Probable XI –
Multan Sultans –
Adam Lyth, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), Shan Masood (c), Rilee Rossouw, Ravi Bopara, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan
Lahore Qalandars –
Fakhar Zaman, Tamim Iqbal, Sohail Akhtar (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), Samit Patel, David Wiese, Muhammad Faizan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Zeeshan Ashraf
2. Shan Masood(VC)
3. Rilee Rossouw
4. Sohail Akhtar
5. Fakhar Zaman
6. Ravi Bopara
7. David Wiese
8. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
9. Muhammad Ilyas
10. Imran Tahir
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Mohammad Hafeez looks safest captain pick considering his average of 43 with the bat in last three H2H matches.
– Shan Masood has been consistent with an average of 42 against the LAH in the last couple of matches so he can be a good punt VC.
– Rilee Rossouw & Ravi Bopara are must picks from MUL as they have been good against the opponent.
– Fakhar Zaman & Sohail Akhtar has scored at an average of 42 and 33 against MUL so can’t leave them from SL.
– Shaheen Afridi has taken 10 wickets in the last 6 matches at an average of 13 against the opponent.
– Imran Tahir & Ilyas has taken atleast a wicket in the H2H games.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Shan Masood
3. Adam Lyth(VC)
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Fakhar Zaman(C)
6. Samit Patel
7. Mohammad Hafeez
8. Ravi Bopara
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Imran Tahir
11. Muhammad Ilyas
– Adam Lyth can be a good punt VC especially while batting first.
– Fakhar Zaman has been consistent with an average of 42 in the last 6 H2H matches so he can be a good captain pick.
– It’s either Samit Patel or David Wise as only one of them have performed with their full potential in a match.
– Ben Dunk will be crucial especially while batting second.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Shan Masood
3. Adam Lyth
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Ravi Bopara(C)
6. Shahid Afridi
7. David Wiese
8. Samit Patel(VC)
9. Haris Rauf
10. Imran Tahir
11. Muhammad Ilyas
– Ravi Bopara has scored runs at an average of 43 & taken wickets at an average of 11 so he can be a good captain in GL combos.
– Samit Patel can be crucial with the bat if top order fails early and also he’s bowling full quota so might give sufficient points in D11.
