Probable XI –
Gujarat Titans –
Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore / Pradeep Sangwan
Lucknow Super Giants –
Lokesh Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Manan Vohra / Krishnappa Gowtham, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, Dushmantha Chameera / Andrew Tye
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. Manish Pandey
4. Evin Lewis
5. Shubman Gill
6. Abhinav Manohar
7. Hardik Pandya(VC)
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Avesh Khan
11. Rashid Khan
– Lokesh Rahul looks safest captain choice considering his batting average of above 60 in 9 innings at this venue and four fifties in last 5 T20 matches.
– Hardik Pandya might be a good VC choice as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey have also averaged above 40 at this venue which makes them good picks.
– David Miller or Deepak Hooda can be picked at the place of Evin Lewis as he’s a hit or miss type of batter.
– Taking punt on Abhinav Manohar as he’s available in just 8.0 credits and expected to bat at top of the order.
– Krunal Pandya can give some good points with the help of bat and ball which makes him another decent punt.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Avesh Khan considering bowling his strike rate of just 12 in last four Innings at this venue.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(C)
2. Quinton de Kock(VC)
3. Manish Pandey
4. David Miller
5. Shubman Gill
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Rahul Tewatia
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. Rashid Khan
11. Avesh Khan
– Quinton de Kock might be another good VC choice especially while batting in second innings.
– David Miller might come good with bat if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Tewatia is expected to bat at middle 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs which makes him another decent punt.
– Going with Lockie Ferguson at the place of Mohammad Shami who might do well while bowling in first innings.
– Must try Shubman Gill and Manish Pandey as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league.
– Try dropping Rashid Khan for Ankit Rajpoot or Dushmantha Chameera/Andrew Tye at this pace favoured surface.
Grand League Combination –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Manish Pandey
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Abhinav Manohar
6. Vijay Shankar
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Krunal Pandya(C)
9. Mohammadpur Shami(VC)
10. Ankit Rajpoot
11. Avesh Khan
– Krunal Pandya looks an open captain choice considering his middle order batting and atleast 3-4 overs with bowl.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Shami considering his bowling strike rate of just 14 in last 6 Innings at this venue.
– Vijay Shankar and Rahul Tewatia will play huge role for Gujarat if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Expecting atleast decent knocks from Matthew Wade and Abhinav Manohar especially while chasing.
– Deepak Hooda might come handy with bat and ball which makes him another good GL pick.
– Must try Dushman Chameera as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations if he gets to play this match.
