POTCHEFSTROOM, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 07: Marnus Labuschagne of Australia celebrates his 100 runs during the 3rd ODI match between South Africa and Australia at Senwes Park on March 07, 2020 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
TAS vs QUN Dream11:
In the second match of Australia’s domestic One-day Cup 2021, Tasmania will be locking horns with Queensland on 22nd February at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Both the teams will be playing their first match of the tournament and thus, they will be hoping to start the competition on a winning note. Incidentally, Tasmania and Queensland recently faced each other in the Sheffield Shield 2020-21 where the latter team won the four-day game by 3 wickets. There are some exciting players in both the teams and therefore, it is expected to be a pretty competitive contest where both the teams will be looking to give their best on the field.
Fixture: Tasmania vs Queensland; Australia One Day Cup 2021
When: 22 February, 4:30 AM IST
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Live Stream Online: Watch Tasmania vs Queensland; Live, TAS vs QUN Live cricket streaming on the Cricket Australia website.
Tasmania Team News: The likes of Riley Meredith, Matthew Wade and Ben McDermott will not be available as they will be on national duty.
Playing Combination: Caleb Jewell and Mac Wright will be the two openers. The likes of Jordan Silk, Jake Dooran, Tim Paine and Beau Webster will form part of the middle-order. Jackson Bird, Nathan Ellis and Sam Rainbird will be the main bowlers.
TAS Playing 11:
Caleb Jewell
Mac Wright
Jordan Silk
Jake Dooran
Tim Paine
Beau Webster
Mitchell Owen
Jackson Bird
Nathan Ellis
Alex Pyecroft
Sam Rainbird
Queensland Team News: The duo of Mitchell Swepson and Michael Neser will not be available for selection.
Playing Combination: Joe Burns will open the batting alongside Sam Heazlett. The likes of Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw and Jimmy Peirson will play in the middle-order. Billy Stanklake, Mark Steketee, Jack Wildermuth will be the main bowlers.
TAS vs QUN Dream11 Team Today
QUN Playing 11:
Joe Burns
Sam Heazlett
Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Matt Renshaw
Jimmy Peirson
Jack Wildermuth
Matthew Kunhemann
Xavier Bartlett
Mark Steketee
Billy Stanlake
In TAS vs QUN Dream11 prediction, Tasmania’s batting will depend a lot on Silk, Jewell, Dooran and skipper Paine’s performances. Jackson Bird and Nathan Ellis are coming after a good BBL and thus, they will be crucial with the ball. On the other hand, Queensland will want their experienced trio of Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne to do well with the bat. Jack Wildermuth will be the key both with the bat and ball alongside specialist bowlers in Steketee and Stanlake.
Wicket-keepers: Tim Paine
Batters: Usman Khawaja, Joe Burns, Sam Heazlett, Jordan Silk
All-rounders: Marnus Labuschagne, Beau Webster, Jack Wildermuth
Bowlers: Jackson Bird, Mark Steketee, Nathan Ellis
Tasmania vs Queensland Dream11 Teams: Players Likely To Make Impact
Jordan Silk: Jordan Silk was one of the leading run-scorers of the tournament last year and has been a consistent performer with the bat for Tasmania. Silk scored a total of 237 runs in 5 matches at an impressive average of 59.25 with a strike-rate of 86.18.
Nathan Ellis: Right-arm pacer Nathan Ellis was the highest wicket-taker for Tasmania last season picking up 12 wickets in 7 games with an economy of 5.21. Ellis had the best figures of 5 for 38.
Marnus Labuschagne: Marnus Labuschagne is one of the most talented young Australian batsmen who has the ability to play all the three formats for the national side. In the last season of the tournament, Labuschagne was the second highest run-getter for Queensland scoring 364 runs in 6 matches at an average of 60.66 with a strike-rate of 100.55.
Usman Khawaja: Usman Khawaja will be coming to this game after a brilliant century in the fourth innings to help Queensland defeat Tasmania in the recent Sheffield Shield four-day game. In the last season, the southpaw racked up a total of 400 runs in 6 matches at an amazing average of 79.6 which included 2 centuries.
Both the teams have some exciting and quality players but the Queensland side are looking a lot more balanced. So in the TAS vs QUN Dream11 today match prediction, we back QUN to win this game.
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