Probable XI –
England –
Ben Duckett/Phil Salt, James Vince, Dawid Malan, Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes (c), Will Jacks, Lewis Gregory, Jake Ball, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson, David Payne
Pakistan –
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. Babar Azam(VC)
3. Fakhar Zaman
4. Dawid Malan
5. Will Jacks
6. Ben Stokes(C)
7. Shadab Khan
8. Lewis Gregory
9. Saqib Mahmood
10. Haris Rauf
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Ben Stokes looks safest captain choice considering his three down batting and atleast a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Babar Azam and Rizwan both might be good VC choices considering their current lethal forms with the bat.
– Taking punt on Will Jacks and Gregory as they’re expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs each.
– Shadab might be a good credit saver pick considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Going heavy on Pacers as they have been much successful at this surface.
– Can take James Vince at the place of Dawid Malan.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. Philip Salt
3. James Vince(C)
4. Babar Azam
5. Fakhar Zaman(VC)
6. Ben Stokes
7. Lewis Gregory
8. Shadab Khan
9. David Payne
10. Hasan Ali
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Vince and Fakhar might be good punt C/VCs considering their opening batting order and excellent numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Salt as he can decent points with the bat considering his average of 33 in last five T20s at this venue.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Hasan Ali considering his strike rate of 18 with the bowl in 8 innings at this pitch.
– David Payne might be a decent credit saver punt especially while bowling first as he had done well during recent matches of T20 Blast.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sarfaraz Ahmed
2. James Vince
3. Babar Azam
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Ben Stokes
6. Lewis Gregory
7. Mohammad Nawaz
8. Will Jacks
9. Jake Ball(VC)
10. Hasan Ali(C)
11. Haris Rauf
– Hasan Ali looks open captain choice in GL considering his strike rate of 18 in 8 innings at this venue.
– Jake Ball either go wicketless or take wickets in bunches which makes him a good VC choice in Gls.
– Sarfaraz Ahmed might be a good GL pick if 1-2 top order batters from PAK depart early.
– Will Jacks and Lewis Gregory are other good C/VC choices in grand leagues.
– Mohammad Nawaz might be a crucial pick if middle order of Pakistan didn’t do well.
