‘What goes around, comes around,’ is what every New Zealand fan would have said after watching last night’s washed out game between Australia and Bangladesh. Australia were on the hook against New Zealand, staring down the barrel at 51 for 3, when rain bailed them out. And yesterday when Australia were looking at sealing a comfortable win, rain again made its presence felt, this time robbing Australia of a sure shot 2 points.
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Australia now find themselves in a very tricky situation, as another washed out game could mean curtains for them, especially if England win today and New Zealand complete the formalities against Bangladesh.
With all the rain hit matches in this group, tonight’s encounter proves to be that extra little crucial, as the team that wins today, should in all probability secure a place in the semi final(more so for England).
Hopefully we get a game in, and not all of Group A is decided by the flick of the coin.
Let’s get to business now!
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Fandromeda Fantasy League
Transfer out: Steve Smith, David Warner, Travis Head, Shakib Al Hasan
Transfer in: Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Ben Stokes/Moeen Ali, Martin Guptil
Now, I already have Mitchell Santner in my side for this game.
Joe Root and Kane Williamson would walk into my side, one because they are class number 3 batsmen, and two because they were in top form when their sides took the field in their respective opening games. Both these batsmen got a hundred and while Root was able to win int for his side, Williamson’ ton went in vain, as the rain gods made an unhealthy intervention.
Now, for the all rounder spot in my team, I would go for one from Stokes and Ali. The fact that Stokes bowled 7 in the last game and Moeen 8, gives me confidence that Stokes would feature more in the bowling unit than he has in the past. But you need to remember that Stokes was actually filling in for the void that Woakes had created, after getting injured in the initial part of the innings. So, might not bowl much today
Again, to resolve this problem, I would suggest you to go in with Moeen, if England bat first and Stokes if England bat second.
There is a 50% chance for rain today and thus it looks highly unlikely that a 50 over game would be possible, something forces me to tilt towards batsmen, rather than bowlers. In a rain curtailed game, always go in with batsmen from the top 3. As the England bowling attack seems to be a little hostile than the New Zealand bowling attack, I’ll go in with Martin Guptill for this game, who has been in great touch all year, and should be able to take full toll of the short boundaries on offer in Cardiff.
Batting Star: Joe Root/Kane Williamson(whoever bats first)
Bowling Star: Santner/Stokes(whoever bowls first)
Champions Trophy Fantasy League Fantasy Tips on the next page:
Champions Trophy Fantasy League
Transfer out: Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
Transfer in: Joe Root, Kane Williamson
Now, I already have Moeen Ali and Mitchell Santner in my side for this game.
Joe Root and Kane Williamson would walk into my side, reasons for which are already given in the Fandromeda Fantasy League section.
While you get all your transfers back in Fandromeda when the match is washed out, the Official Fantasy League authorities aren’t as courteous. So, when there is rain around, don’t use too many transfers, as it could backfire big time. Joe Root and Kane Williamson are absolute necessities, and hence I couldn’t leave them out but I wouldn’t be making any other transfers for this game, as the returns could be zero, despite a lot of investment.
PowerPlayer: Joe Root
Happy team picking 🙂
