KFC SuperCoach BBL: Top festive season trade targets

Merry Christmas KFC SuperCoaches. Give yourself an early present by trading in the some of the top targets of Round 3 and 4 to bolster your team for the festive season.

Tim Michell

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December 14, 2020 - 4:18PM

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The KFC SuperCoach wicketkeeping problems of the opening two rounds will be alleviated during the festive season.

Unless you were content starting with Josh Philippe, rounds 1 and 2 have presented a challenge for KFC SuperCoaches to nail their starting gloveman.

Andre Fletcher was available in Round 1, but could you afford to start the West Indian and Peter Handscomb?

Then in Round 2, what would Handscomb’s role be when Ben McDermott returned from Australia A duties?

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That Australia A team was led by Alex Carey, the player set to be the most in-demand KFC SuperCoach trade target of Round 3.

Matthew Wade (63.2) was the only wicketkeeper who averaged more KFC SuperCoach points than Carey (57.9) last season and his inclusion will give coaches peace of mind after a turbulent start.

Trade Carey in for Round 3 — when the Strikers take on Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat — and he can become your keeper for the next three rounds as no team features twice in Round 4 or Round 5.

Then it’s just a matter of whether to trade him to Philippe in Round 6 for the Sixers double or back the Aussie white-ball keeper to continue as your KFC SuperCoach gloveman.

Speaking of Philippe, his price is rising fast after his brilliant 95 from 57 balls in Sydney Sixers’ record win over Melbourne Renegades.

KFC SuperCoaches who already have an eye on the next double after Round 3 — in Round 6 — will know the Sixers and Renegades play twice.

Some of the top Renegades targets, such as Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh, will likely drop in price before then after low scores in Round 2.

In contrast, Philippe and Ben Dwarshuis’ prices are skyrocketing after making flying starts to BBL10.

KFC SuperCoaches need to time their trades to perfection and if you wait until Round 6, Dwarshuis and Philippe could be out of reach.

Start planning ahead now and you’ll ensure your KFC SuperCoach team has a merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Alex Carey enjoyed a consistent season with the bat in BBL09.

The Aussie keeper missed the start of the Strikers campaign due to Australia A duties.

TOP TRADE TARGETS

Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers) WKP-BAT

Back in the Strikers camp after leading the Australia A side against India, Carey is a must-have for Round 3. No teams have a double in rounds 4 and 5 and the Australian gloveman is the perfect option to have as your first-choice wicketkeeper in this scenario. Carey averaged 57.9 points a game last season for Adelaide and didn’t score less than 19 runs in 11 innings. That’s an incredibly consistent return in T20 cricket.

Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers) BWL

If you rolled the dice without Rashid Khan last round, now is the time to grab him.

It took serious guts to roll the dice without Rashid Khan in the Round 2 double for Adelaide and Hobart. But if you had other Strikers ahead of Rashid on your trade priority list, now is the time to jump on the BBL’s premier spinner. Melbourne Stars have a bye in Round 3 and although trading Marcus Stoinis or Glenn Maxwell sounds crazy, if it nets you Rashid it’s worthwhile. You don’t want to carry many players worth more than $150,000 on your bench, even if they’re the calibre of Maxwell and Stoinis.

Matthew Renshaw (Adelaide Strikers) BAT-BWL

The former Test opener needs to be considered for the second successive Strikers double on role alone. The Strikers finally showed their hand after a Round 1 bye with Renshaw to bat at No. 3, at least until Travis Head is back from Test duties in January. There was an expectation Renshaw and Matt Short would share the sixth-bowler role but the Victorian was left out of Adelaide’s team for its opening game against Hobart. If that continues, it will mean Renshaw is the extra bowling option for stand-in skipper Carey to call on. Don’t pick him just because of this, but players with multiple scoring avenues are crucial in KFC SuperCoach.

