Probable XI –
England –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
Bangladesh –
Naim Sheikh, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Musfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Jos Buttler(VC)
3. Mahmudullah
4. Jason Roy
5. Dawid Malan
6. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
7. Liam Livingstone
8. Mahedi Hasan
9. Adil Rashid
10. Chris Jordan
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Shakib Al Hasan looks safest captain choice considering his one down batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Jos Buttler as VC considering his averages of above 50 in more than 5 venue and H2H innings.
– Dawid Malan might be a decent pick at the place of Bairstow as he’s expected to bat at top of the order.
– Roy, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur are must picks as they have done fairly well at both venue and H2H matches.
– Mahedi Hasan and Livingstone will be crucial due to their All-rounder roles.
– Can take Chris Woakes at the place of Chris Jordan especially if England bowls second.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim(VC)
2. Jos Buttler
3. Jason Roy(C)
4. Jonny Bairstow
5. Dawid Malan
6. Mahmudullah
7. Shakib Al Hasan
8. Mahedi Hasan
9. Nasum Ahmed
10. Adil Rashid
11. Chris Jordan
– Jason Roy and Mushfiqur Rahim looks other safe C/VC choices considering their current good forms and numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Jonny Bairstow who might go big at this comparatively decent batting surface.
– Nasum Ahmed might be a decent credit saver pick as he can be crucial with his four overs of spin at this surface.
– Must try Adil Rashid and Mahedi Hasan as C/VCs in 10-20 members league or in Mini grand leagues.
– Take anyone from Tymal Mills or Taskin Ahmed at the place of Chris Jordan especially if England bowls second.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Jos Buttler
3. Mahmudullah
4. Eoin Morgan(VC)
5. Jason Roy
6. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
7. Mahedi Hasan
8. Adil Rashid
9. Tymal Mills
10. Mustafizur Rahman
11. Nasum Ahmed
– Going a bit heavy on Bangladesh as they might be lethal at these slow surfaces of UAE.
– Shakib Al Hasan will be best captain choice in GL as he can get a couple of wickets easily and batting at one down.
– Eoin Morgan looks an open VC choice as he will be a crucial pick if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Took both the openers of England as they have excellent numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Didn’t took Naim Sheikh in any of the team as he might not go big in consecutive matches.
– Must try Liton Das and Mahmudullah as C/VC in a couple of grand league combinations.
