Probable XI –
India –
KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
England –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Shreyas Iyer
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Rohit Sharma
5. Dawid Malan
6. Jason Roy
7. Hardik Pandya
8. Ben Stokes(VC)
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Jofra Archer
– Virat Kohli looks safest captain pick considering his average of 81 & 35 at venue & H2H matches respectively.
– Ben Stokes might be a good punt VC considering his middle order batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Rohit might be another good pick as he has averaged 25 & 45 in more than 8 venue & H2H matches respectively.
– Iyer might be a good punt if Kishan fails early in this match.
– Malan & Roy will be must picks as they have scored runs consistently as off now in this series.
– Hardik can be a crucial pick as he’s expected to bowl full four overs again & bat at middle order.
– Going with pace heavy team as they have been much successful at this venue.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Virat Kohli
3. Rohit Sharma(C)
4. Dawid Malan
5. Eoin Morgan(VC)
6. Ben Stokes
7. Sam Curran
8. Hardik Pandya
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Jofra Archer
– Expecting a big knock from Rohit considering his good venue and H2H numbers as he’s expected to open in this game on the place of Rahul.
– Eoin Morgan might be a good VC if top order of England didn’t perform well.
– Dropped Jason Roy as he might not score big in three consecutive matches.
– Sam Curran might be a good punt as he’s bowling full four overs and batting at 4-5 down.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Chahal at this low scoring surface.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Jos Buttler
3. Virat Kohli
4. Rohit Sharma
5. Eoin Morgan
6. Hardik Pandya(VC)
7. Sam Curran(C)
8. Ben Stokes
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Chris Jordan
– Expecting a good knock from Buttler as he’s failing to play one from the last two matches.
– Sam Curran and Hardik Pandya might be good C VC picks as they’re bowling full overs & batting at 4-5 down.
– Expecting top order of England to fail early especially while batting first.
– Chris Jordan might be a good GL pick at this pace favoured surface.
