Probable XI –
Chennai Super Kings –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary
Mumbai Indians –
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Kartikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ishan Kishan
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad
4. Robin Uthappa
5. Ambati Rayudu
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Daniel Sams
8. Moeen Ali(C)
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Dwayne Bravo(VC)
11. Maheesh Theekshana/Mukesh Choudhary
– Moeen Ali looks safest captain choice considering his three down batting and full four overs with the bowl.
– Dwayne Bravo might be a good VC choice considering his consistency to take wickets and strike rate of under 15 in more than 15 venue & H2H matches.
– Dropping Devon Conway as he might not go big in four consecutive innings.
– Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu might come good with bat if any of the opening batter depart early.
– Can take anyone from Tilak Verma or Tim David at the place of Kieron Pollard especially while batting in second innings.
– Mukesh Choudhary should be preferred over Maheesh Theekshana especially while bowling in first innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Ambati Rayudu
3. Robin Uthappa
4. Rohit Sharma(VC)
5. Tim David/Tilak Verma
6. Moeen Ali(C)
7. Daniel Sams
8. Kieron Pollard
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Mukesh Choudhary/Simarjeet Singh
11. Jasprit Bumrah
– Rohit Sharma might be another good VC choice considering his batting average of 36 & 28 at more than 20 venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Dropped Ishan Kishan from risky SL combination as he might not go big in three consecutive innings.
– Can take anyone from Tim David or Tilak Verma as anyone from them might come good with bat if any of the opening batter somehow doesn’t do well.
– Take anyone from Mukesh Choudhary or Simarjeet Singh as one from them is expected to bowl a couple of overs in death.
– Taking punt on Daniel Sams in both the SL combination as he might give some decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Ambati Rayudu
3. Robin Uthappa(C)
4. Tilak Verma(VC)
5. Tim David
6. Moeen Ali
7. Daniel Sams
8. Kieron Pollard
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Riley Meredith
11. Maheesh Theekshana
– Robin Uthappa and Tilak Verma looks open C/VC choices as they can come good with bat if opening batters of both the teams somehow doesn’t do well.
– Ramandeep can be picked at the place of Tim David as he’s expected to come into XIs at the place of Suryakumar.
– Daniel Sams and Kieron Pollard might give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Going with Riley Meredith at the place of Jasprit Bumrah who might not get more than a wicket in consecutive innings.
– Shivam Dube and Murugan Ashwin are other good picks for GL combinations.
