Probable XI –
India –
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar/ Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
3. Rohit Sharma(C)
4. Martin Guptill
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Glenn Phillips
7. Axar Patel
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Trent Boult
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Mitchell Santner
– Rohit Sharma and Rahul looks safest C/VC choices considering their current good forms with bat.
– Taking punt on Phillips who might score atleast decent runs after getting out at duck during the last match.
– Going with three spinners since pitch at Ranchi is expected to favour them.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Trent Boult are must picks considering their death over bowling.
– Can take Shreyas Iyer or Rishabh Pant at the place of Suryakumar as he might not go big in two consecutive matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Rishabh Pant/Shreyas Iyer
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Lokesh Rahul(C)
5. Glenn Phillips
6. Daryl Mitchell
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Axar Patel
9. Trent Boult(VC)
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Ravichandran Ashwin
– Expecting a top knock from Lokesh Rahul who might not get out early in two consecutive innings.
– Trent Boult looks a decent VC choice considering his consistency to take a couple of wickets in almost each game.
– Take anyone from Pant or Iyer as they will be crucial if Rohit or Surya somehow doesn’t do well.
– Can take Jimmy Neesham at the place of Tim Seifert if he gets included in XIs at the place of Rachin Ravindra.
– Dropped both Martin Guptill and Chapman as they might not go big at this spin favoured surface.
– Expecting atleast a decent knock from Mitchell who went out at duck during the last match.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Glenn Phillips
5. Axar Patel
6. Mitchell Santner(VC)
7. Venkatesh Iyer
8. Ravichandran Ashwin(C)
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Trent Boult
11. Rachin Ravindra
– Ashwin and Santner looks open C/VC choices in GL considering the spin favoured surface of Ranchi.
– Dropped all the top performers of last match as they might not repeat the same in two consecutive matches.
– Shreyas Iyer can be a decent GL pick especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Venkatesh Iyer might get to bowl part time overs and batting at middle order which makes him a good GL pick.
– Rachin Ravindra can give decent fantasy points considering his middle order batting and part time spin bowling.
– Must try Shreyas Iyer and Glenn Phillips as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.