Probable XI –
Delhi Capitals –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Dan Christian/Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Navdeep Saini, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rishabh Pant(VC)
2. Virat Kohli(C)
3. Steven Smith
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Marcus Stoinis
7. Axar Patel
8. Amit Mishra
9. Harshal Patel
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Mohammad Siraj
– Virat and Rishabh looks safest C VC picks considering their good venue & H2H numbers.
– Dropped both Ab De and Shikhar as they have failed to deliver in H2H & venue matches respectively.
– Steven Smith might be a good punt as he has averaged 28 & 32 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Stoinis will be a crucial pick if both the openers of DC departs early.
– Axar Patel can give good fantasy points as he’s expected to bowl full overs & bat at 4-5 down.
– Mohammad Siraj & Patel can get a couple of wickets easily by bowling in death overs.
– Amit Mishra and Rabada are must picks as they have good H2H numbers.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Rishabh Pant
3. Glenn Maxwell(C)
4. Virat Kohli
5. Steven Smith(VC)
6. Washington Sundar
7. Axar Patel
8. Marcus Stoinis
9. Mohammad Siraj
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Harshal Patel
– Maxwell might be another good captain especially if any of the opener from Bangalore departs early.
– Expecting a good knock from Smith as he has good venue & H2H numbers.
– Ab De can score quick 40-50 runs if he gets to bat just 15-20 balls at middle order.
– Sundar might be a decent punt as he’s getting promoted to bat up the order & bowling a couple of overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Siraj as he’s bowling at least two overs in death.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ab De Villiers(VC)
2. Rishabh Pant
3. Glenn Maxwell
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. Steven Smith
6. Washington Sundar
7. Daniel Christian
8. Marcus Stoinis(C)
9. Mohammad Siraj
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Avesh Khan
– Marcus Stoinis is due to play a good knock in this season so expecting that to come in this match especially while batting first.
– Ab De can score big especially if top order of Bangalore departs early.
– Hetmyer might be a good GL pick as he’s failing to score runs from the last couple of matches.
– Expecting decent points from both Sundar and Christian as they’re expected to bowl a couple of overs & bat in top six.
– Avesh Khan will be another good pick as he’s expected to bowl in death overs.