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SuperCoach BBL cheat sheet: How to pick a team for BBL|15 in five minutes

Don’t have time for SuperCoach BBL? We’ve done the hard work for you. It’s never been easier to play fantasy cricket thanks to our simple guide.

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Your SuperCoach BBL campaign starts here.

There is $25,000 up for grabs in Australia’s biggest cricket fantasy game, which begins Sunday December 17 when Perth Scorchers face off against the Sydney Sixers.

It’s fun, fast and free to play.

And you don’t have to be a cricket expert to be part of the fun, taking on your family and friends in a private league or thousands of other coaches for ultimate bragging rights. Especially if you use this easy cheat sheet.

PLAY NOW: PICK YOUR SUPERCOACH BBL TEAM HERE!

THE BASICS

You have a $2 million salary cap to buy 17 players – two wicketkeepers, seven betters, seven bowlers and one Flex player who can be selected from any position – who score points based on their actions in real BBL matches.

Pick 12 of those to take the field each round, and the best 11 scores count – giving you one free throw at the stumps.

A few quick points to keep in mind:

– BAT-BWL players can be selected in either position, but the smart play is to stack your batting line with all-rounders, who score the most SuperCoach points. Players who bat high in the order and bowl at dangerous times – especially at the death, when wickets can tumble quickly – are the biggest stars in SuperCoach.

– In general bowlers score more than batters – even if you’re having a bad day with the ball you can jag a wicket (and 20 SuperCoach points) with one good delivery or a miscued slog. If a specialist batter cops a beauty first ball, his day can be over without troubling the SuperCoach scorers.

– The fixture is a key to SuperCoach BBL strategy, with some teams playing twice each round and others facing bye rounds during the season. The easiest tip is to pick more players from the teams that place twice. In round 1 that’s Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers, so you’ll see a lot of names from those teams below. Hobart has another double in round 3, so don’t worry if half your team is purple.

Brisbane Heat, Sydney Thunder, Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers all have early doubles, so they are also good targets. A team like the Adelaide Strikers, on the other hand, is less appealing as their double doesn’t come around until round 7. You can buy a bunch of Strikers before then using your three trades each round – four if you activate one of two Trade Boosts.

But your starting team is where the road to glory begins. Let’s go!

WICKETKEEPERS

PICK ONE OF THESE GUYS

Sam Billings (Thunder) $111,300

Josh Philippe (Sixers) $109,600

Matthew Wade (Hurricanes) $94,900

Ben McDermott (Hurricanes) $79,500

AND ONE OF THESE GUYS ON THE BENCH

Finn Allen (Scorchers) $85,300

Joe Clarke (Stars) $68,600

Cameron Bancroft (Thunder) $81,700

Note: All wicketkeepers are listed as WKP-BAT, so you can pick an extra keeper in a batting spot if you like.

BATTERS

PICK THIS GUY

Mitch Owen (Hurricanes) $192,800 BAT-BWL

Mitch Owen can score with the bat and ball for the Hurricanes. Picture: Linda Higginson/Getty Images
Mitch Owen can score with the bat and ball for the Hurricanes. Picture: Linda Higginson/Getty Images

AND FOUR OF THESE GUYS

Matt Short (Strikers) $214,300 BAT-BWL

Glenn Maxwell (Stars) $201,400 BAT-BWL

Cooper Connolly (Scorchers) $188,400 BAT-BWL

Babar Azam (Sixers) $152,000

David Warner (Thunder) $149,700

Tim David (Hurricanes) $123,600

Mitch Marsh (Scorchers) $117,500 BAT-BWL

Daniel Sams (Thunder) $116,600 BAT-BWL

Jack Edwards (Sixers) $113,700 BAT-BWL

Hayden Kerr (Sixers) $100,900 BAT-BWL

Michael Neser (Heat) BAT-BWL $93,000*

* pending Test selection. If he’s released to play in the BBL, Neser is a great buy at that price. If he’s not, avoid!

AND TWO OF THESE GUYS ON THE BENCH

Aaron Hardie (Scorchers) $74,800 BAT-BWL

Ollie Davies (Thunder) $58,600

Jack Wildermuth (Heat) $58,500 BAT-BWL

Will Salzmann (Renegades) $39,500 BAT-BWL

Aaron Hardie is one of the best value buys in SuperCoach. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
Aaron Hardie is one of the best value buys in SuperCoach. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

BOWLERS

PICK TWO MORE ALL-ROUNDERS

From the list above

PICK THREE OF THESE GUYS

Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) $146,600

Nathan Ellis (Hurricanes) $153,900

Xavier Bartlett (Heat) $128,300

Riley Meredith (Hurricanes) $130,200

Chris Jordan (Hurricanes) $105,500

* You can add more BAT-BWL players here if you like!

Ben Dwarshuis will lead the Sixers’ attack. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Ben Dwarshuis will lead the Sixers’ attack. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

AND TWO OF THESE GUYS ON THE BENCH

Adam Zampa (Renegades) $105,000

Matt Kuhnemann (Heat) $75,500

Mitch Swepson (Stars) $59,500

Todd Murphy (Sixers) $59,500

And you’re done! You might need to juggle some players to get the best bang for your buck, then don’t forget to hit SAVE.

Next step – join a league or create one to play against your mates.

Enjoy, and good luck!

Originally published as SuperCoach BBL cheat sheet: How to pick a team for BBL|15 in five minutes

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