Probable XI –
Afghanistan –
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Yamin Ahmadzai
Netherlands –
Scott Edwards (wk), Musa Ahmed, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c), Boris Gorlee, Saqib Zulfiqar, Ryan Klein, Philippe Boissevain, Fred Klaassen, Vivian Kingma
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Scott Edwards
3. Rahmat Shah
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
5. Colin Ackermann
6. Pieter Seelar
7. Yamin Ahmadzai
8. Fareed Ahmad Malik
9. Rashid Khan(C)
10. Mujeeb Ur Rahman(VC)
11. Fred Klaassen/Philippe Boissevain
– Going heavy on Afghanistan as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Rashid Khan and Mujeeb looks safest C/VC choices considering their consistency to take wickets.
– Yamin Ahmadzai and Fareed Malik are must picks considering their full overs with the bowl.
– Colin Ackermann and Seelaar can give some good fantasy points considering their All-rounder roles.
– Take anyone from Fred Klaassen or Boissevain as they have done decent with bowl so far in this series.
– Can take Bas de Leede or Ryan Klein at the place of Scott Edwards as they’re decent all-rounders.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Rahmat Shah
3. Najibullah Zadran
4. Colin Ackermann
5. Pieter Seelar(VC)
6. Gulbadin Naib
7. Rashid Khan(C)
8. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
9. Fareed Malik/Yamin Ahmadzai
10. Fred Klaasen
11. Ryan Klein
– Taking punt Pieter Seelar as VC as he’s batting at three down and bowling atleast 7-8 overs.
– Najibullah Zadran might come good with bat if Hashmatullah Shahidi somehow depart early.
– Gulbadin Naib can give some good fantasy points considering his middle order batting and 5-6 overs with bowl.
– Taking punt on Ryan Klein who can come handy with bat at down the order and expected to bowl 7-8 overs.
– Can take Vivian Kingma or Philippe Boissevain at the place of Fred Klaassen.
– Pick only one from Yamin Ahmadzai or Fareed Malik especially while bowling in second innings.
– Dropped Scott Edwards as he might not score big in two consecutive innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Scott Edwards
2. Pieter Seelar(C)
3. Usman Ghani
4. Najibullah Zadran
5. Colin Ackermann(VC)
6. Bas de Leede
7. Gulbadin Naib
8. Sharafuddin Ashraf
9. Vivian Kingma
10. Rashid Khan
11. Fred Klaassen
– Going a bit heavy on Netherlands as they might put up a good show to win this match.
– Pieter Seelar and Ackermann looks open C/VC choices as they might come good with bat and ball.
– Expecting Usman Ghani to score atleast decent runs after getting out very early during the last two matches.
– Bas de Leede can give decent fantasy points as he’s batting at two down and might get to bowl some part time overs.
– Sharafuddin Ashraf can come handy with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well and bowling atleast 5-6 overs.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Vivian Kingma especially while bowling in first innings.