CW Draft Premier League Quarterfinal 1 AZH vs Ataraxia

[CricAddict]

Match-up	Team 1		Team 2	Venue	Pitch Conditions
1	AndyZaltzHair	vs	Ataraxia	Lord's, UK	A flat batting track and both teams are expected to make a huge score. It looks like even 200 could be difficult to defend here

Ataraxia

1) Don Bradman* /
2) Jack Hobbs /
3) Sachin Tendulkar / (7)
4) Victor Trumper /
5) Denis Compton / (6)
6) Keith Miller o / (3)
7) Alan Knott + /
8) Vernon Philander o / (1)
9) Malcolm Marshall o / (2)
10) Clarrie Grimmett o (4)
11) Ewen Chatfield o (5)

A supreme batting lineup able to chase down just about anything is paired with a good bowling attack, with two very economical bowlers in there.

AZH

1. Zaheer Abbas
2. Kumar Sangakkara [+]
3. Aravinda de Silva
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Jonty Rhodes [Point]
6. Allan Lamb
7. Carl Hooper [5]
8. Mitchell Starc [2]
9. Adil Rashid [4]
10. Jasprit Bumrah [3]
11. Lasith Malinga [1]

Reserves: Allan Border

Poll closes in 5 days

 

[JOJOXI]

Super close - almost voted for AZH - indeed I had voted for AZH for a minute but think 4 overs from a 5th bowler on a flat batting track could be difficult. I prefer the 4 frontline bowlers and probably prefer AZH's side as a T20 side as a whole but Keith Miller at 6 - especially his bowling won it for me.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Ataraxia has crazily good batting and AZH has a gun bowling attack with 3 of the best quicks in T20 history. Narrowly voting for the former on the basis of the 'flat batting track' and the thought of Bradman and Trumper running riot on it.

 

[Howe_zat]

Thought I'd wander on over for a look at these and it looks like I might need someone to explain the stipulations of the draft to me, since one side has a good half a dozen of the top ten cricketers of all time, and the other has Adil Rashid and Carl Hooper

 

[CricAddict]

Thought I'd wander on over for a look at these and it looks like I might need someone to explain the stipulations of the draft to me, since one side has a good half a dozen of the top ten cricketers of all time, and the other has Adil Rashid and Carl Hooper

@Howe_zat it is a t20 match that will be played between these two teams. We will need to do a guesstimate for test and odi players if they would have done well in this t20 match, then judge both teams and vote accordingly.

 

[Line and Length]

On paper, ataraxia's side looks formidable but, IMO, there are too many "ifs" associated with them adapting to T20.

 

[CricAddict]

Super close - almost voted for AZH - indeed I had voted for AZH for a minute but think 4 overs from a 5th bowler on a flat batting track could be difficult. I prefer the 4 frontline bowlers and probably prefer AZH's side as a T20 side as a whole but Keith Miller at 6 - especially his bowling won it for me.

JOJO captured it perfectly here. Two superb teams and I like the line-up in both teams. Lack of options in squad biting AZH here with the 5th bowler being better for Ataraxia. 4 overs is huge in T20 and getting those overs from Hooper and De Silva on a flat track will be bit of a challenge for the captain. Otherwise, the two teams are equally matched.

 

[Howe_zat]

@Howe_zat it is a t20 match that will be played between these two teams. We will need to do a guesstimate for test and odi players if they would have done well in this t20 match, then judge both teams and vote accordingly.

That makes sense but I feel a greater level of justification is required for picking Carl Hooper, so I went for the old boys

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Hey I dont need 4th/5th bowler. Top three will finish off any team

 

[Himannv]

De Silva can bowl a few overs as well - not sure why you don't count him.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

De Silva can bowl a few overs as well - not sure why you don't count him.

He’s imaginary