The last turn before the playoffs is the 3 version of T20 Big Bash, the Australian cricket championship in the form of T20. And now there are three teams that can assume their participation in the final four and three other teams that are fighting for the fourth place.
Confident are Melbourne Stars, first in 12 points, Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers who are in second and third place respectively with 10 points each. The Brisbane Heat, the Hobart Hurricanes and the Adelaide Strikers are the next three scoring teams, which are the fourth-largest for the playoffs. Heat have 6 points, with Strikers and Hurricanes following 5. The two indifferent teams in the championship are the Melbourne Renegades and the Sydney Thunder, who are now looking the next year. You can see the rating at http://www.bigbash.com.au/match-centre/ladder.
From the teams that fight for the playoffs, Hobart Hurricanes have a comparative advantage since they have a less game. But this advantage is ruined when the opponent in this race is the Melbourne Stars, who want the victory to secure the first place and the home advantage to the final. This match is taking place at 21 / 1 at 10.40 and is basically somewhat indifferent to the fact that the Hurricanes are winning the last game against Heat in the battle that will basically judge which of the two will go to the playoffs. Adelaide Strikers, who are playing with the unrelenting Renegades in the last game, have a very good chance of fourth place, and they need a big win in a difference of runs and a combination of results to get into the quad (Hurricanes Stars and Hurricanes to win their Heat). All the jump in the fight for the fourth place is in the Hobart Hurricanes - Brisbane Heat match at 23 / 1.
The other two games of the last game are the local derby Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder and the top derby Melbourne Stars - Perth Scorchers. In the first game Sixers are expected to win and if the Scorchers lose, then Sixers will take second place and the home advantage in the semifinals. If the Scorchers get the win, then they will also get the headline advantage in the semi-finals. Of course, seat advantages never made good progress in Big Bash, since in the two previous releases the Scorchers have lost two finalists at their headquarters, bending over stress and pressure.
Lasith Malinga
Where the tournament is located, the undisputed favorite can be seen Melbourne Stars, undefeated so far with 6 wins at 6 races and a good chance of making 8 at 8. But they do not say anything to Big Bash. Last year, the Melbourne Renegades with a record of 7-1 did not manage to make it to the final. The great power of Stars is in the bowling, since they probably have the top-form bowler of T20 form, Srilanchez Lasith Malinga. In fact, they surround it with some of their top Australian bowlers Faulkner, McKay and Maxwell. But the Federation of Sri Lanka has created a serious problem with Stars after Malinga was asked to take part in the preparation of the national team for some matches after 12 February and somehow it is expected that Stars will lose their best bowler for his follow-up championship. And the Scorchers have a very strong team, having in their ranks the legend of Big Bash, 42 Brad Hogg, who has the most wickets in the history of the event and him Yassir Arafat - no relation to the famous political leader - who is in the first wicket taker of this year's tournament. Along with them, the Marsh brothers, o Coulter-Nile and the excellent this year Simon Katich, second in runs in this year's event, make up a very strong set. The third group of the "secured" group, the Sydney Sixers, is a very balanced group. They do not have big names like their opponents, but they have enough depth and many players who can play several roles. They will not find their players among the top stats and basically this is the team's strength, since no one knows who will do the damage.
Brad Hogg
From the rest of the teams we have to stand up to last year's champions Brisbane Heat, which, like last year, are between hammer and anger. With one leg in the quadrant and with the other leg out of it. Last year they were not bothered by this situation. With one thousand lives in fourth place, they made two away winnings in the playoffs to win the championship. The comparative advantage of Heat is that they have two superstars who have so far not offered anything to the team since they were in Australia's national team for England. The Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson, top Australian cricket players, will join the team for the latest game and playoffs and this gives tremendous power to the Heat.
Shane Watson
The odds offered by us Paddy Power for the Big Bash winner is:
Melbourne Stars 2.2
Perth Scorchers 4.2
Sydney Sixers 4.5
Brisbane Heat 8.5
Hobart Hurricanes 10
Adelaide Strikers 61
At bet365 are given the Sixers on 4.33 and Scorchers on 4.5 and the remaining odds are similar.
For anyone who wishes to bet something, I think that the bets at the moment are more worthwhile Sydney Sixers And them Brisbane Heat. They are currently showing teams that can go to the final and claim the trophy. On one hand the Sixers have a fairly balanced team and will find a way to take advantage of the home advantage that they will have against the Scorchers, on the other hand the Brisbane Heat champions will be empowered in critical games and if they enter the quadrant then they can easily repeat last year's feat. The Melbourne Stars are receiving a terrible blow by calling Malinga in the preparation of the national and surely the 2.2 offered now has no value. Finally, the Scorchers have been bending over the difficult and critical two years now. You can not trust them easily.
The semifinals are held on 4 / 2 and 5 / 2 and the final on Friday 7 / 2. Good luck whatever you choose.
