Probable XI –
Mumbai Indians –
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya/Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Punjab Kings –
Lokesh Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. Rohit Sharma(VC)
4. Kieron Pollard
5. Aiden Markram
6. Deepak Hooda
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Adam Milne
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Lokesh Rahul looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form and average of 70 in 13 H2H matches.
– Rohit might be a good VC choice as he has averaged above 35 at venue and H2H matches.
– Expecting Kieron Pollard to go big in this match as he’s failing to deliver since last couple of matches and holds good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Adam Milne might be a decent credit saver punt at the place of Boult especially while bowling first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock(C)
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Chris Gayle
5. Kieron Pollard
6. Aiden Markram
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Trent Boult
10. Jasprit Bumrah(VC)
11. Nathan Ellis
– Quinton de Kock looks another good captain choice especially while batting first.
– Taking punt on Jasprit Bumrah as VC since he has taken wickets at a strike rate of just 16 in 11 H2H matches.
– Nathan Ellis can be a decent credit saver pick at the place of Mohammad Shami especially while bowling second.
– Expecting atleast a decent knock from Gayle as he has averaged above 40 in 19 innings against the opponent.
– Can take Suryakumar Yadav at the place of Kieron Pollard if Mumbai bats first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
2. Suryakumar Yadav
3. Kieron Pollard
4. Mayank Agarwal
5. Chris Gayle
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Jasprit Bumrah
8. Trent Boult
9. Ravi Bishnoi
10. Mohammad Shami (C)
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Going a bit heavy on Punjab Kings as they have won three out of the last five head to head matches.
– Mohammad Shami looks an open captain choice in GL as he has almost taken every big player of MI a couple of times.
– Expecting Suryakumar Yadav to play atleast a decent knock if both the openers of MI depart early.
– Hardik Pandya might be a crucial pick especially if a couple of top order batters of Mumbai doesn’t do well.
– Can take Adam Milne at the place of Trent Boult as he has the ability to play big shots at down the order.
