Probable XI –
India –
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer/Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel/Avesh Khan
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert, Glenn Phillips (WK), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Tim Southee (C), Lockie Ferguson/Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Martin Guptill
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Lokesh Rahul(C)
6. Jimmy Neesham
7. Axar Patel
8. Trent Boult
9. Harshal Patel/Avesh Khan
10. Yuzvendra Chahal(VC)
11. Deepak Chahar
– Going heavy on India as they might put up a brilliant show at their home venue.
– Rahul looks safest captain choice considering his current good form and numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Expecting Yuzvendra Chahal to take atleast a couple of wickets as NZ batters mind find it tough to go big against spin.
– Can take Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the place of Harshal Patel/Avesh Khan especially while bowling first.
– Axar Patel and Jimmy Neesham can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Take anyone from Ishan Kishan or Suryakumar Yadav as both have done well at this venue and expected to bat up the order.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Rishabh Pant
3. Glenn Phillips/Mark Chapman
4. Lokesh Rahul(C)
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Jimmy Neesham(VC)
7. Axar Patel
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Trent Boult
10. Deepak Kumar
11. Yuzvendra Chahal
– Tim Seifert might be a decent punt considering his average of 47 with the bat in 8 H2H innings.
– Dropped both Rohit and Guptill as one has continuous failures at the venue while other one in H2H matches.
– Mitchell Santner can give decent fantasy points as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl atleast 2-3 overs too.
– Didn’t took Daryl Mitchell in either of the teams as he might not go big against the Indian spinners at their home soil.
– Can take Ferguson or Southee at the place of Boult especially while bowling first while Ish Sodhi if Vice-versa.
– Must try Jimmy Neesham and Axar Patel as C/VC in 10-20 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Ishan Kishan
3. Tim Seifert(C)
4. Martin Guptill/Rohit Sharma
5. Suryakumar Yadav(VC)
6. Glenn Phillips/Mark Chapman
7. Mitchell Santner/Jimmy Neesham
8. Axar Patel/Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Ish Sodhi/Lockie Ferguson
– Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant will be crucial picks especially if both the Indian openers somehow doesn’t do well.
– Tim Seifert and Suryakumar Yadav looks open C/VC choices considering their good numbers at H2H and venue matches respectively.
– Can take anyone from Glenn Phillips or Mark Chapman as both can anchor the innings if top order doesn’t do well.
– Ravichandran Ashwin can be picked at the place of Axar Patel especially if India gets to bowl first.
– Must try Harshal Patel/Avesh Khan and Lockie Ferguson as C/VC in different combinations of GL.