ODI Draft QF#2 2mufc0 vs harshad

[crappycraperson]

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
#5 Good bowling pitch for spinners/slow bowlers: spinners will be get assistance throughout the match; pacers will not get any assistance; batsmen will have to dig deep to make runs against spinners.


Team 2mufc0

1. Brendon McCullum (wk)
2. Chris Gayle
3. Steven Smith
4. AB de Villiers
5. Kevin Pietersen
6. Eoin Morgan
7. Andrew Flintoff
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Richard Hadlee
10. Ajantha Mendis
11. Michael Holding

Team Harshad

1. G. Greenidge
2. Q. De Kock
3. V. Richards
4. Ross Taylor
5. Steve Waugh
6. M. Hussey
7. Saleem Malik
8. A. Rashid
9. M. Starc
10. J. Garner
11. M. Shami

 

[harshad]

Er... you need to edit my team

 

[crappycraperson]

Team 2mufc0

Stats & Write up

	Matches	Runs	Bat Avg	Bat S/R	Wickets	Bowl Avg	Bowl S/R	Econ
B. McCullum	260	6083	30.41	96.37
C. Gayle	301	10480	37.83	87.19	167	35.48	44.4	4.78
S. Smith	125	4162	42.46	86.67
AB. De Villiers	228	9577	53.50	101.09
K. Pietersen	136	4440	40.73	86.58
E. Morgan	236	7368	39.40	91.13
A. Flintoff	141	3394	32.01	88.82	169	24.38	33.2	4.39
S. Pollock	303	3519	26.45	86.69	393	24.50	39.9	3.67
R. Hadlee	115	1751	21.61	75.50	158	21.56	39.1	3.30
M. Holding	102				142	21.36	38.5	3.38
A. Mendis	87				152	21.86	27.3	4.80

I have aimed to create a dynamic team that is flexible and has a wide variety. In terms of batting i have an explosive lineup with all batsmen upto 7 having a s/r of 85+. The batsmen can score big and at a fast rate which is what is required in ODI cricket. The two openers are devastating and followed by an accumulator in Smith who can also play as a anchor, although not as explosive as the others he score at a very good rate. ODI GOAT AB de Villiers comes into the team, one of the best limited overs batsman of all time, he's everything you want in a batsmen, can play all types of innings and scores big at fast rates and is followed by similar profile player in KP (although not as good s AB, he was a superb ODI batsman).

The power hitters come in later waiting to finish off the innings, Morgan, Flintoff, Pollock and Hadleee can smash the ball around the park. Another feature of this lineup is that the batting is very deep going all the way down to no.8.

With regards to the bowlers i have 5 out and out wicket takers in Holding, Hadlee, Pollock, Flintoff and Mendis, all of these bowlers were not only great wicket takers they had a great economy. It should also be noted Gayle was also a proficient ODI bowler with 167 wickets @35 avg, he also has a decent economy and provides an extra spin option in the bowling.


Team Harshad

Why I would win:

• Great opening pair with Sir Viv coming at #3
• Solid middle order of Ross Taylor & Steve Waugh with Hussey and Malik 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, Steve Waugh & Malik.

 

[crappycraperson]

@2mufc0

 

[harshad]

Good luck @2mufc0

 

[crappycraperson]

@Mani @Interval @Raees @Samid

 

[2mufc0]

Good luck @2mufc0

Cheers Harshad.

As for the game not having a fifth bowler is simply not going to cut it here, esp at this stage of the draft and it will make the difference in this game esp as 3 of the front line have economy over 5 , on the other side i have 5 full time wicket taking bowlers (none having an econ lower than 5 with 3 of them less than 4. And i don't like the balance of the lineup with Malik batting all the way down at 7 and he never really batted there (only 8 games) and Waugh seems to be batting a bit low too, maybe should be swapped with Taylor.

 

[Himannv]

Two excellent teams here. Leaning towards @2mufc0 at the moment. Lot's of very explosive players in his batting lineup and they bat deep as well. I think that will be a very difficult team to beat in reality despite the opposition having Viv and Mussey.

 

[harshad]

Cheers Harshad.

As for the game not having a fifth bowler is simply not going to cut it here, esp at this stage of the draft and it will make the difference in this game esp as 3 of the front line have economy over 5 , on the other side i have 5 full time wicket taking bowlers (none having an econ lower than 5 with 3 of them less than 4. And i don't like the balance of the lineup with Malik batting all the way down at 7 and he never really batted there (only 8 games) and Waugh seems to be batting a bit low too, maybe should be swapped with Taylor.

1. Those bowlers are from different era. You cant simply compare the economy rate of bowlers of 80s and 90s with bowlers today. Also, your argument of wicket taking bowlers also falls flat against Starc and Shami who are both averaging close to 2 wickets per match.
2. Waugh and Taylor are both batting at their preferred positions and where they have batted most throughout their career.
3. Malik can bat lower down the order. He started his career batting at 6 and 7. In fact, he played one of his best innings coming in at 7.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...kistan-2nd-odi-pakistan-tour-of-india-1986-87

In fact, an argument can be made that both Morgan and Flintoff are batting out of position and lower than they are used to.

 

[2mufc0]

1. Those bowlers are from different era. You cant simply compare the economy rate of bowlers of 80s and 90s with bowlers today. Also, your argument of wicket taking bowlers also falls flat against Starc and Shami who are both averaging close to 2 wickets per match.
2. Waugh and Taylor are both batting at their preferred positions and where they have batted most throughout their career.
3. Malik can bat lower down the order. He started his career batting at 6 and 7. In fact, he played one of his best innings coming in at 7.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...kistan-2nd-odi-pakistan-tour-of-india-1986-87

In fact, an argument can be made that both Morgan and Flintoff are batting out of position and lower than they are used to.

Flintoff, Mendis and Gayle aren't from the 80/90's. The point still stands that having no specialist 5th bowler is a big weakness esp with the batsmen i have, these guys will punish the part timers.

Point taken about Waugh, however i'm still not buying Malik at 7 he was traditional bat , although Flintoff and Morgan are batting maybe 1 position lower they are more suited to the power hitting lower down the order than Malik .

 

[Mani]

Both with good batting line up, mufc getting edge with additional bowler otherwise it looks like a even contest.Spinners on either side is quite underwhelming.Overall it would be good batting contests.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Cheers Harshad.

As for the game not having a fifth bowler is simply not going to cut it here, esp at this stage of the draft and it will make the difference in this game esp as 3 of the front line have economy over 5 , on the other side i have 5 full time wicket taking bowlers (none having an econ lower than 5 with 3 of them less than 4. And i don't like the balance of the lineup with Malik batting all the way down at 7 and he never really batted there (only 8 games) and Waugh seems to be batting a bit low too, maybe should be swapped with Taylor.

Steve Waugh, particularly early in his career, was a great death bowler so I don't think there is a 5th bowler problem in @harshad team.

 

[harshad]

Steve Waugh, particularly early in his career, was a great death bowler so I don't think there is a 5th bowler problem in @harshad team.

Yup. This article from a crucial match during the 87 World Cup highlights exactly that

https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/world-cup-1987-the-steve-waugh-turnaround-248928

Steve Waugh was the finisher for Australia in the tournament. With the bat when the situation allowed, and with the ball, always. He ran in at medium-fast, but could vary the pace and length by that crucial wee bit almost at will.