Darwin and District ODD 2020: Round 8 – Pint CC vs Waratah CC – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The Round 8 match of the Darwin and District ODD between Pint Cricket Club and Waratah Cricket Club will be played at the DXC Arena (MCG) Oval 1.

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

Preview

The round 8 matches of the ongoing Darwin and District ODD will be played on Saturday. The Pint CC will face the Waratah CC in one of the matches after brushing aside the Nightcliff CC in the round encounter. They chased down 225 comfortably with seven wickets and 10 balls in hand. The Waratah CC, on the other hand, enjoyed a break last well and will be playing this match after a two-week break.

Weather Report

There is no chance of rain at all in Darwin on Saturday. With the sun expected to be out, the temperature will hover around 31-33 Degrees Celsius during the match.

Pitch Report

The surface at the DXC Arena has got better to bat in the last two One-Day matches. Pint CC scored 174 and defended in one of the matches while the team gunned down 225 easily in the previous outing.

Average first innings score: 199 (Last two One-Day matches)

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

Injury & Availability News

Joel Logan is not in the selected team for Pint CC for this match. 

Probable Playing XIs

Pint CC

Joshua Neill, John Flynn, Martin Brown (WK), Tim Garner (C), Harry J Manenti, Bilal Abbas, Tom Grose, Richard Oliver, Nick Glinatsis, Raza Malik, Patrick Gallow

Bench – Daniel Lang, Jonathon Hewitson, Ben May, Simon Lavers, Tim Knox, Shishir Ramakrishna, Joel Logan, Marc Calkin.

Waratah CC

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

Bench – Muhammad Tahir, Clancy McCormick, Pasindu Sandanayake, Chris Campbell.

Top Picks

For Pint CC, Tim Garner is their best player having scored 228 runs in six matches along with nine wickets with the ball. Manenti is a decent bowler with 11 wickets to his name. He went wicket-less in the previous match though and bats in the middle-order. Richard Oliver, batting at 3 or 4, is in decent form having scored 95 runs in last two matches. Joshua Neill has emerged as one of the top picks for this match after smashing 89 runs in the last outing.

Isaac Conway is one of the consistent batsmen for Waratah CC. He has amassed 222 runs in six outings opening the innings. James Seymour has continued his good form from round 4 and scored 57 runs in the last match apart from picking five wickets in last three games. Udara Weerasinghe has picked 15 wickets thus far in the tournament and is a decent batsman too.

Madura Weerasinghe has scalped 8 wickets in last four matches and has been extremely economical too. He batted at three and scored 36 runs in the previous game as well. Samindara Madhushan scored 24 runs and returned with 1/20 in 7 overs in the last match and can be a decent pick for this game.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain Options: Tim Garner, Udara Weerasinghe

Vice-Captain Options: James Symour, Isaac Conway

Suggested Fantasy XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Isaac Conway

Batsmen – Joshua Neill, Richard Oliver, James Seymour (VC)

All-Rounders – Tim Garner (C), Harry Manenti, Ishara Gange, Udara Weerasinghe

Bowlers – Hamish Sandaradura, Samindara Madhushan, Madura Weerasinghe

Suggested Fantasy XI for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Martin Brown

Batsmen – Joshua Neill, John Flynn, James Seymour

All-Rounders – Harry Manenti, Tim Garner (VC), Udara Weerasinghe (C), Ashley Weerasinghe

Bowlers – Tom Grose, Nick Glinatsis, Madura Weerasinghe

Expert Advice

Joel Logan has picked 11 wickets in the tournament so far. But he will not be playing this game. Do not pick him in your Fantasy team.

Probable Winners

Waratah CC is expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

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.