Darwin and District ODD 2020: Round 6 – Waratah CC vs Southern Districts CC – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The round 6 match of the Darwin and District ODD between Waratah CC and Southern Districts CC will be played at the Gardens Oval.

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

Preview

Round 6 of the ongoing Darwin and Districts ODD will be played on Saturday. Nightcliff CC has got a bye in this round with the other six teams fighting it out. One of the matches is set to be played between the Waratah Cricket Club and the Southern Districts Cricket Club both of whom are coming into this match with a win. While the WCC defeated the Tracy Village CC, the SDCC got the better of Darwin CC in a relatively high-scoring game.

Weather Report

Sun will be brimming and shining at the Gardens Oval when these two teams take the field. The temperature will be in the early 30s during the match.

Pitch Report

Two matches have been played at the venue in this tournament thus far. Both have been low-scoring with the previous game garnering only 217 runs for the fall of 15 wickets. Waratah CC has won both the matches chasing 200 and 109. The team winning the toss is expected to field first.

Average first innings score: 154 (Two 50-over matches played at the venue)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 2; Lost – 0

Injury & Availability News

(Will be added when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

Southern Districts CC

Corey Kelly, Daniel Mylius (WK), Kierran Voelkl (C), Dylan Mullen, Dean Fry, Matt Hammond Christopher Mcevoy, Ryan Harvey, Nathan Hangan, R Clark, J Isakka.

Bench: Nathan Boyd, Michael Ninneman, Nick Akers

Waratah CC

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

Bench – Muhammad Tahir, Clancy McCormick

Top Picks

Corey Kelly batted at eight in the last match but impressed with a 78-run knock off just 62 balls following up with his 75 in the round 3 encounter. Dean Fry continued his confident show from the last game and mustered 42 runs again batting at three and returned with 2/18 with the ball in hand in five overs. Matt Hammond failed to make an impact in the last game but he is a brilliant with already 258 Fantasy points to his name.

Christopher McEvoy continued to impress with his all-round skills and scored 33 runs lower down the order. He also picked 3/33 in his 10 overs with three maidens. Ryan Clark also picked two wickets in the last match while Daniel Mylius has been getting starts in almost every game opening the innings.

For the Waratah CC, Issac Conway has been the consistent player scoring 213 runs so far in five matches opening the innings. James Seymour finally struck form in the round 4 game scoring a century and picking up two wickets. He mustered 16 runs in the last match and scalped a wicket again. Udara Weerasinghe has picked up 14 wickets so far in five matches so far and he scored an unbeaten 40 also batting at five in the previous game.

Ishara Gange has six wickets to his name so far and he can bat if needed lower down the order as well. Madura Weerasinghe has picked up five wickets in the last three One-Day games and he has been economical as well.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain Options: Udara Weerasinghe, Corey Kelly, Christopher McEvoy

Vice-Captain Options: James Seymour, Isaac Conway, Matt Hammond

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Isaac Conway

Batsmen – Kierran Voelkl, Matt Hammond, James Seymour

All-Rounders – Dean Fry, Corey Kelly, Ryan Clark, Udara Weerasinghe (C)

Bowlers – Christopher McEvoy (VC), Samindara Madhushan, Madura Weerasinghe

Suggested Playing XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Isaac Conway

Batsmen – Matt Hammond, Riley Vernon, James Seymour (VC)

All-Rounders – Corey Kelly (C), Ishara Gange, Udara Weerasinghe, Ryan Clark

Bowlers – Nathan Hangan, Christopher McEvoy, Madura Weerasinghe

Expert Advice

Matt Hammond failed only in the last match and he is a very good all-rounder. He can be made Captain in Grand League contests.

Probable Winners

Waratah CC is expected to win the 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.