centuries.
Kane Richardson’s last two spells at Canberra against Sydney have been 2 for 33 and 4 for 22. Overall, he has bagged 17 wickets here.
Such has been Oliver Davies’ consistency with the bat that he has been a part of the Ultimate Team on 4 of the last 5 occasions.
When these two teams met earlier in the competition, Aaron Finch was the captain of the Ultimate Team.
It’s been 7 competitive T20s since David Warner scored above 25. At the venue, his scores read 20 and 4.
There has been considerable help for the seamers initially at Canberra. In the last two games, five top-order batters have been dismissed for a single-digit score.
While 25 wickets have fallen to the seamers in the last 2 games, 7 belonged to the spinners.
There have been 3 three-fors at Canberra in the last 2 games and they have all been bagged by the seamers.