Probable XI –
Rajasthan Royals –
Ben Stokes, Yashasvi Jaiswal/Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Andrew Tye/Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi
Punjab Kings –
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (C and WK), Chris Gayle/Dawid Malan, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan/Deepak Hooda, Mandeep Singh/Shahrukh Khan, Chris Jordan/Fabian Allen, Jhye Richardson, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Sanju Samson
3. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
4. Chris Gayle
5. Mayank Agarwal
6. Deepak Hooda
7. Ben Stokes(C)
8. Shivam Dube
9. Mohammed Shami
10. Andrew Tye
11. Jhye Richardson
– Stokes looks safest captain pick considering his opening batting order and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Lokesh Rahul will be the best VC choice as he has averaged 67 & 56 in more than 5 venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Gayle & Mayank are other two must have picks from Punjab as they have phenomenal H2H & venue numbers.
– Buttler & Samson have also done very well at both venue and H2H matches .
– Shivam Dube might be a good punt as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from both Andrew Tye & Jhye Richardson as they were in good touch during the recently concluded BBL.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler(VC)
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Mayank Agarwal(C)
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Ben Stokes
7. Fabian Allen
8. Chris Morris
9. Mohammed Shami
10. Andrew Tye
11. Jhye Richardson
– Mayank and Buttler might be other two good C VC picks considering their phenomenal venue & H2H numbers.
– Liam Livingstone might be a good punt as he has done well with both bat and ball during the last season of BBL.
– Deepak Hooda can score decent runs if 1-2 top order batters departs early.
– Fabian Allen can give good fantasy points as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl full overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Chris Morris as he will get to bowl in death overs.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Chris Gayle
3. Mayank Agarwal
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Chris Morris
6. Fabian Allen(C)
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Shivam Dube(VC)
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Ravi Bishnoi
11. Shreyas Gopal
– Fabian Allen & Shivam Dube might be good C VC choices in GL as they’re expected to bat at middle order and bowl some overs too.
– Tewatia & Morris can score quick 30-40 runs respectively if top order didn’t do well.
– Expecting wickets from both Gopal & Bishnoi as they have been decent during H2H matches.
– Gayle can score quick 30-40 runs especially if any of the opening batter departs early during the PPs.
– Expecting a top knock from Buttler considering his recent good form and venue & H2H numbers.
