Probable XI –
Team Abu Dhabi –
Chris Gayle, Paul Stirling, Joe Clarke, Luke Wright, Ben Duckett, Najibullah Zadran, Jamie Overton, Rohan Mustafa, Obed McCoy, Usman Shinwari, Tom Helm
Northern Warriors –
Lendl Simmons, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Fabien Allen, Waseem Muhammad, Rayad Emrit, Wayne Parnell, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Siddique
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Nicholas Pooran(C)
3. Joe Clarke
4. Luke Wright
5. Lendl Simmons(VC)
6. Rovman Powell
7. Paul Stirling
8. Fabian Allen
9. Jamie Overton
10. Wayne Parnell
11. Rayad Emrit
– Pooran & Simmons are safest C VC picks as they’re scoring quick half centuries consistently.
– Luke Wright is due to play a good knock in this season so that might come in this match especially while batting first.
– Fabian Allen is a must pick considering his two overs with the bowl & three down batting.
– Jamie Overton & Wayne Parnell are other two must picks as they can score quick runs down the order & bowling in death overs too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Nicholas Pooran(C)
3. Joe Clarke
4. Chris Gayle(VC)
5. Luke Wright
6. Lendl Simmons
7. Brandon King
8. Fabian Allen
9. Jamie Overton
10. Wayne Parnell
11. Rayad Emrit
– Chris Gayle might be a good punt VC considering his ability to score 50 or 100+ in this format.
– Expecting Brandon King to bat at his actual position in this match so in that case Rovman Powell might not be much crucial.
– Dropped Stirling as he doesn’t looked in good touch during the last couple of matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Chris Gayle(VC)
3. Luke Wright
4. Rovman Powell
5. Brandon King
6. Rohan Mustafa
7. Paul Stirling
8. Fabian Allen(C)
9. Jamie Overton
10. Rayad Emrit
11. Wayne Parnell
– Fabian Allen might be a good captain pick if 1-2 top order batters of NW fails early.
– Dropped both Pooran & Simmons as they might not score that big in three consecutive matches.
– Rohan Mustafa might be a good GL pick considering his two overs with the bowl & 4-5 down batting.
– Dropped Joe Clarke to take Stirling as he’s due to play a good knock in this season.
