Sydney Sixers v Titans – Champions League Twenty20 2012 – Semi-Final – Sydney Sixers batsmen to watch out for [Part 2]
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Wicketkeeper skipper of the Sydney Sixers, Brad Haddin has been on the cricket scene longer than any of the other members of the team, and will be counted upon to lead from the front and steer his team through the remainder of the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
Since having made his debut, the 35-year-old has gone on to play a total of 70 T20s with 1136 runs to his credit. He has also been affiliated with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, adding to his experience in the format.
Having proved an effective captain for the Sixers after guiding them through the BBL to claim the title, Haddin has gone on to steer them just as successfully in the CLT20 so far. In addition to his captaincy skills, the right-hander has also managed steady contributions with the bat, and is the team’s third-highest run getter in the tournament so far, having scored 93 runs in 4 matches, at a strike rate of 150.00. He has also served as an effective wicketkeeper, having taken 9 catches.
With the tournament moving into the final stages, the need for depth in the batting order is great, and after having been disappointingly dismissed on duck in the previous match against the Mumbai Indians, Haddin will be expected to play a key role in the semi-final against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Titans-c856.
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A handy all-rounder and an agile fielder, Steven Smith has not been given a chance with the ball as yet in the Sixers’ ongoing CLT20 campaign, and been employed primarily as a middle-order batsman. Having contributed solid performances with the bat, and having stepped up to shoulder increased responsibility as a batsman in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 during the team’s previous match against the Mumbai Indians, Smith is bound to play a vital role for the Sixers in the final stages of the CLT20.
Having played a total of 98 T20s, with 1346 runs to his credit, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was also the Sixers’ third-highest run getter during the BBL, with 166 runs from 9 matches to his name.
Currently the team’s fourth highest run-scorer in the CLT20 so far, with 92 runs from 4 matches to his credit, Smith impressed in the team’s most recent game, where he stepped up to revive a flagging batting order by top-scoring with 41 to get his side to a final total of 136 against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians. The Sixers will counting on Smith to provide an element of stability in the middle order as they look to secure a place in the tournament final.
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Although he has yet to earn a chance at making his national debut, 20-year-old Nic Maddinson has played a crucial role in the team ever since the formation of the Sydney Sixers. The young left-hander chipped in with vital performances with the bat during the team’s successful Big Bash League campaign, and finished as the Sixers’ top run-scorer in the T20 tournament, and the overall 5th-highest run-getter in the competition, with 275 runs from 9 matches, with a strike rate of 125.57.
With a total of 14 matches and 315 runs to his credit in the T20 format, Maddinson will be required to step up once again for the Sixers after the departure of top-order batsman Shane Watson. The youngster has featured in 3 of the four matches the Sixers have played in the CLT20 so far, and is currently the team’s 6th-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 39 runs at a strike rate of 130.00.
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