Probable XI –
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson(wk), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Anuj Rawat
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Ajinkya Rahane
5. Faf Du Plessis
6. Shreyas Iyer(VC)
7. Andre Russell
8. Venkatesh Iyer
9. Harshal Patel
10. Mohammed Siraj
11. Umesh Yadav
– Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer looks safest C/VC choices as they looked in good touch during their last Innings.
– Faf Du Plessis will be other good C/VC choice but his chances of failures are high after going big in last match.
– Taking punt on Anuj Rawat as he’s available in just 8.0 credits and batting at top of the order.
– Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer are must picks considering their consistency with respective skills.
– Can take punt on Shivam Mavi or Chakravarthy at the place of Umesh Yadav especially while bowling in second innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli(VC)
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Nitish Rana
5. Andre Russell(C)
6. Venkatesh Iyer
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Umesh Yadav
10. Harshal Patel
11. Mohammed Siraj/David Willey
– Andre Russell looks another good captain choice considering his death over bowling and middle order batting.
– Dropped both Faf Du Plessis and Ajinkya Rahane as they might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Expecting a top knock from Nitish Rana especially if any of the opening batter depart early.
– Wanindu Hasaranga and Shahbaz Ahmed can give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– David Willey should be preferred over Mohammad Siraj especially while bowling first and vice-versa.
– Must try Wanindu Hasaranga as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting in first innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik(VC)
2. Shreyas Iyer
3. Nitish Rana
4. Sherfane Rutherford
5. Andre Russell
6. Venkatesh Iyer
7. Wanindu Hasaranga(C)
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. David Willey
10. Shivam Mavi
11. Varun Chakravarthy
– Wanindu Hasaranga looks an open captain choice as he might come good with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well and bowling full four overs.
– Karthik might be a good VC choice as he can give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Sherfane Rutherford might be a decent GL pick as he can come handy with bat if top order batters depart early.
– Expecting Shivam Mavi and Willey to stay amongst the wickets after going without one during their last matches.
– Sheldon Jackson and Sam Billings are other good picks for different GL combinations.
– Must try Shahbaz Ahmed as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.