Probable XI –
England –
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ollie Pope/Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton/Mark Wood, Ollie Edward Robinson, James Anderson/Jack Leach
India –
Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami/Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Rohit Sharma(VC)
3. Virat Kohli
4. Lokesh Rahul
5. Joe Root(C)
6. Chris Woakes
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Jasprit Bumrah
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Craig Overton
11. Ollie Robinson
– Backing up India to put up another big show considering their squad strength.
– Joe Root and Rohit Sharma looks safest C/VC choices considering their current lethal forms and good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul have done well at this venue which makes him good picks.
– Going heavy on pacers again since they have dominated at this surface.
– Can take Umesh Yadav at the place of Shardul as he did pretty well during the last match.
– Chris Woakes looks another good C/VC for small league combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Virat Kohli
4. Joe Root
5. Ravindra Jadeja
6. Chris Woakes(C)
7. Moeen Ali
8. Ollie Robinson
9. James Anderson
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Shardul Thakur(VC)
– Going a bit heavy on England as they might go with all the guns blazing to win this important match.
– Chris Woakes will be another good captain choice as he can score runs at down the order and taking wickets in bunches.
– Taking punt on Shardul Thakur as VC since he has looked in lethal touch with both bat and ball.
– Moeen Ali can give decent fantasy points as he’s batting at middle order and acting as 5th bowling option for the team.
– Expecting James Anderson to be at his best after failing to deliver during the last match.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Cheteshwar Pujara
3. Joe Root
4. Rory Burns
5. Ravindra Jadeja
6. Chris Woakes
7. James Anderson(VC)
8. Jasprit Bumrah(C)
9. Ollie Robinson
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Craig Overton
– Expecting Pacers to put up a big show at this surface so going heavy on them.
– Jasprit Bumrah and James Anderson looks open C/VC choices considering their recent forms with the bowl.
– Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara can be crucial picks if top order of India depart early.
– Rory Burns might be a decent pick considering his average of 40 at this venue.
– Ajinkya Rahane can be tried at the place of Ravindra Jadeja.
