Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Shashank Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings (wk), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam/Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Kane Williamson
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Aiden Markram
5. Nitish Rana
6. Andre Russell(C)
7. Pat Cummins
8. Abhishek Sharma
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Umesh Yadav
11. T Natarajan(VC)
– Andre Russell looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and atleast a couple of overs with bowl.
– T Natarajan might be a good VC choice considering his death over bowling and strike rate of just 16 in H2H matches.
– Aiden Markram might be a decent punt especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Expecting a good knock from Nitish Rana after failing to do so in last five consecutive Innings.
– Abhishek Sharma might be a crucial pick as he’s opening up the innings and can get to bowl a couple of overs in the absence of Washington Sundar.
– Andre Russell and Pat Cummins are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Ajinkya Rahane
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Nitish Rana/Venkatesh Iyer
5. Aiden Markram
6. Andre Russell
7. Pat Cummins(C)
8. Abhishek Sharma
9. Umesh Yadav(VC)
10. Sunil Narine
11. T Natarajan
– Going heavy on Kolkata Knight Riders as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Pat Cummins and Umesh Yadav might be other good C/VC choices especially while bowling in first innings.
– Ajinkya Rahane might come handy with bat considering his decent numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Venkatesh Iyer should be preferred over Nitish Rana especially while chasing and Vice-versa.
– Can go with anyone from Kane Williamson or Rahul Tripathi at the place of Abhishek Sharma to stay at safer side.
– Must try Sunil Narine as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while bowling in second innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sam Billings
2. Ajinkya Rahane
3. Nitish Rana(VC)
4. Aiden Markram(C)
5. Abdul Samad
6. Andre Russell
7. Pat Cummins
8. Shashank Singh
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Umesh Yadav
11. T Natarajan
– Aiden Markram looks an open captain choice considering his due top knock of the season and part time overs with the bowl.
– Nitish Rana might be another good VC choice as he’s also due to play a top knock in this season.
– Abdul Samad and Shashank Singh might come handy with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Expecting atleast decent knocks from Sam Billings and Ajinkya Rahane since both are due to play one.
– Marco Jansen and Umran Malik can be other good picks at the place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
– Must try Varun Chakravarthy as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
