Probable XI –
Bangladesh –
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Rebel Hossain
West Indies –
Nkrumah Bonner, Sunil Ambris, Jason Mohammed, Andre McCarthy, Rovman Powell, Kyle Mayers, Joshua Da Silva, Raymon Reifer, Alzarri Joseph, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Tamim Iqbal(VC)
3. Sunil Ambris
4. Soumya Sarkar
5. Andre McCarthy
6. Kyle Mayers
7. Raymon Reifer
8. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
9. Taskin Ahmed
10. Rubel Hossain
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Going with 7-4 combo favouring BAN as they have dominated WI in all the last 5 H2H matches.
– Shakib Al Hasan looks safest captain pick considering his phenomenal numbers against the opponent with both bat and ball.
– Tamim Iqbal has scored runs at an average of 43 in 26 H2H innings which makes him good VC pick especially while batting first.
– Soumya Sarkar & Mushfiqur Rahim both are must picks considering their good H2H numbers & recent form with the bat.
– Andre McCarthy might be a good punt as he’s expected to bat at two down & bowl 4-5 overs too.
– Kyle Mayers & Raymon Reifer both have done well in recently concluded CPL with both bat and ball which makes them good picks.
– Sunil Ambris has been the only player from WI squad to have scored at an average of 65 in 3 matches against BAN which makes him a must pick.
– Took three main pacers as WI might not score big in front of the strong bowling lineup of BAN.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Rovman Powell
3. Sunil Ambris(VC)
4. Tamim Iqbal
5. Soumya Sarkar
6. Kyle Mayers
7. Raymon Reifer
8. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
9. Alzarri Joseph
10. Rubel Hossain
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Sunil Ambris might be another good VC pick considering his batting average of 65 against BAN in the last three H2H matches.
– Rovman Powell can be another good pick in SL as he’s expected to bat at three down & bowl some overs too.
– Alzarri Joseph might get a couple of wickets especially while bowling first as he’s expected to bowl in death overs.
Grand League Combination –
1. Liton Das
2. Jason Mohammed
3. Mahmudullah
4. Soumya Sarkar
5. Andre McCarthy
6. Kyle Mayers(C)
7. Raymon Reifer
8. Shakib Al Hasan
9. Mustafizur Rahman(VC)
10. Taskin Ahmed
11. Chemar Holder
– Kyle Mayers might be a good captain pick in GL as he’s expected to bat at middle order & bowl full overs too.
– Mustafizur Rahman might get 3-4 wickets easily especially while bowling first.
– Jason Mohammed is an experienced batter who might look to play a good knock in this match.
– Dropped Tamim Iqbal as he’s a hit or miss type of batter so might get out early.
– Chemar Holder had impressed much during the recently concluded CPL so he might be a good GL pick in this match.