Probable XI –
Delhi Capitals –
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer/Steve Smith, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner/Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson (c), Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Sherfane Rutherford/Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed/Sandeep Sharma
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Shreyas Iyer
3. Shikhar Dhawan(VC)
4. Kane Williamson(C)
5. David Warner
6. Marcus Stoinis
7. Vijay Shankar
8. Kagiso Rabada
9. Avesh Khan
10. Rashid Khan
11. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
– Kane Williamson and Shikhar Dhawan looks safest C/VC choices considering their good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Shreyas Iyer who has averaged above 30 at more than 10 venue and H2H matches.
– Vijay Shankar might be a decent credit saver punt as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Avesh Khan and Bhuvneshwar can give good fantasy points considering their role as death over bowlers.
– Rashid Khan looks another safe C/VC choice especially while bowling second.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. David Warner(C)
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Manish Pandey
5. Shreyas Iyer (VC)
6. Kane Williamson
7. Steven Smith
8. Marcus Stoinis
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Avesh Khan
11. Rashid Khan
– Going with a batting heavy combination as pitch at Dubai has produced high scoring encounters.
– David Warner can be another good captain choice considering his averages of 45 & 30 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Taking punt on Iyer as VC since he might go big after a long gap especially if any of the opener depart early.
– Wriddhiman Saha might be a decent credit saver punt at the place of Rishabh Pant especially while batting first.
– Dropped Prithvi Shaw as he has continuous failures at this venue in 7 innings and also struggled to bat against Bhuvi.
– Steven Smith might be a decent credit saver punt especially if a couple of top order batters from DC doesn’t do well.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Manish Pandey
3. Kane Williamson
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. Jason Holder
6. Marcus Stoinis
7. Axar Patel
8. Vijay Shankar
9. Kagiso Rabada(VC)
10. Rashid Khan(C)
11. Anrich Nortje
– Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan looks open C/VC choices in GL considering their recent good form and numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Dropped David Warner as he has struggled to score against the spinners of DC especially Ashwin and Axar.
– Marcus Stoinis and Axar Patel will be the most crucial picks if top order of DC doesn’t do well.
– Vijay Shankar and Holder can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Anrich Nortje might be lethal at this pace favoured surface especially while bowling first.
