Probable XI –
Chattogram Challengers –
Kennar Lewis, Chadwick Walton (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Will Jacks, Benny Howell, S Patwari, Afif Hossain, Mehdy Hasan Miraz (c), Nasum Ahmed, Rayad Emrit, Shoriful Islam
Fortune Barishal –
Irfan Sukkur, Nurul Hassan (wk), Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Mehdy Hasan Rana, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Chadwick Walton
2. Kennar Lewis
3. Najmul Hossain Shanto
4. Chris Gayle
5. Dwayne Bravo
6. Benny Howell(VC)
7. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
8. Mehidy Hasan Miraz
9. Rayad Emrit
10. Mehedi Hasan Rana
11. Nasum Ahmed
– Shakib Al Hasan looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Benny Howell might be a good VC choice who’s expected to bat at three down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Walton and Shanto averaged above 30 in more than 10 innings during the last season which makes them good picks.
– Can take Will Jacks at the place of Gayle who’s expected to bat at two down and bowl part time overs.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Mehidy Hasan Miraz at this spin favoured surface.
– Taking punt Mehedi Hasan Rana who did extremely well during the last season by taking 18 wickets at a strike rate of just 12.7 in 10 innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Chadwick Walton
2. Kennar Lewis
3. Will Jacks/Sabbir Rahman
4. Kennar Lewis
5. Dwayne Bravo(VC)
6. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
7. Benny Howell
8. Mehidy Hasan Miraz
9. Rayad Emrit/Shoriful Islam
10. Nasum Ahmed
11. Mehedi Hasan Rana
– Going heavy on Chattogram Challenges as they’re the favourites to win this match.
– Dwayne Bravo might be another good VC as he’s expected to bat at three down and bowl in death overs for Barishal.
– Take anyone from Will Jacks or Sabbir Rahman as they’re expected to bat at 1 & 2 down respectively.
– Can take anyone from Rayad Emrit or Shoriful Islam as they’re expected to bowl in death overs for Chattogram.
– Must try Afif Hossain in risky SL combinations especially while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nurul Hasan
2. Sabbir Rahman
3. Najmul Hossain Shanto
4. Shamim Patwari
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Afif Hossain(C)
8. Mehidy Hasan Miraz(VC)
9. Nasum Ahmed
10. Mehedi Hasan Rana
11. Nayeem Hasan
– Afif and Mehidy Hasan looks open C/VC choices as they can come handy with bat if top order doesn’t do well and expected to bowl full overs of spin which can get them some crucial wickets.
– Sabbir Rahman and Shamim Patwari might be crucial picks especially if both the openers somehow depart early.
– Nurul Hasan might be a decent GL pick considering his opening batting order and wk duties.
– Nayeem Hasan might be another good GL pick especially while bowling in second innings.
– Must try Nasum Ahmed and Mehedi Hasan Rana as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
