Probable XI –
Gujarat Titans –
Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami
Rajasthan Royals –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler(C)
2. Sanju Samson/Wriddhiman Saha
3. David Miller
4. Shubman Gill(VC)
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Hardik Pandya
8. Trent Boult
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Rashid Khan
– Jos Buttler might be a good captain choice as he’s due to play a top knock from last three innings and also holds good numbers at venue & H2H matches.
– Shubman Gill might be good VC choice considering his batting average of above 30 in more than 8 Innings at venue and H2H matches.
– Take anyone from Wriddhiman Saha or Sanju Samson whoever gets to bat in first innings.
– David Miller and Devdutt Padikkal might come good with bat especially if a couple of top order batters from respective teams depart early.
– Prasidh krishna might be a decent punt at the place of Trent Boult especially while bowling in second innings.
– Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Sanju Samson
3. Shubman Gill
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. David Miller
6. Hardik Pandya(C)
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Rashid Khan(VC)
11. Lockie Ferguson/Trent Boult
– Hardik Pandya looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and atleast a couple of overs with bowl.
– Rashid Khan might be a good VC choice as he can come handy with bat at down the order and expected to take a couple of wickets at this pitch especially while bowling in second innings.
– Taking punt on Shimron Hetmyer who can come good with bat if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Take anyone from Lockie Ferguson or Trent Boult whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
– Try going with bowling heavy combination of second innings as chasing hadn’t been easy at this venue.
– Must try Sanju Samson as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league as he’s due to play a top knock from last 4-5 Innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Sanju Samson
3. David Miller(VC)
4. Shimron Hetmyer(C)
5. Shubman Gill
6. Riyan Parag
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Rashid Khan
10. Prasidh krishna
11. Lockie Ferguson
– Shimron Hetmyer and David Miller looks open C/VC choices in GL as middle order batters plays crucial roles in these type of big matches.
– Riyan Parag and Rahul Tewatia might be decent GL picks as they can come handy with bat if top order batters from respective teams doesn’t do well.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Lockie Ferguson and Prasidh krishna while bowling in first and second innings respectively.
– Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore and Obed McCoy are other good picks for GL combinations.
– Must try Yuzvendra Chahal and Rashid Khan as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.