Preview:
The defending champions Sydney Sixers will take on Hobart Hurricanes in the 1st match of the tournament today. Both the teams will miss out a few key players today.
Squad:
Hobart Hurricanes
D’Arcy Short, Caleb Jewell, Colin Ingram, Peter Handscomb (C & WK), Will Jacks, Mac Wright, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, James Faulkner, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland, Charlie Wakim, Nick Winter, Tim David
Sydney Sixers
Josh Philippe (WK), James Vince, Daniel Hughes (C), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Carlos Brathwaite, Daniel Christian, Ben Dwarshius, Stephen O’Keefe, Gurinder Sandhu, Lloyd Pope, Nick Bertus, Justin Avendano, Ben Manenti, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Tom Rogers
Pitch:
We might see a few drizzle today. Other than that, the condition looks good for batting.
Average score at this venue- 187
Probable playing 11
Hobart Hurricanes:
D’Arcy Short, Caleb Jewell, Colin Ingram, Peter Handscomb (C & WK), Will Jacks, Mac Wright, Riley Meredith, Johan Botha, James Faulkner, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland.
Sydney Sixers:
Josh Philippe (WK), James Vince, Daniel Hughes (C), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Carlos Brathwaite, Daniel Christian, Ben Dwarshius, Stephen O’Keefe, Gurinder Sandhu, Lloyd Pope.
Fantasy 11:
Josh Philippe, Peter Handscomb, James Vince, Caleb Jewell, Colin Ingram, Daniel Christian, D’Arcy Short, James Faulkner, Ben Dwarshius, Stephen O’Keefe, Carlos Brathwaite
Captain choices- Josh Philippe, James Vince, D’Arcy Short
Quinton de Kock appointed as South Africa’s Test captain