ODI Auction Draft match #8 - Harshad vs Raees

who will win over a 3 match series ?

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Round 1 Match #8 -Harshad vs Raees

Please adjudicate as to which team will win over a 3 match series with a match each on following pitches -

#2 Good batting pitch with assistance for seamers/pacers - Reasonably good surface for batsmen; fast bowlers can exploit some movement off the pitch with new ball along with reasonable bounce; no particular assistance for slow bowlers or spinners.
#3 Good batting pitch with assistance for spinners - Reasonably good surface for batsmen; fast bowlers will get no help from the pitch; spinners will be able to exploit the pitch with an older ball
#4 Good bowling pitch for seamers/pacers: pacers/seamers will be get assistance throughout the match; spinners will not get any assistance; batsmen will have to dig deep to make runs against pacers.

Team Harshad
  1. G. Greenidge
  2. S. Dhawan
  3. V. Richards
  4. S. Malik
  5. A. Ranatunga
  6. M. Hussey
  7. B. Haddin
  8. A. Rashid
  9. M. Starc
  10. J. Garner
  11. M. Shami

Team Raees
  1. David Boon
  2. Herschelle Gibbs
  3. Kane Williamson
  4. Ramnaresh Sarwan
  5. Yuvraj Singh
  6. Michael Bevan
  7. Mark Boucher (wk)
  8. Wasim Akram
  9. Chris Woakes
  10. Saqlain Mushtaq
  11. Zaheer Khan
 

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Team Harshad.



Why I would win:
  • Great opening pair with Sir Viv coming at #3
  • Solid middle order with Hussey and Haddin to provide the sparks needed in late innings
  • Great bowling unit with the Garner leading the attack - Both Starc and Shami are close to averaging 2 wickets per match!

Note: On first blush it may appear that I am a bowler short but in a 50 over game, with Garner, Starc, Shami and Rashid expected to bowl out their full quota of 10 overs each, the remaining 10 overs in the middle, will be bowled by Sir Viv, Ranatunga, Malik.

Team Raees

Raees XI:

David Boon - His 447 runs (at 55.87 average) was a major contribution to Australia's first World Cup victory in 1987. In the semi-final, he made 65 at Lahore against Pakistan and won the player of the match award in the final at Kolkata for his 75 from 125 balls.

Herschelle Gibbs - South Africa's most destructive ODI opener of all time. Gibbs played a monumental innings against Australia, scoring 175 off just 111 balls leading South Africa to victory. In the group stage of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Gibbs hit six sixes in an over off the bowling of Daan van Bunge becoming the first player in One Day International history to do so.

Kane Williamson - At the end of the 2019 World Cup, he was awarded the Player of the Tournament award after becoming the highest scoring captain in a single World Cup, making 578 runs in 10 matches. He was named as captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and ESPNCricinfo.

Ramnaresh Sarwan - Super underrated Windies Batsman in the post Lara/Walsh/Ambrose era.. averaging 55+ at No.4 and strong world cup credentials.

Yuvraj Singh - Destructive, match winning finisher at the highest level averaging near 40 at 5 and a dangerous support bowler too.

Michael Bevan - The greatest ODI finisher in history, multiple World Cup Winner and Australia's MVP during that period.

Mark Boucher - Played integral innings during that famous ODI v Australia and one of the most explosive Wicket-Keeper batsmen of his era.

Wasim Akram - Does anything need to be said...best ODI bowler - period.

Chris Woakes - Underrated change bowler, capable of breaking partnerships and an excellent no.8 batsman.

Saqlain Mushtaq - Best ever ODI spinner.

Zaheer Khan - Akram-lite, THE bowler of the 2011 Indian World Cup win.
 

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Very close for me. I think Raees takes the match on wicket that assists spin. Harshad's pace line up is better and he will win on pitch #4. That leaves the decider on good batting wicket with seam assistance. First instinct was to go with Harshad only but I think Raees batting line up with better depth may be just edges it for me. Hard to over look Viv ofcourse so I may change my mind.
 

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Are we talking about Salim Malik or Shoaib Malik here? A bit underwhelmed by that particular pick, but it's a good team otherwise.
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Salim Malik is good pick, good attacking batsmen to come after Viv. Rivalries apart I like Pakistani batsmen of late 80's an early 90's especially Salim Malik and Rameez.Malik comes in those middle over to torment Indian attack specifically in Sharjah tournaments.He's handy with the ball in those slow pitches.
 

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Salim Malik at 4 is a bit meh though. I ultimately went with Harshad since Hussey at 6 gives him cover
 

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Match look's close to me, could go either way with runs galore from either side, Raees LMO is too good,harshad matches that with Viv and Hussey.
 

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I'm surprised that Greenidge is picked but no one went for Haynes. I think Haynes was actually the better ODI player of the two.

Anyway, went for harshad due to Mussey.
 

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Harshad is in first and he sends in Greenidge up top .. before Vivs.. huge surprise....Akram has the ball for Raees. He went for runs in his first 3 balls last time.. what will it be this time..

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Ball 4... Greenidge tries another slog but Akram mixes it up again with a yorker.. 2 RUNS
 

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Ball 6.... Akram goes to yorker again... and Greenidge can't read it and goes for a blind pull...

 

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Raees sends in Yuvraj and harshad has a lengthy conversation in dug out between Starc and Garner and goes with the Windies legend over modern day specialist ... is it the mistake that will cost him the game?

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Ball 2.... scorching yorker by Garner...




.. oh dear.. pre-mediated pull and Yuvraj is gone. In comes Bevan to rescue his side for a second consecutive super overs loss. Yet to score in super over across 2 innings!
 

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Ball 3.. tension is high.. Bevan, touted as the greatest finisher in ODI game before Dhoni came has to come through... one more yorker...
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But Bevan keeps it out with a slog for 2 RUNS.

9 RUNS needed off 3 balls
 

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Ball 4... action replay.. Garner persists with yorker.. Bevan can only get 2 via a slog.. 2 RUNS..

7 needed off 2 balls!
 

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Ball 5...... Bevan goes for a booming drive.... but Garner has gone for bouncer this time.. NO RUNS.

7 needed off last ball. Bevan needs a 6 to enforce a tie and yet another super over. Can he do it...
 

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Ball 5...... Bevan goes for a booming drive.... but Garner has gone for bouncer this time.. NO RUNS.

7 needed off last ball. Bevan needs a 6 to enforce a tie and yet another super over. Can he do it...
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You need to take ab break now.:devil:
 
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