Probable XI –
Bangladesh –
Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad (C), Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan Sohan (WK), Shamim Hossain Patwary, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed
Australia –
Ben Mcdermott, Matthew Wade (C and WK), Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey, Ashton Turner, Daniel Christian, Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Mahmudullah
3. Ben Mcdermott
4. Mohammad Naim Sheikh
5. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
6. Mitchell Marsh(VC)
7. Josh Hazlewood
8. Adam Zampa
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Shoriful Islam
11. Nathan Ellis
– Matthew Wade looks safest pick from wicketkeeping section considering his opening batting order.
– Shakib Al Hasan and Mitchell Marsh will be the default C/VC choices as they’re performing consistently either with bat or ball.
– Can take Moises Henriques at the place of Ben Mcdermott if Australia opts to bat first.
– Going with bowling heavy combination as it’s getting difficult to post big total at this surface.
– Nasum Ahmed can be preferred over Shoriful Islam especially if Bangladesh bowls second.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Matthew Wade(VC)
2. Shamim Hossain
3. Mahmudullah
4. Ben Mcdermott
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Mahedi Hasan
7. Ashton Agar
8. Mitchell Marsh
9. Nathan Ellis
10. Adam Zampa
11. Josh Hazlewood(C)
– Going heavy on Australia as they might go with all the guns blazing to win this encounter.
– Expecting Hazlewood to thrash the top order of Bangladesh which makes him a good captain choice.
– Matthew Wade might contribute with as much runs as he’s failing to score from the last three matches.
– Mahedi Hasan might be a decent punt especially if top order of Bangladesh depart early as he’s batting at 4-5 down and bowling full overs.
– Shamim Hossain might give decent fantasy points with the bat by batting at middle order if top order of Bangladesh doesn’t do well.
Grand League Combination –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Mahmudullah(C)
3. Ben Mcdermott
4. Moises Henriques
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Soumya Sarkar
7. Mahedi Hasan
8. Ashton Agar(VC)
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Adam Zampa
11. Nasum Ahmed
– Mahmudullah looks open captain choice as he has been in good touch so far in this series but a big knock is still due to come.
– Expecting Ashton Agar to stay amongst the wickets as he hasn’t done well so far in this series.
– Dropped Mitchell Marsh as he might not score big in four consecutive matches.
– Soumya Sarkar might be a good GL pick considering his failures of the last three matches.
– Nasum Ahmed will be a crucial pick especially if Bangladesh bowls second.