

He is listed as an all-rounder (cost eight) but it looks like he will continue to be shoe-horned in at the top of the order, and is in great form. New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra is still a good option. They are also likely to deal in boundaries with the field up in the powerplay, too. Stack your batting line-up with those based higher up the order. Who has the opportunity to face the most balls, and therefore the opportunities to score the most runs? Openers followed by No3s. Cameron Green and Ravi Ashwin come with a high price tag, but do not play every game for their side. Those underperforming relative to their price include Steve Smith, Babar Azam and Jonny Bairstow among batsmen.

He is their third-highest scoring player in the game at the time of writing. Bas de Leede had, by his standards, a quiet game there, but is central to everything his team do and is worth a punt at just eight credits. Netherlands have shown they can punch above their weight with victory over South Africa. Is Australia keeper Josh Inglis also worth a look, with a rating of just 7.5? He’s usurped Alex Carey and batted nicely in the victory over Sri Lanka. With England’s attack floundering, Rashid is more important than ever. Less than 4 per cent of teams have him, he picked up his best World Cup figures in England’s last outing, and pitches are only going to get more tired. It is a surprise that as few as 40 per cent of users have selected him.Īdil Rashid looked cheap at 8 before the tournament, but might be worth doubling-down on now. Rohit Sharma is playing so well that despite a duck in his first game and a rating of 9, he looks an essential member of any fantasy team. He has one century already, and you’d fancy he will make another.īefore the tournament, we pointed towards Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg), Rachin Ravindra (NZ) and Kusal Mendis (SL), and both are delivering good returns on their rating of 8.

On the batting front, Abdullah Shafique is rated just 5 credits, but is set for a good run as Pakistan’s opener, having come into the side for stalwart Fakhar Zaman. In the first two weeks of the tournament two unsung seamers stood out: Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam and Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka are both worth just 7.5 credits, but are raking in points. Here’s how you might get ahead, and how the game works. The 13th Cricket World Cup is underway, as is the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Dream11, offering scores of prizes including signed memorabilia, vouchers and tickets to next year’s men’s T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.
