Probable XI –
Chennai Super Kings –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey/Virat Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Suresh Raina(VC)
3. David Warner(C)
4. Ambati Rayudu
5. Kane Williamson
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Vijay Shankar
8. Sam Curran
9. Siddharth Kaul
10. Deepak Chahar
11. Rashid Khan
– Warner and Raina looks safest C VC picks as they have good venue & H2H numbers respectively.
– Ambati Rayudu might be a good punt considering his average of 28 & 45 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Dropped Faf Du Plessis as his venue & H2H numbers aren’t upto the mark.
– Jadeja and Curran are must picks considering their 4-5 down batting & some overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Vijay Shankar as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Siddharth Kaul as he’s expected to bowl again in death overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Suresh Raina
3. David Warner
4. Kedar Jadhav
5. Ambati Rayudu
6. Kane Williamson(VC)
7. Ravindra Jadeja(C)
8. Sam Curran
9. Khaleel Ahmed
10. Rashid Khan
11. Deepak Chahar
– Jadeja might be another good captain pick considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Kane Williamson can play a good knock again in this game as he has averaged 56 & 43 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Kedar Jadhav might be a good punt especially if any of the top order batter departs early.
– Deepak Chahar & Rashid Khan are must picks as they have good numbers at both venue and H2H games.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni
2. David Warner
3. Kedar Jadhav
4. Ambati Rayudu(C)
5. Kane Williamson
6. Faf Du Plessis
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Vijay Shankar(VC)
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Siddharth Kaul
11. Deepak Chahar
– Expecting a top knock from Rayudu as he’s due to play one this season & also have good numbers against the opponent.
– Vijay Shankar might be a good VC in GL considering his middle order batting and at least 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Faf Du Plessis might makeup for his bad numbers against the opponent by playing a good knock in this match
– MS can score some quick runs at down the order especially if 1-2 top order batters departs early.
– Bravo might get a couple of wickets as he’s expected to bowl in death overs.