Probable XI –
England –
Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes/Chris Jordan
West Indies –
Lendl Simmons/Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Roston Chase/Akeal Hosein, Dwayne Bravo, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh Jr
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Lendl Simmons
3. Jason Roy
4. Dawid Malan
5. Dwayne Bravo
6. Andre Russell(C)
7. Kieron Pollard
8. Liam Livingstone(VC)
9. Chris Jordan
10. Chris Woakes
11. Adil Rashid
– Going heavy on England as they’re looking favourites to win this encounter.
– Andre Russell looks safest captain choice considering his 4-5 down batting and atleast 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Liam Livingstone as VC since he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Dropped Jos Buttler as he doesn’t have promising numbers at venue and H2H innings.
– Can take Evin Lewis at the place of Lendl Simmons especially if West Indies bats first.
– Bravo and Pollard are must picks considering their All-rounder roles and experience to perform at big stage.
– Can take David Willey at the place of Adil Rashid especially if England bowls first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow(VC)
2. Evin Lewis(C)
3. Shimron Hetmyer
4. Jason Roy
5. Kieron Pollard
6. Andre Russell
7. Moeen Ali
8. Liam Livingstone
9. Adil Rashid
10. Ravi Rampaul
11. Chris Jordan
– Going with a balanced combination since we might see a tough competition between these two teams.
– Evin Lewis and Jonny Bairstow are other good C/VC choices considering their batting during the initial Powerplay.
– Shimron Hetmyer might be a decent punt especially if a couple of top order batters from Windies depart early.
– Moeen Ali will be another good pick as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl part time.
– Can take Hayden Walsh Jr at the place of Ravi Rampaul if Windies bowls second.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Eoin Morgan(VC)
3. Evin Lewis
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. Dwayne Bravo(C)
6. Andre Russell
7. Moeen Ali
8. Liam Livingstone
9. Ravi Rampaul
10. David Willey
11. Hayden Walsh Jr
– Backing up Windies to put up a good show with both bat and ball.
– Dwayne Bravo looks an open captain choice in GL especially while bowling first.
– Eoin Morgan might be a decent VC choice as he has good numbers at venue and H2H innings.
– David Willey can score decent runs at down the order and expected to bowl full four overs.
– Can take Obed McCoy at the place of Hayden Walsh Jr if West Indies bowls first.
– Must try Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle as C/VCs in a couple of grand league combinations.