Daniel Worrall (Adelaide Strikers) BWL

We’re still coming to terms with what exactly happened in that 10th-wicket partnership between Worrall and Danny Briggs against Hobart. The paceman, who batted at No. 8, hammered 62 from 39 balls and amassed 92 batting points, lifting his total to 129 after earlier being banished from the attack for bowling two waist-high no balls. It was comfortably Worrall’s best score in the BBL and his monster total will ensure he continues to make cash during the Round 3 double for Adelaide.

Wes Agar is a point of difference Striker to consider for Round 3.

Wes Agar (Adelaide Strikers) BWL

Maybe it was due to price, but Agar was largely the forgotten man as coaches piled into Matthew Renshaw, Rashid Khan, Jake Weatherald and Phil Salt in Round 2. Agar was only in 553 KFC SuperCoach teams in Round 2 and they were rewarded when he took two wickets in the opening game against Hobart to finish with 61 points. If you’re chasing a POD pick for Round 3 and have some cash spare, Agar is your man.

Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegeades) BAT

Don’t worry — you weren’t alone in being put off by Finch’s starting price tag of $184,800. You’re likely to get the Australian one-day and T20 skipper for a slight discount in Round 3 and even less come Round 4. Whether that’s enough to convince you to pay up will come down to your budget and desperation to add Finch. You won’t want to be without him when Round 6 rolls around and he’s a proven scorer regardless of double game weeks. In eight BBL09 appearances Finch only failed to reach 20 once, when he was dismissed for 19 against Adelaide.

Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades) BWL

No surprise to see the Aussie quick make his mark early in BBL10. Richardson is one of the leading wicket-takers in BBL history and is a fair chance of reaching the 100-wicket milestone in BBL10. He’s the experienced bowler in a Renegades team which is without Cameron Boyce (health reasons) and Imran Tahir (arriving after Christmas). Josh Lalor is the other seamer who has a prominent role and the pace pair have wasted no time showing how well they complement each other.

Kane Richardson made an impressive start to BBL10 for the Renegades.

Shaun Marsh (Melbourne Renegades) BAT

One of the most consistent batsmen in BBL history, Marsh is set at the top of the order alongside Aaron Finch this summer. That only improves his hopes of doing what he does regularly anyway — reaching the 20-run threshold to pick up the KFC SuperCoach strike rate bonus. Marsh opened the campaign with 62 from 47 balls and only scored less than 20 in two of his 12 innings in BBL09. The Renegades have a double in Round 6, so you’d be locking him in until at least then.

Josh Lalor (Melbourne Renegades) BWL

Lalor made an ideal start to his career as a Renegade with three wickets on debut against Perth Scorchers. While he doesn’t attract the same fanfare as many other BBL quicks Lalor has been one of the competition’s most effective bowlers in recent seasons. This has translated to his KFC SuperCoach scoring. Two summers ago he averaged an elite 70.2 and in BBL09 he produced an average of 46.9. His ownership is low too which makes him a nice POD.

Ben Dwarshuis has been the Sixers’ main man without Sean Abbott and Tom Curran.

Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) BWL

Dwarshuis has the perfect KFC SuperCoach role at the Sixers and has stepped up as the No. 1 seamer in the absence of Sean Abbott and Tom Curran early in the season. While Abbott will likely be back in magenta soon, pending his injury, Curran’s absence will ensure Dwarshuis is a key figure for the Sixers — particularly bowling at the death. That enhances his hopes of picking up wickets and banking KFC SuperCoach points. He’s also batting at No. 8 where a few bonus points aren’t out of the question.

Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers) WKP-BAT

Philippe’s price is rising fast after his career-best 95 against Melbourne Renegades in Round 2. Unless you pay up now, KFC SuperCoaches risk forking out in excess of $200k to have Philippe for the Sixers’ Round 6 double. Managing your budget is one of the most important tools for KFC SuperCoaches and picking up a player such as Philippe for close to his starting price should be a shrewd move. Then while other coaches are struggling to find the cash in Round 6, you can identify the value selections from the Sixers and Renegades.