Probable XI –
India –
Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Mayank Agarwal/Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj/Ishant Sharma
New Zealand –
Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Mitchell Santner/Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, William Sommerville, Ajaz Patel
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tom Blundell
2. Ross Taylor
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. Kane Williamson
6. Ravichandran Ashwin(VC)
7. Axar Patel
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Tim Southee
10. Kyle Jamieson
11. Umesh Yadav
– Taking punt on Virat as captain since he might go big considering his good numbers at venue and H2H innings.
– Ashwin looks safest VC choice considering his consistency to perform well with both bat and ball in this format.
– Going with the experience of Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson at this good batting surface.
– Dropped both Rahane and Pujara as they’re going through a rough phase with the bat.
– Can take any other pacer at the place of Axar Patel as pitch at Wankhede is expected to favour them.
– Take anyone from Tom Blundell and Wriddhiman Saha as both have shown decent form in recent years.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tom Blundell
2. Ajinkya Rahane
3. Cheteshwar Pujara
4. Virat Kohli
5. Kane Williamson(VC)
6. Ravindra Jadeja(C)
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Mohammad Siraj/Ishant Sharma
9. Umesh Yadav
10. Kyle Jamieson
11. Tim Southee
– Going heavy on India as they’re expected to put up another dominating performance at their home venue.
– Ravindra Jadeja looks another good captain choice considering his consistency to perform with both bat and ball.
– Taking punt on Kane Williamson as VC since he might look to go big at this comparitively good batting surface.
– Ajinkya Rahane and Pujara have excellent numbers at this venue & H2H innings so expecting them to come up good in this match.
– Going with two pacers from both the teams as pitch at Wankhede has favoured them historically.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tom Blundell
2. Ross Taylor
3. Virat Kohli
4. Ajinkya Rahane(VC)
5. Tom Latham
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Kyle Jamieson(C)
10. Tim Southee
11. Mohammad Siraj
– Going a bit heavy on New Zealand as they might put up a good show at this comparitively better surface for them.
– Kyle Jamieson might be a lethal pick at this pace favoured surface which makes him a good captain choice.
– Expecting Ajinkya Rahane to play a big knock considering his excellent numbers at venue and H2H innings.
– Ross Taylor might be a decent GL pick as he has done well at this venue and H2H matches.
– Mitchell Santner can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Must try Tim Southee and Mohammad Siraj/Ishant Sharma as C/VC in a couple of grand league combinations.