SuperCoach late mail: Smoke costs teams big points, Dale Steyn to miss again

A very popular SuperCoach pick has been ruled out with illness ahead of their match with the Sixers. Plus, the players who paid the price from last night’s smoke abandoned match.

Dale Steyn will not play in Round 2. Picture:AAP Image/Dave Hunt

English wizz-kid Tom Banton will not line up for the Brisbane Heat in the final game of Round 2.

The big-hitter has been ruled out with a virus, spending last night in hospital with the illness. Bowling all-rounder Jack Prestwidge will replace him in the squad.

It will come as a big blow to more than 20,000 SuperCoaches following his quick-fire 64 against the Stars in his last outing.

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Those of you that have in on the field - make your you sub him out before the Heat’s match against the Sixers at 6:10pm AEST tonight.

SMOKE ABANDONED GAME PROVES COSTLY

The smoke abandoned game in Canberra left the Sydney Thunder angry and frustrated, but noone was more filthy than SuperCoaches.

The Thunder needed just four more deliveries to be bowled for the result to go to the Duckworth-Lewis method - the men in light green were comfortably ahead - and the haze also cost SuperCoaches big points from their stars.

Usman Khawaja failed to replicate his innings against the Renegades last night.

Most notably, expensive buy Rashid Khan failed to trouble the scorers, making a duck with the bat and bowling just two deliveries before play was called.

For non-owners it means the Afghani spin-king will be at a favourable price for the Strikers’ back-to-back double game rounds.

Thunder batsman Callum Ferguson had crunched 27 off 14 deliveries when the two sides went off, while Alex Hales (11 off 10) was also denied the opportunity to score more points.

Cheapie Wes Agar posted a solitary point and Matt Short managed just 13 after his brief three ball stay at the crease.

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These poor totals made openers Usman Khawaja and Phil Salt’s own doughnuts not look so bad, with the pair both dismissed for nought.

Fortunately, Thunder all-rounders Daniel Sams and Chris Morris notched impressive totals with the ball, posting 93 and 62 points respectively. Alex Carey’s solid knock earned him 55 points.

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MARSH’S POST BIG SCORES

en There was plenty of buildup to the Marsh showdown and the pair delivered with the bat. Mitch Marsh’s ballistic cameo at the end of the innings saw him reach the SuperCoach ton, blasting 56 from 22 deliveries on his way to 106 points. He even bowled to his brother, who posted a commanding 81 points himself.

Renegades paceman Kane Richardson top scored with a whopping 145 point outing after a down game in Round 1, while Englishman Chris Jordan scored 94 following some fantastic death bowling and even better catching.

Jordan and Mitch Marsh should be high on your priority list with a Round 3 double coming up.

STEYN TO MISS … AGAIN

If you held Dale Steyn – look away now.

After missing the first game of the season with a side strain, the Proteas speedster has not been named for the Stars Round 2 hitout against the Hurricanes.

It means his international replacement Haris Rauf – who was jettisoned into the side from Tasmanian premier cricket – should keep his spot in the side.

Rauf impressed with his express pace and deadly accuracy in the Stars’ opener, scoring 80 SuperCoach points and finishing with tidy figures of 2/21 from his four overs.

He looms as one of the best bowling cheapies and will set you back just $57.5k.

Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, Manuka Oval, tonight 6:15pm AEST

THUNDER

Callum Ferguson (C)

Jonathan Cook

Matthew Gilkes

Chris Green

Alex Hales

Liam Hatcher

Usman Khawaja

Chris Morris

Nathan McAndrew

Arjun Nair

Alex Ross

Daniel Sams

Chris Tremain

STRIKERS

Alex Carey (c)

Wes Agar

Harry Conway

Rashid Khan

Harry Nielsen

Phil Salt

Matt Short

Peter Siddle

Billy Stanlake

Cameron Valente

Jake Weatherald

Jon Wells

Cameron White

Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Perth Stadium, tonight 9:10pm AEST

SCORCHERS

Mitch Marsh (C)

Ashton Agar

Fawad Ahmed

Cam Bancroft

Cam Green

Liam Guthrie

Josh Inglis

Chris Jordan

Matt Kelly

Liam Livingstone

Joel Paris

Jhye Richardson

Ashton Turner

RENEGADES

Aaron Finch (c)

Tom Andrews

Cameron Boyce

Dan Christian

Tom Cooper

Richard Gleeson

Harry Gurney

Sam Harper

Shaun Marsh

Kane Richardson

Will Sutherland

Beau Webster

Jack Wildermuth

Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe, Sunday 2:45pm AEST

STARS

Glenn Maxwell (c)

Hilton Cartwright

Ben Dunk

Pete Handscomb

Clint Hinchliffe

Sandeep Lamichhane

Nick Larkin

Nic Maddinson

Jonathan Merlo

Haris Rauf

Marcus Stoinis

Daniel Worrall

Adam Zampa

HURRICANES

Ben McDermott (c)

Qais Ahmad

Jake Doran

Nathan Ellis

Caleb Jewell

Riley Meredith

Simon Milenko

David Miller

Tom Moody

Tom Rogers

Clive Rose

D’Arcy Short

Mac Wright

Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, SCG, Sunday 6:10 AEST

SIXERS

Moises Henriques (c)

Sean Abbott

Jackson Bird

Tom Curran

Ben Dwarshuis

Mickey Edwards

Dan Hughes

Hayden Kerr

Ben Manenti

Steve O’Keefe

Josh Philippe

Jordan Silk

James Vince

HEAT

Chris Lynn (c)

Max Bryant

Ben Cutting

Sam Heazlett

Matt Kuhnemann

Josh Lalor

Ben Laughlin

Jimmy Peirson

Jack Prestwidge

Matt Renshaw

Mark Steketee

Zahir Khan

Originally published as SuperCoach late mail: Smoke costs teams big points, Dale Steyn to miss again