STA vs STR Dream11: Match Info, Dream11 Tips and Playing11

Preview:

Melbourne Stars: Dale Steyn and Nathan Coulter-Nile have been named in their 13 members squad in place of Jonathan Merlo and Haris Rauf. Stoinis(97) and Maxwell(85) are their top run-scorer till now. Nic Maddinson, Ben Dunk and Peter Handscomb are other good hitters in the team who can turn any match in their favour. Maddinson showed his hitting ability in the last game by making attacking 40 runs.

Nathan Coulter-Nile and Dale Steyn will lead the pace attack of the team while M Stoinis and D Worrall will assist them. Both are coming after an injury. Both were in red hot form in their respective leagues that they were playing before BBL. Adam Zampa and Sandeep Lamichhane will lead the spin attack while Clint Hinchcliffe and Maxwell will assist them. Both main spinners are capable to take wickets in a bunch. Zampa has taken 5 wickets till now.

Adelaide Strikers: No changes are expected from their side. Their main batsman Alex Carey and Jake Weatherald are in red hot form and are top scorers of the team as well. Alex Carey scored 100 while Jake Weatherald has 125 runs in 2 matches. Phil Salt, Jonathan Wells and Matthew Short are also good smashers of the ball. Welles and Short have shown their form in the last matches while Phil Salt has to prove himself in BBL.

Peter Siddle and Billy Stanlake will lead the pace attack of the team while H Conway and Wes Agar will assist them. Siddle and Stanlake are well known international players. Siddle is known for his variations while Stanlake has a good pace and bounce. Conway was in great form in the recent AUS ODD cup while Wes Agar is also a good bowler.  Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack while Matthew Short will assist him. Rashid Khan one of the best spinners in the world, he took 3 wickets in the last game.

Probable XI:

Melbourne Stars:

Nic Maddinson, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Peter Handscomb(WK), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa,  Dale Steyn, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Adelaide Strikers:

Jake Weatherald, Philip Salt, Matthew Short, Alex Carey(C & WK), Jonathan Wells, Cameron White, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Harry Conway, Billy Stanlake, Wes Agar

Weather Report:

Perfect day for cricket in Queensland with no rain expected.

Pitch Report:

Pitch is expected to be neutral. Generally, scores in the range of 160-170 are seen.

Captaincy Options:

Small leagues: M Stoinis, Maxwell, Alex Carey and Jake Weatherald

Grand leagues: Phil Salt, Ben Dunk and Matthew Short

Fantasy Tips:

In the wicket-keeper section, Alex Carey should be the first preference in the small leagues. You should try Phil Salt and Matthew Short as C/VC in one of your grand league teams. Try to cover all top-order batsmen and good bowlers in small league teams.