Global T20 Canada: All you need to know about Winnipeg Hawks

Strengths

The Hawks pack a powerful batting line-up and will be looking to make that their very asset in the course of the tournament. David Warner, as proven as any batsman in the format, will be driven to put up runs on the board, especially after the particularly difficult circumstances Cricket Australia closed their doors on him for a year, and perhaps more. But strong performances could warrant him a selection in an otherwise struggling national side.

Warner's belligerence will be matched by Hobart's up and coming hard-hitting batsman Ben McDermott who has often put up exhibitions in the Big Bash League. Often we see T20 sides stacked with out-and-out hitters struggling on the peak occasions, for those scenarios, the Hawks have damage control in form of the street-smart David Miller and the technically stoic Darren Bravo, who is not only stylish but possesses a remarkable flair for stroke-making.

However, the most crucial element will be Lendl Simmons, who is one of the most complete players in the format, and mightily underrated.

Weaknesses

Royal Challengers Bangalore in the days of the Kohli-AB-Gayle trifecta, Melbourne Stars for the better part of the BBL history and now the Winnipeg Hawks, one thing is certain, whenever a team banks on batting resources, they inevitably miss out on bowling prowess.

Their bowling core is formed by the trio of Dwayne Bravo, who is seeming to be a less effective bowler of late, with batsmen finding out his once canny variations. Next up is Fidel Edwards, who neither is economical nor a strike bowler as shown by his economy of 8.28 and strike of 22.5 in T20Is. Ryad Emrit, similarly, after good CPL stints, has been under-fire, mostly because of his one-dimensional lengths and the lack of good pace to make up for it.

Hence with an unimpressive bowling unit, Hawks might struggle on the smaller boundaries of the Maple Cricket Club.