Probable XI –
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Sunil Narine/Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shivam Mavi/Kamalesh Nagarkoti, Lockie Ferguson/Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga/Tim David, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Glenn Maxwell(VC)
3. Devdutt Padikkal
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Sunil Narine(C)
7. Andre Russell
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Harshal Patel
10. Kyle Jamieson
11. Lockie Ferguson
– Sunil Narine looks safest captain choice as he’s expected to bat at 3-4 dowks and bowl full four overs.
– Glenn Maxwell might be a good VC choice considering his two down batting and good numbers at venue & H2H matches
– Dropped Virat Kohli as he’s available in very high credits which is making it tough to form a balanced combo.
– Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi have averaged 30 & 48 in more than 5 H2H innings respectively which makes them good picks.
– Taking punt on Wanindu Hasaranga who’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast a couple of overs too.
– Going heavy on pacers who has been lethal at this venue.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Virat Kohli(VC)
3. Glenn Maxwell
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Sunil Narine
7. Andre Russell(C)
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Kyle Jamieson
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Shivam Mavi
– Andre Russell looks another good captain choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting Virat Kohli to play a good knock considering his averages of 39 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Shahbaz Ahmed might be a decent credit saver punt as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl part time.
– Mohammad Siraj and Shivam Mavi can be decent picks at this pace flavoured surface.
– Ab De Villiers and Nitish Rana can be tried as C/VC in 15-20 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Glenn Maxwell
4. Rajat Patidar
5. Devdutt Padikkal(VC)
6. Nitish Rana
7. Sunil Narine
8. Andre Russell
9. Kyle Jamieson
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Harshal Patel (C)
– Backing up Bangalore to do well as they’re looking strong to win this encounter.
– Harshal Patel looks an open captain choice in GL especially while bowling first.
– Devdutt Padikkal might be a good VC choice considering his average of 42 at 5 venue matches.
– Dinesh Karthik will be a crucial pick especially if top order of Kolkata doesn’t do well.
– Rajat Patidar might be a decent GL pick as he’s expected to bat at one down.
