Probable XI –
England –
James Vince/Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran/Mark Wood
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler(C)
2. Dawid Malan
3. Jonny Bairstow
4. Daryl Mitchell
5. Kane Williamson(VC)
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Jimmy Neesham
9. Adil Rashid
10. Ish Sodhi
11. Trent Boult
– Going a bit heavy on New Zealand as they have always done well in ICC events.
– Jos Buttler looks safest captain choice considering his current good form and numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Kane Williamson has averaged 54 & 42 at more than 5 venue and H2H innings respectively which makes him a good VC pick.
– Jonny Bairstow and Malan will be crucial picks in the absence of Jason Roy.
– Dropped Martin Guptill as he has continuous failures in 7 innings at this venue.
– Mitchell Santner might give atleast 40-50 points considering his strike rate of just 12 with the bowl in 8 H2H innings.
– Can take Tim Southee at the place of Ish Sodhi especially while bowling first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Devon Conway
3. Dawid Malan
4. Jonny Bairstow
5. Kane Williamson
6. Jimmy Neesham
7. Moeen Ali(VC)
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Trent Boult(C)
10. Chris Jordan
11. Chris Woakes/Mark Wood
– Trent Boult looks another good captain choice especially while bowling first.
– Moeen Ali might be a decent VC choice considering his middle order batting and atleast 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Devon Conway looked in good touch during the last match so a big knock might be on the way.
– Can take anyone from Mark Wood or Chris Woakes especially if England gets to bowl first.
– Must try Dawid Malan and Devon Conway as C/VC in 10-20 members league.
– Can take Adam Milne at the place of Woakes/Wood if New Zealand bowls first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Devon Conway(VC)
3. Jonny Bairstow(C)
4. Glenn Phillips/Daryl Mitchell
5. Kane Williamson
6. Mitchell Santner
7. Liam Livingstone
8. Moeen Ali
9. Chris Jordan
10. Adam Milne
11. Trent Boult
– Jonny Bairstow and Conway looks open C/VC choices in GL as they’re due to play a good knock in this tournament.
– Can take Vince/Billings at the place of Liam Livingstone especially while chasing.
– Glenn Phillips might be a decent pick especially if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Mitchell Santner considering his good numbers in H2H matches.
– Adam Milne is due to take wickets in this tournament which might come in this big match.
– Try dropping Trent Boult especially while bowling second to take bowlers of first innings.
