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Both City Cyclones and Desert Blaze lost their opening games this season.
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City Cyclones (CYC) will face Desert Blaze (DSB) on Wednesday in the 5th match of the Strike League T20 2022 at Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin. City Cyclones defeated Northern Tide by 38 runs in their last game. They scored 158 points while hitting first on a brilliant 46-run knockout of Liam Blackford. Then Jack Wood took three wickets to bowl out NTT with just 120 runs in 17.1 overs.
Desert Blaze saw their opening game against Northern Tide washed away by rain. They lost their last game against Southern Storm by a large margin of 60 runs. They were knocked out on just 141 runs last Wednesday as they chased a 202-run goal. Skipper Dhruv Kant scored the highest 38 points for Desert Blaze and Hanno Jacobs took the lone wicket.
Competition Details:
City Cyclones vs Desert BlazeMatch 5
Location: Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
Date Time: July 27 at 14:00 IST and 18:30 local time
Live Streaming: FanCode
CYC vs DSB, Match 5, Pitch Report:
The pitch at Marrara Cricket Ground is well balanced for both batters and bowlers in white ball cricket. In the first four games this season, teams have managed to score above the 150-point average while batting first.
Injury news:
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Also read: ‘I would never be like Virender Sehwag’ – Rahul Dravid on how both batters had different paths to success
CYC vs DSB, match 5, likely playing XIs:
City Cyclones
Hugo Burdon, Liam Blackford (wk), Ashley Chandrasinghe, Dylan Brasher (c), Coby Edmondstone, Jack Wood, Reiley Mark, Nick Winter, Caelan Maladay, Jordan Buckingham, Andrew Richards.
Desert Blaze
Max Bryant, Jayden Goodwin, Harshtik Bimbral, Xavier Crone, Dhruv Kant (c & wk), Corey Kelly, Brodie J Symons, Matt Hammond, Hanno Jacobs, Tom Kelaart, Charlie Kemp.
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Top Picks for CYC vs DSB Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – City Cyclones
Hugo Burdon:
The 20-year old batter hit 83 runs from just 53 balls in the opening game against STS and leads the most runs for City Cyclones with 93 runs in just two games.
Jack Wood:
The star pacer took three wickets while conceding just 11 runs in the final match against NTT and also crushing 26 runs off just 14 balls.
Top Picks – Desert Blaze
Max Bryant:
The 23 year old big hitter is in excellent form in national T20 cricket and showed glimpses of his excellence by scoring 26 runs from just 10 balls in the first game against STS.
Dhruv Kant:
The young skipper played a captain’s armband with 38 runs off 33 balls in the last game against STS, but was unable to lead his team to victory.
Must Choose CYC vs DSB Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Recommended Play XI No.1 for CYC vs DSB, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Liam BlackfordDhruv KantMax BryantDylan Brasher Hugo Burdon (c)Kayden Goodwin, Caelan Maladay, Reiley Mark (vc)Jack Wood, Hanno Jacobs, Matt Hammond.
Featured Play XI No.2 for CYC vs DSB, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Liam Blackford (c)mrv Kant, Max Bryant (vc)Ashley Chandrasinghe, Hugo Burdon, Caelan Maladay, Corey Kelly, Xavier Crone, Reiley Mark, Jack Wood, Hanno Jacobs.
Today’s CYC vs DSB, Probable Winners:
City Cyclones is expected to win the competition.