Match Details:
The Semi-final match of the Darwin District ODD 2020 will be played between the Southern Districts and Palmerston CC at the Fred’s Pass Ground.
The match is scheduled to start at 11:00 AM Local Time (07:00 AM IST) (01:30 AM GMT). There is no live streaming of this match in India.
Preview:
Playing the semi-final match of the Darwin District ODD on Saturday will be the Palmerston CC and the Southern Districts. Both the teams competing in this match fared well in the league stage of the tournament and earned themselves spots in the top 4 of the points table and eventually in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Given the form that they have been in, throughout the league stage, both the teams are almost equally matched in terms of abilities coming into this match. Thus, it will be a tough choice to pick out the favorites in this match.
Weather Report:
Saturday will be bringing along clear skies with the sun shining brightly in the skies and just a 10 per cent chance of rainfall, so a full-length match is on the cards. The temperature is expected to be hovering around the 30 degree Celsius mark.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Fred’s Pass Ground is expected to have an equal amount of help for both the batsmen and the bowlers, and the pacers will be the ones enjoying the most amount of help among the bowlers.
Average first innings score: 159 (Last five One-Day matches at the venue)
Record of the chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 3, Tied – 0
Injury & Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Palmerston CC:
Stephan Regan, Robert vanderMeulen, Alex Bleakley, Kierran Toner, Hamish Martin, Michael McDonald, Shane Buttfield, Cameron Hyde, Lucas Nitschke, Jake Baker, Harshtik Bimbral
Bench: Michael Richardson, Matthew Robertson, Malcolm Challen, Dean McArthur, Todd McCann, Darryl Lowe, Sunny Singh, Michael McDonald
Southern Districts:
Daniel Mylius, Matthew Hammond, Nathan Hangan, Dean Fry, Kierran Voelkl, Christopher McEvoy, Jackson Isakka, Ryan Clark, Lachlan Markey, Michael Ninneman/Corey Kelly, Dylan Mullen
Bench: Nathan Boyd, Nick Ackers, Timothy Kennion, Michael Ninneman/Corey Kelly, LP Griffiths, Todd Pemble, Joshua Gawthrope, Ryan Harvey
Top Picks:
Dean Fry has been in great form with the bat in hand, scoring a total of 400 runs along with taking a total of 11 wickets too in the 12 matches he played in.
Alex Bleakley is currently at the 6th position in the run-getters’ list of this tournament scoring a total of 358 runs and has also taken 17 wickets in the 12 matches he has played in.
Michael Ninneman is placed at the 5th spot in the wicket-takers’ list with 19 wickets to his name in 10 matches while maintaining an economy rate of 4.09 runs per over.
Hamish Martin has performed really well with the ball in hand in this tournament, having taken a total of 15 wickets in the 11 matches that he has played in, maintaining an economy rate of 3.12 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options – Dean Fry, Alex Bleakley
Vice-Captain Options – Michael Ninneman, Hamish Martin
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Robert vanderMuelen
Batters – Jackson Iskka, Kierran Voelkl, Dylan Mullen, Jake Baker
All-Rounders – Dean Fry (C), Alex Bleakley, Kieran Toner
Bowlers – Michael Ninneman (VC), Hamish Martin, Nathan Hangan
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Robert vanderMullen
Batters – Jackson Iskka, Kierran Voelkl, Dylan Mullen, Stephan Regan
All-Rounders – Dean Fry, Alex Bleakley (C), Christopher McEvoy
Bowlers – Michael Ninneman, Hamish Martin (VC), Nathan Hangan
Expert Advice:
Dylan Mullen has looked to be in good touch with the bat in hand in this tournament, and is a must pick player in your team in spite of being a part of only 11.91 per cent of the teams on Dream11 at the time of writing.
Probable Winners:
The Southern Districts are expected to win this match.
