Probable XI –
Chennai Super Kings –
Robin Uthappa/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali/Imran Tahir, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Delhi Capitals –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant (C and WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes/Tom Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Suresh Raina
3. Shikhar Dhawan(VC)
4. Steven Smith
5. Faf Du Plessis(C)
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Chris Woakes
8. Marcus Stoinis
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Ravichandran Ashwin
11. Deepak Chahar
– Faf Du Plessis and Dhawan looks safest C VC choices as they have averaged 47 & 41 in H2H matches.
– Smith & Raina might be good punts as they had scored runs at an average of above 30 in H2H matches.
– Jadeja & Stoinis might give good fantasy points considering their middle order batting and at least a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Woakes & Bravo as they’re expected to bowl in death overs & bat at five down for respective teams.
– Ashwin & Chahar are must picks in the as they have taken wickets at an average of less than 24 in H2H matches for the respective teams.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Rishabh Pant(C)
3. Suresh Raina(VC)
4. Shikhar Dhawan
5. Faf Du Plessis
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Chris Woakes
8. Marcus Stoinis
9. Ravichandran Ashwin
10. Deepak Chahar
11. Shardul Thakur
– Expecting a top knock from Pant considering his recent good form with bat & average of 44 in 6 H2H matches.
– Suresh Raina might start off this season by playing a big knock after a gap of approx two years.
– Taking punt on Dhoni especially while batting first as he has averaged 34 in the last 5 H2H games.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Shardul as he was in top form during the recently concluded T20I series against England.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Shikhar Dhawan
3. Shimron Hetmyer
4. Ruturaj Gaikwad
5. Ravindra Jadeja(C)
6. Chris Woakes(VC)
7. Marcus Stoinis
8. Moeen Ali
9. Ishant Sharma
10. Deepak Chahar
11. Shardul Thakur
– Ruturaj might be a decent GL pick as he was in supreme touch during last 3-4 matches of the last season.
– Jadeja and Woakes can be good C VC choices as they might score decent runs at 4-5 down & bowl a couple of overs too.
– Shimron Hetmyer can go big if 1-2 top order batters from DC departs early.
– Moeen Ali will be another decent GL pick considering his couple of overs with the bowl & down the order hitting.
– Expecting wickets from Ishant especially while bowling in death overs during the first innings.