Probable XI –
Delhi Capitals –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rishabh Pant(VC)
2. Shikhar Dhawan
3. Nitish Rana
4. Shubman Gill
5. Prithvi Shaw
6. Andre Russell(C)
7. Axar Patel
8. Pat Cummins
9. Varun Chakravarthy
10. Avesh Khan
11. Kagiso Rabada
– Russell looks safest captain pick as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Pant might be a decent VC choice considering his good recent form & average of above 40 at 6 venue matches.
– Expecting a top knock from Shaw especially while batting first as he has averaged 60 in 4 H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Gill as he’s due to play a top knock this season which might come in this match.
– Varun Chakravarthy might be a good punt as he has taken wickets at a strike rate of just 8 in H2H matches.
– Avesh Khan and Rabada can get a couple of wickets easily by bowling in death overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Shikhar Dhawan(VC)
3. Nitish Rana(C)
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Prithvi Shaw
6. Sunil Narine
7. Andre Russell
8. Axar Patel
9. Amit Mishra
10. Pat Cummins
11. Avesh Khan
– Rana and Dhawan are two logical C VC picks considering their good form & H2H numbers.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Rahul especially while batting first.
– Narine might give decent fantasy points as he batted at three down & bowled full overs during the last game.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from both Mishra and Patel as they have good venue & H2H numbers.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Eoin Morgan
3. Steven Smith
4. Nitish Rana
5. Prithvi Shaw
6. Sunil Narine(C)
7. Marcus Stoinis(VC)
8. Axar Patel
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Pat Cummins
11. Prasidh Krishna
– Sunil Narine looks good captain in GL considering his three down batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Expecting good knocks from both Stoinis and Smith as they’re due to play one in this season.
– Morgan & Karthik will be crucial picks if 1-2 top order batters from Kolkata departs early.
– Going heavy on Pacers as pitch at Motera have favoured them a lot.