Probable XI –
Chennai Super Kings –
Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c and wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir/Josh Hazlewood.
Mumbai Indians –
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, James Neesham/Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Rohit Sharma(VC)
3. Suresh Raina
4. Keiron Pollard
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad
6. Moeen Ali(C)
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Trent Boult
11. Jasprit Bumrah
– Moeen Ali looks safest captain choice as he’s expected to bat at one down and bowl atleast a couple of overs.
– Quinton de Kock might be a decent VC choice especially while batting first.
– Can take Suryakumar Yadav at the place of Kieron Pollard especially if Mumbai bats second.
– Taking punt on Ruturaj Gaikwad who has averaged 71 in three innings at this surface.
– Krunal Pandya might be a decent punt as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl 2-3 overs too.
– Going heavy on pacers who are expected to get plenty of assistance from the surface.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Kieron Pollard
3. Ambati Rayudu
4. Suryakumar Yadav(VC)
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad
6. Moeen Ali(C)
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Hardik Pandya / Krunal Pandya
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Trent Boult
11. Shardul Thakur / Deepak Chahar
– Taking punt on Suryakumar Yadav as VC since he might go big especially if any of the opener depart early.
– Ambati Rayudu has averaged more than 30 at venue and H2H matches which makes him a decent pick.
– Can take anyone from Hardik or Krunal Pandya as both are expected to play the same role.
– Shardul Thakur might be another decent punt as he’s expected to bat at down the order and bowl full overs too.
– Dropped Rohit Sharma as he has struggled a bit against Bravo, Jadeja and Chahar in this format.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Ishan Kishan
3. Keiron Pollard(C)
4. Ambati Rayudu
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Moeen Ali
7. Ravindra Jadeja(VC)
8. Hardik/Krunal
9. Trent Boult
10. Nathan Coulter-Nile
11. Dwayne Bravo
– MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu will be crucial picks if top order of Chennai doesn’t do well.
– Ishan Kishan might be a good GL pick especially if both the openers of Mumbai depart early.
– Keiron Pollard looks an open captain choice especially while batting first.
– Ravindra Jadeja might prove to be a worthy VC choice as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting Hardik Pandya to play atleast a decent Knock in this match to regain his confidence and rhythm.
– Nathan Coulter-Nile has good numbers at venue and H2H matches which makes him a good GL pick.
– Dwayne Bravo can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.