All time ODI sheep draft: Himannv vs Norris

Who wins in a best of 5 ODI series?

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Team Himannv

1. Sanath Jayasuriya
2. Quinton de Kock
3. Allan Lamb
4. Aravinda de Silva
5. Neil Fairbrother
6. Mike Hussey
7. Glen Maxwell
8. Ravi Ashwin
9. Jaspirit Bumrah
10. Shoaib Akhtar
11. Glenn McGrath

Team Norris

1. Vikram Solanki
2. Chris Tavare
3. Javed Miandad
4. Yuvraj Singh
5. Clive Lloyd
6. Corey Anderson
7. Mark Boucher
8. Rashid Khan
9. Mitchell Johnson
10. Mustafizur Rahman
11. Allan Donald
 
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Team Himannv

Batting lineup:

01. Sanath Jayasuriya /o
02. Quinton de Kock /+
03. Allan Lamb /
04. Aravinda de Silva /o
05. Neil Fairbrother /
06. Mike Hussey /
07. Glen Maxwell /o
08. Ravi Ashwin o/
09. Jaspirit Bumrah o
10. Shoaib Akhtar o
11. Glenn McGrath o

Things to note about the batting:
  • On his day, it wouldn't matter who the bowler is - Sanath will take him apart.
  • QdK is the more solid and consistent opener of the two but he's a good attacker in his own right.
  • Lamb is probably England's best limited overs batsman of the 80s. His average is really good for the era he batted in.
  • Aravinda is a top ODI middle order bat and I think at his peak he was one of the best in the world.
  • Fairbrother was England's best ODI batsman in the 90s. I think he's very underrated and can both hang in there and build an innings or go after the bowling if he's in later on.
  • I'm a big fan of Hussey in this format and he's a fantastic hitter who can just bang from the get go.
  • Maxwell is another who is in this lineup because he's a quick scorer. Both him and Hussey will come in earlier if the situation requires it.
  • Ashwin can bat well enough and has scored vital runs in limited over formats.

Batsman in focus: Mike Hussey



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Bowling lineup:

01. Glenn McGrath: Opening bowler
02. Shoaib Akhtar: Opening bowler:
03. Jaspirit Bumrah: First change
04. Ravi Ashwin: Primary spinner
05. Sanath Jayasuriya: Secondary spinner
06. Glen Maxwell: Backup spinner
07. Aravinda de Silva: Backup spinner

Things to note about the bowlers:
  • McGrath and Akhtar take the new ball to provide consistent brilliance on one end and fiery pace on the other.
  • McGrath acts as the main strike bowler throughout the innings.
  • Akhtar uses his pace to get wickets early and bowls a bit of reverse swing in the death.
  • Bumrah is first change and specialist death bowler.
  • Ashwin is the main spinner and his job is to restrict and make it difficult to score runs in the middle overs
  • Jayasuriya keeps it flat and restricts scoring.
  • Maxwell supports the other spinners in the middle overs and helps keep things tight.
  • Aravinda is an underrated bowler in my view and has a lovely action - he'll help in the middle overs.
Bowler in focus: Shoaib Akhtar

Here he is just sort of easing into it before getting to full pace and nigh on unplayable:


Get the speed gun out:

 

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Team Norris

PositionPlayerCountryMatchesBatting AverageBat SRWicketsBowling AverageBowl SR
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1Vikram SolankiEngland5126.7572.93---Bleeping Sheep
2Chris TavareEngland2927.6948.94---More Bleeping Sheep
3Javed MiandadPakistan23341.7067.01Played way too many world cups. But also handy at coming in when the sheep openers collapse like a digestive dipped in lukewarm tea.
4Yuvraj SinghIndia30436.5587.6711138.6845.50GOAT. Fantastic temperament. Can help chase down any mammoth score. Very useful with the ball.
5Clive Lloyd (C)West Indies8739.5481.22826.2544.70Two-time world cup winner. Amazing batsmen, natural leader. Can also bowl.
6Corey AndersonNew Zealand4927.72108.726025.0324.70Second Fastest 100 in ODIs.A powerful striker of the ball. Played an important role in WC 2015. Hell of a bowler too.
7Mark Boucher (†)South Africa29528.5784.76---Safest hands you can think of. Can get some quick runs too.
8Rashid KhanAfghanistan7420.57103.2714018.5726.60Look at that bowling average. Nuff said.
9Mitchell JohnsonAustralia153--23925.2631.30On his day, one of the most menacing bowlers in the world. Played a crucial role in 2015 WC Final
10Mustafizur RahmanBangladesh68--127.0022.8326.30One of Bangladesh's best players who can keep up with the best of them with his left-arm seam.
11Allan DonaldSouth Africa164--21.7821.7891.40GOAT. A Donald that cannot be hated on.
12Ian BellEnglandWill efficiently pass on water bottles, Gatorade to constantly hydrate the Starting XI
 

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Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Himannv is stronger across the board!
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Not really. With the exception of Hussey, the rest of Himanv's middle to lower order is pretty average. The likes of Maxwell is often remembered for one great series rather than the other 20 that followed where he wasn't. Mine easily outshines his middle to lower order batting to be honest. I would also say our bowlers are at par, but I would also argue I have more variation in my bowling. Speed, Swing, seam, offspin, legspin, right, left, we have it all.
 

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@Himannv, I voted for myself to have a look at the score (And it ain't looking good). You can do the same.
 

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Skills said:
Team Himannv

1. Sanath Jayasuriya
2. Quinton de Kock
3. Allan Lamb
4. Aravinda de Silva
5. Neil Fairbrother
6. Mike Hussey
7. Glen Maxwell
8. Ravi Ashwin
9. Jaspirit Bumrah
10. Shoaib Akhtar
11. Glenn McGrath

Team Norris

1. Vikram Solanki
2. Chris Tavare
3. Javed Miandad
4. Yuvraj Singh
5. Clive Lloyd
6. Corey Anderson
7. Mark Boucher
8. Rashid Khan
9. Mitchell Johnson
10. Mustafizur Rahman
11. Ian Bell
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Is Ian Bell number 11 for @Norris or is it Donald?
 

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Norris's opening sheep have ruined it as a contest I'm afraid, as further down I really like what I see.
 

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Yeah, Himanv has an excellent side. Was never going to win. Anyway, I am happy with what I was finally able to put up considering I got 2 Sheep by R6.
 

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Norris said:
Yeah, Himanv has an excellent side. Was never going to win. Anyway, I am happy with what I was finally able to put up considering I got 2 Sheep by R6.
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You may still make it through as the 2 best runners up
 
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