Probable XI –
Islamabad United –
Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Mubashir Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Waqas Maqsood
Lahore Qalandars –
Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), Dean Foxcroft, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Zeeshan Ashraf
2. Alex Hales(VC)
3. Colin Munro
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Mohammad Hafeez
6. Shadab Khan(C)
7. Azam Khan
8. Rashid Khan
9. Haris Rauf/Mohammad Wasim
10. Hasan Ali
11. Shaheen Shah Afridi
– Shadab Khan looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and full four overs with bowl.
– Dropped Paul Stirling as he might not go big in consecutive innings considering his inconsistent form.
– Can go with anyone from Fakhar Zaman or Alex Hales as VC considering their consistency and good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Zeeshan Ashraf might be a decent credit saver pick as he’s expected to bat at middle order and hande WK duties too.
– Take anyone from Haris Rauf or Mohammad Wasim whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
– Mohammad Hafeez can be another good VC choice considering his two down batting and part time bowling.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Zeeshan Ashraf
2. Alex Hales
3. Colin Munro
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Mohammad Hafeez
6. David Wiese
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Hasan Ali
10. Shaheen Afridi(VC)
11. Zaman khan
– Shaheen Afridi might be another good VC choice especially while bowling in first innings.
– Taking punt on Faheem Ashraf who has done extremely well with bowl at venue and H2H matches.
– David Weise can be another decent punt considering his three down batting and a couple of overs with bowl.
– Try dropping Fakhar Zaman for Abdullah Shafique or Kamran Ghulam as he might not go big in four consecutive innings.
– Must try Mohammad Hafeez as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting first.
– Dropped Rashid Khan due to credit issues, however he can be picked at the place of Shaheen Afridi while bowling in second innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Zeeshan Ashraf
2. Alex Hales
3. Asif Ali
4. Kamran Ghulam
5. Mohammad Hafeez
6. David Wiese
7. Shadab Khan
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Rashid Khan(C)
10. Hasan Ali(VC)
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Dropped Stirling, Munro and Fakhar as they might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Asif Ali will be a crucial pick if top order batters somehow doesn’t do well.
– Kamran Ghulam might be another decent pick considering his one down batting and a couple of overs with bowl.
– Rashid Khan looks an open captain choice especially while bowling in second innings.
– Expecting Hasan Ali to take atleast a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs.
– David Weise and Faheem Ashraf are other good C/VC choices for GL combinations.
– Waqas Maqsood, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim are other good GL picks.