ODI cricket draft: SF 2

Who'd win


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Please vote for one of the two teams that you think is better. Matches are assumed to be favouring all kind of batsmen and bowlers so don't let that be a part of your consideration

@KM poll please

Team @Mani
1. D Haynes
2. J Bairstow (WK)
3. Dean Jones
4. Aravinda de Silva
5. Yuvraj Singh
6. D Miller
7. Simon O'Donnell
8. W Akram (C)
9. N Bracken
10. C Walsh
11. A Qadir

Team @harshad
1. G Greenidge
2. R Sharma
3. H Gibbs
4. J Kallis
5. M Clarke
6. M Hussey
7. Imran Khan (C)
8. A Carrey (WK)
9. S Akhtar
10. J Garner
11. Y Chahal

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Opening Batting combo of Desmond Haynes and J.Bairstow will provide me with good attacking and solid foundation for the rest of the incoming batsmen to launch it.Dean Jones is my one down batsmen who would be providing me runs early in the innings and can grind it down in the middle overs along with Aravind who is well known middle order batsmen architect Srilanka's World Cup win in 96 ,he can attack bowlers when runs needed at the same time safe guarding for the late over onslaught.Yuvraj Singh and D.Miller along with Simon O'Donnell and Wasim Akram can attack the bowlers in the end overs so my team would have solid score for the bowlers to defend.

Bowling:

Bowling lead my Wasim Akram my main strike bowler supported by C.Walsh who is well known for his maculate line and length which is hard to attack followed by N.Bracken who can swing the ball on either side alone with change in pace make him difficult customer for batsmen to deal with, he had fantasitc with his Aussie side which won the world cup 2007, it would be too difficult for any batting side to come up against this trio in the early overs, they would provide me with early breakthrough.These trio will be supported by Simon O'Donnell and A.Qadir(best spin bowler in this draft after S.Warne) and will get support by Aravinda who can chip in his off spinning case needed.Part time bowlers would be Aravinda and Yuvraj Singh who could come in handy in those middle overs.

Bowling in depth overs:

Wasim and N.Bracken would be bowling in the depth overs, it would be full of Yorkers, slow balls.N.Bracken is well know for his slow balls which had surprised many well set batsmen on numerous occasions.

Players that would give me upper hand against any side:

Wasim Akram -Winner of 92 World Cup, his Hatrick in WC 92 sealed the WC for Pakistan.And never to forget his little cameo with bat in Final.

Aravinda De Silva - Winner of 96 World Cup, his responsible knock in 96 World Cup SF against India after the early wickets of S.Jayasurya, Kalu and Gurusinha,made sure that Srilanka reached respectable scoreline.
Again in the finals his 3 wkts and 107* made sure that Srilanka chased the Aussie total and this was the first time that any team in the World Cup had successfully chased the score batting second in the WC.

Yuvraj Singh -
Winner of World Cup 2011,
his score of 392 from 9 matches and 15 wickets at the curitial time of the innings made sure that India won important matches in the WC,he will be my LMO batsmen who will accelerate the score card along with D.Miller.

Dean Jones & Desmond Haynes :
Two finest batsmen's to play for their respective country sides, two hard hitting batsmen's ,more than capable of playing long middle innings when patience is the key and can change the gear and launch into the attack for quick runs is needed.

A.Qaidr - The strike bowler Imran relied upon in the middle overs, the leg spinner and google bowler who can provide my team with important breakthrough in the middle overs


Team @harshad

Why I will win :
- Great Openers who compliment the playing style of each other.
- Solid middle order batsmen who can consolidate and build in case of a top order collapse or build on the foundation laid by the top order
- A goat bowler leading the attack with Imran Khan, Shoaib Akhtar and Jaques Kallis to support him.
- A decent spinner in Chahal, who is quite underrated, with Clarke to support him