Darwin and District ODD 2020: Round 4 – Waratah CC vs Nightcliff 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 Waratah Cricket Club and Nightcliff Cricket Club at Nightcliff 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 matches of the ongoing Darwin and District ODD will be played on Saturday. In one of the matches, the Waratah CC will lock horns against the Nightcliff CC at the Nightcliff Oval. Waratah is coming into this game after comfortably defeating the Darwin CC and has won all three matches so far. The Nightcliff CC, on the other hand, have lost their two previous games after starting the tournament with a win over Tracy Village CC. They would like to avoid a hat-trick of defeats now.

Weather Report

Clouds will hover over the stadium but there is no chance of rain during the match at all. The temperature will hover in the late 20s and the early 30s throughout the day.

Pitch Report

As expected, it was an extremely low scoring game with the team batting first scoring only 131 runs. Even the chasing side lost seven wickets and expect the bowlers to enjoy their stay in the middle.

Average first innings score: 131 (in the only One-Day played so far)

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

Injury & Availability News

(Will be added if there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Waratah Cricket Club

James Seymour, Isaac Conway (C & WK), Sanka Wijegunarathna, Riley Vernon, Udara Weerasinghe, Ishara Gange, Madura Weerasinghe, Tristan Glover, Muhammad Tahir, Samindara Madhushan, Himesh Sandaradura.

Nightcliff Cricket Club

Adi Dave, Jhiah Baxter, Jacob Thorne, Cameron Tonkin, Taj Glenn, Michael Kudra (WK), James Dix, Andrew Richards, Brady Baptist (C), Ryan Dennis, Phillip Hull.

Bench – Lachland Baird, Nachiket Sant, Thomas Foley.

Top Picks

Adi Dave is a very good all-rounder. He continues to open the innings and has scored 53 runs so far in three games and has picked five wickets. Baxter failed in the last game but is a very good batsman and has scored a total of 104 runs in three games. Jacob Thorne batted at at three in the previous game mustering 25 runs off 40 deliveries. He shone with the ball to picking 2/12 in his 10 overs with three maidens.

Phillip took two more wickets in the previous game and has now tallied a total of 11 wickets in three matches. He has to be the best bowler for the Nightcliff CC. Ryan Dennis also returned with the decent figures of 2/27 in his 10 overs with two maidens and can be picked in Fantasy team for this match.

For the Waratah CC, Issac Conway continued his good form with the bat scoring an unbeaten 51 in the chase. He has amassed a total of 124 runs in three matches now. Sanka Wijegunarathna scored 37 runs batting at three in the previous match before getting retired. Ishara Gange continued to impress with the ball picking 2/30 and has scalped a total of four wickets now. He can also bat well if needed and had scored 28 runs in the first game.

Udara Weerasinghe is a must-pick for this match as he has eight wickets to his name in three outings and can bat well too in the middle-order. Madura Weerasinghe had a memorable outing in the last game. He returned with the magical figures of 3/13 in his 10 overs with two maiden overs.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain Options: Udara Weerasinghe, Jacob Thorne, Phillip Hull

Vice-Captain Options: Adi Dave, Isaac Conway, Ishara Gange

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Isaac Conway

Batsmen – Andrew Richards, Cameron Tonkin, Sanka Wijegunrathne

All-Rounders – Jacob Thorne, Adi Dave (VC), Udara Weerasinghe (C), Ishara Gange

Bowlers – Ryan Dennis, Phillip Hull, Madura Weerasinghe

Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Isaac Conway (VC)

Batsmen – Jhiah Baxter, Sanka Wijegunarathne, James Seymour

All-Rounders – Jacob Thorne (C), Ishara Gange, Udara Weerasinghe

Bowlers – Ryan Dennis, Phillip Hull, Samindara Madhushan, Madura Weerasinghe.

Expert Advice

Not many will go with James Seymour after his failures in the last three matches. But he opens the innings and can be useful in the low-scoring chases. Pick him in Grand League contests.

Probable Winners

Waratah 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.