Probable XI –
South Africa –
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Bangladesh –
Naim Sheikh, Liton Das (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Musfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Patwari, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock(C)
2. Mahmudullah
3. Reeza Hendricks
4. Soumya Sarkar(VC)
5. Rassie Van Dussen
6. Dwaine Pretorius
7. Aiden Markram
8. Mahedi Hasan
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Anrich Nortje
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Quinton de Kock looks a good captain choice considering his averages of above 30 at venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Soumya Sarkar as VC since he’s batting at one down and might get to bowl atleast 2-3 overs in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan.
– Dropped Tabraiz Shamsi as he might not go effective at this pace favoured surface.
– Can take anyone from Reeza Hendricks or Temba Bavuma as both are batting at top of the order.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Rabada who has pretty impressive numbers at this venue.
– Can take Shoriful Islam or Taskin Ahmed at the place of Mahedi Hasan especially if Bangladesh bowls first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Mushfiqur Rahim
3. Reeza Hendricks
4. Soumya Sarkar
5. Rassie Van Dussen
6. Shamim Patwari
7. Aiden Markram
8. Dwaine Pretorius
9. Kagiso Rabada (C)
10. Anrich Nortje(VC)
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Mushfiqur Rahim can be another decent pick considering his consistency to score runs.
– Taking punt on Shamim Patwari who’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje looks safest C/VC choices especially while bowling first.
– Can take Tabraiz Shamsi at the place of Dwaine Pretorius if South Africa bowls second.
– Must try Mahmudullah and Rassie Van Dussen as C/VC in 10-20 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Mahmudullah
3. Mushfiqur Rahim
4. David Miller
5. Soumya Sarkar
6. Dwaine Pretorius
7. Aiden Markram(VC)
8. Taskin Ahmed
9. Mustafizur Rahman(C)
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Shoriful Islam
– Going a bit heavy on Bangladesh as they might put up a good fight against the opponent.
– Mustafizur Rahman looks an open captain choice in GL especially while bowling first.
– Aiden Markram might be a good VC choice as he’s batting at three down and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Expecting Mahmudullah and Soumya Sarkar to perform well with both bat and ball.
– Miller might be a good GL pick if top order batters doesn’t do well as he has excellent numbers at venue and H2H innings.
– Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam will be crucial picks if Bangladesh gets to bowl first.
