Probable XI –
Gujarat Titans –
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami
Rajasthan Royals –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler(C)
2. Sanju Samson
3. David Miller
4. Shubman Gill
5. Devdutt Padikkal/Yashasvi Jaiswal
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Hardik Pandya(VC)
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Prasidh krishna
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Rashid-Khan
– Jos Buttler looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form and batting average of above 70 at venue and H2H matches.
– Hardik Pandya might be a good VC choice as he’s bowling a couple of overs and batting at two down.
– Devdutt Padikkal should be preferred over Yashasvi Jaiswal especially while batting first and vice-versa.
– Expecting Yuzvendra Chahal to stay amongst the wickets after going without one in last two consecutive innings.
– Trent Boult can be picked at the place of Prasidh krishna especially if Rajasthan gets to bowl in first innings.
– Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler(C)
2. David Miller(VC)
3. Shimron Hetmyer
4. Devdutt Padikkal
5. Shubman Gill/Wriddhiman Saha
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Hardik Pandya
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Rashid Khan
10. Prasidh krishna/Obed McCoy
11. Mohammad Shami
– David Miller might be another good VC considering his current top form with bat and average of 36 & 59 in more than 5 venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Wriddhiman Saha should be preferred over Shubman Gill especially while chasing.
– Taking punt on Shimron Hetmyer as he’s expected to come good with bat if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Take anyone from Prasidh krishna or Obed McCoy as they’re expected to bowl in death overs for Rajasthan Royals.
– Must try Yuzvendra Chahal as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league as he’s expected to take atleast a couple of wickets after going without one in last two consecutive innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. Shimron Hetmyer(C)
3. Shubman Gill(VC)
4. Devdutt Padikkal
5. Ravichandran Ashwin
6. Rahul Tewatia/Riyan Parag
7. Hardik Pandya
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Rashid Khan
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Trent Boult
– Shimron Hetmyer looks an open captain choice as he might come good with bat if top order batters somehow doesn’t do well.
– Take anyone from Rahul Tewatia or Riyan Parag whoever gets to bat in first innings.
– Shubman Gill might be a good VC choice as he’s due to play a top knock from last three innings.
– Wriddhiman Saha might score some quick runs again by batting in powerplay for Gujarat Titans.
– Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph are other good picks for GL combinations especially while bowling in first innings.
– Must try Ravichandran Ashwin as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
