Darwin and District ODD 2020: Round 4 – Palmerston CC vs Pint CC – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The Round 4 match of Darwin and District ODD 2020 will be played between Palmerston Cricket Club and Pint Cricket Club at Cazalys Oval.

The match starts at 11:00 AM local time (7 AM IST) (1:30 AM GMT). There is no live streaming of this match in India.

Preview

The round 4 of the ongoing Darwin and District ODD in Australia will see the Palmerston CC and Pint CC locking horns in one of the matches. The Palmerston CC got a bye in the third round and are playing after a two-week break. They have so far won and lost a game in two outings and will be fresh when they take the field for this match. The Pint CC, on the other hand, have lost all their three matches so far and will be hoping to win this one.

Weather Report

There is no chance of rain during the match throughout the day. The temperature will hover around 28-31 Degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report

Well, its aberration. In the only One-Day game played at the Cazalys Oval three weeks ago, the team batting first scored only 96 runs and went on to defend it. It is certainly not going to be easy for the batsmen.

Average first innings score: 96 (In the only game played this season)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 0 ; Lost – 1

Injury & Availability News

(Will be added when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Palmerston Cricket Club

Kieran Toner, Shane Buttfield, Robert Vandermeulen (WK), Hamish Martin, Alex Bleakley (C), Harshtik Bimbral, Dean McArthur, Jake Baker, Lucas Nitschke, Cameron Hyde, Darryl Lowe

Bench – Todd McCann, Sunny Singh, Matthew Robertson.

Pint Cricket Club

John Flynn, Martin Brown (WK), Tim Garner (C), Harry J Manenti, Bilal Abbas, Shishir Ramakrishna, Joel Logan, Raza Malik, Tom Grose, Richard Oliver, Joshua Neill.

Bench – Daniel Lang, Jonathon Hewitson, Ben May, Nick Glinatsis, Simon Lavers, Tim Knox

Top Picks

Kieran Toner of the Palmerston CC has to be one of the top picks for this match. He opens the innings and has scored 13 runs including a duck in the round 2 game. But he has picked seven wickets so far in 18.1 overs with four maidens. Hamish Martin is also a decent all-rounder. He has scored only 20 runs but has been an effective bowlers having delivered four maidens in 16 overs picking 2/26 in two matches.

Vandermeulen is one of the best batsmen in the line-up. He has mustered 45 runs in two outings. Alex Bleakley, the skipper, has 17 runs to his name but has picked three wickets so far. Bimbral is a decent batsman who bats in the middle-order and has scored 22 runs including a duck in the round 2 game. Cameron Hyde is a brilliant bowler who picked three wickets for just 11 runs in 10 overs with four maidens in the round 1 game.

For the Pint CC, Tim Garner has been the best player. Batting at three he has amassed 137 runs in three matches and has picked four wickets apart from being extremely economical. Manenti has shone with the ball picking six wickets. He bats at four as well but has mustered only 10 runs in two matches he’s played.

Martin Brown is an opener and has scored 56 runs in three matches including 42 in the round 1 game. Joel Logan is a decent bowler and has accounted for five scalps thus far. However, he is not as economical as others.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options

Captain Options: Tim Garner, Harry Manenti

Vice-Captain Options: Kieran Toner, Alex Bleakley

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Robert Vandermeulen

Batsmen – Dean McArthur, Harshtik Bimbral, John Flynn

All-Rounders – Kieran Toner (VC), Tim Garner (C), Hamish Martin, Harry Manenti

Bowlers – Lucas Nitschke, Cameron Hyde, Joel Logan

Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Martin Brown

Batsmen – Jake Baker, Shane Buttfield, John Flynn

All-Rounders – Alex Bleakley (VC), Harry Manenti (C), Kieran Toner, Tim Garner

Bowlers – Lucas Nitschke, Cameron Hyde, Tom Grose.

Expert Advice

It is advisable that pick only those batsmen who can bowl as the pitch isn’t easy to bat at all. It will be great if the users cover seven players among all-rounders and bowlers only.

Probable Winners

Palmerston CC is expected to win this match.

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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.