Probable XI –
Delhi Bulls –
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Hafeez, Sherfane Rutherford, Eoin Morgan, Dominic Drakes, Dwayne Bravo (c), Adil Rashid, Ravi Rampaul, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shiraz Ahmed
Team Abu Dhabi –
Philip Salt (wk), Paul Stirling, Liam Livingstone (c), Colin Ingram, Chris Benjamin, Jamie Overton, Ahmed Daniyal, Danny Briggs, Marchant de Lange/Fidel Edwards, Sheldon Cottrell, Muhammad Farooq
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Philip Salt
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
3. Paul Stirling
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Sherfane Rutherford
6. Mohammad Hafeez(VC)
7. Jamie Overton
8. Liam Livingstone(C)
9. Adil Rashid
10. Marchant de Lange/Fidel Edwards
11. Sheldon Cottrell
– Liam Livingstone looks safest captain choice considering his one down batting and two overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Mohammad Hafeez as VC since he’s due to play a good knock in this season.
– Can take Dwayne Bravo at the place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz especially while bowling first.
– Colin Ingram can be a decent punt at the place of Philip Salt who might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Can take Danny Briggs or Ahmed Daniyal at the place of Sheldon Cottrell.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz(C)
2. Eoin Morgan
3. Paul Stirling
4. Colin Ingram
5. Mohammad Hafeez
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Jamie Overton(VC)
8. Liam Livingstone
9. Adil Rashid
10. Fidel Edwards
11. Sheldon Cottrell
– Dropped both Philip Salt and Rossouw as they might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Rahmanullah Gurbaz might be a good punt captain choice as he’s due to play a top knock in this season.
– Jamie Overton might be a decent VC choice considering his middle order batting and 1-2 overs with the bowl.
– Colin Ingram and Eoin Morgan can be decent picks if top order batters of both the teams doesn’t do well.
– Can take Dominic Drakes or Ravi Rampaul at the place of Adil Rashid.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Eoin Morgan(VC)
3. Paul Stirling
4. Colin Ingram
5. Ahmed Daniyal
6. Mohammad Hafeez
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Liam Livingstone
9. Fidel Edwards(C)
10. Sheldon Cottrell
11. Danny Briggs
– Going heavy on Team Abu Dhabi as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Fidel Edwards looks an open captain choice in GL especially while bowling first.
– Eoin Morgan can be a decent VC as he might go big if top order batters of Bulls doesn’t do well.
– Ahmed Daniyal might be a good GL pick as he’s getting to bowl two overs.
– Must try Colin Ingram and Mohammad Hafeez as C/VC in different combinations of GL.
