Avengers v Beers CPL Oval %Avengers 1. %Craig Cumming 2. %Marcus Trescothick 3. %Tharanga Paranavitana 4. %Brian Lara 5. %Kauhsal Silva 6. %James Franklin 7. %Mahendra Dhoni 8. %Mahmudullah Riyad 9. %Graeme Aldridge 10. %Ben Hilfenhaus 11. %Quinton Friend %Beers 1. %Taufeeq Umar 2. %Aakash Chopra 3. %Dominic Thornely 4. %Jacques Kallis 5. %Boeta Dippenaar 6. %Samit Patel 7. %Davy Jacobs 8. %Jacob Oram 9. %Ravichandran Ashwin 10. %Amit Mishra 11. %Doug Bollinger Avengers - 1.77 Beers - 2.05
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Should be billied as match of the round given each side's position on the table, 3rd and 4th respectively, with each being the batting powerhouses of the competition to date. However both sides have been rocked by injuries to their most talented batsmen, with the Avengers losing Indian star %Venkata Laxman, Julian's Beers forced to cover the loss of Australian wicket keeper %Brad Haddin. On face value, it seems a fairly even trade off, but if we delve a little deeper, the sparkling form of Haddin for the Beers will be a tough job for South African gloveman %Davy Jacobs to replicate. %Venkata Laxman, on the other hand for the Avengers, has not shone as much as many would expect of him, with several bats around him doing the job this season. The key for the Avengers here however, will be how they cope with changes to the top of the batting line up. The solid opening partnership of %Marcus Trescothick and %Tharanga Paranavitana has been broken up, with unproven %Craig Cumming coming in and pushing the seasons best batsmen to number 3. Darren Bravo has been dropped after some poor form with the bat, with Laxman's injury allowing former Carvers star %Brian Lara to make his debut for the Avengers. Although the Beers sit comfortably in 4th, they could sit as high as 2nd with a better differential, which has been hurt this season by poor bowling performances at times. Beers fans will hope the return of big left arm quick %Doug Bollinger from injury can cause some discomfort and rattle the oppositions top order, providing some in roads for the surprise packet %Ravichandran Ashwin to add to his 20 wickets of the season. The off spinning allrounder has done a stellar job this season, along with h4x player %Jacques Kallis, carrying an attack that has offered little punch. The loss of %Brad Haddin will be too much for the Beers to overcome, and although a %Doug Bollinger led attack should prove a little more potent, there should be too much class overall from the Avengers attack in this match.
Cumming actually has scored a 100 in his only match of the season. Tresco got injured early on. Quality write up though.