Probable XI –
Islamabad United –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan (c), Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Akif Javed, Hasan Ali, Ali Khan, Mohammad Wasim
Peshawar Zalmi –
Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal (wk), Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Abrar Ahmed, Wahab Riaz (c), Umaid Asif, Mohammad Irfan, Sameen Gul
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Kamran Akmal
2. Shoaib Malik
3. Colin Munro
4. Asif Ali
5. Haider Ali
6. Iftikhar Ahmed
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Wahab Riaz(VC)
9. Umaid Asif
10. Hasan Ali
11. Mohammad Wasim
– Shadab looks safest captain choice considering his three down batting and full four overs with the bowl.
– Taking risk on Wahab as VC as he has bagged 21 wickets at a strike rate of just 13 in 12 H2H innings.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Haider Ali especially while batting first as he’s due to play one this season.
– Taking punt on Asif Ali as top order of Islamabad isn’t much promising.
– Umaid Asif and Muhammad Wasim will be good picks considering their consistency of this season & H2H numbers.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Kamran Akmal(C)
2. Shoaib Malik(VC)
3. Colin Munro
4. Haider Ali
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
6. Shadab Khan
7. Wahab Riaz
8. Umaid Asif
9. Ali Khan
10. Abrar Ahmad
11. Hasan Ali
– Kamran and Shoaib are the safe C/VC choices considering their good H2H numbers and top order batting.
– Can take Khwaja at the place of Munro if Islamabad opts to bat second.
– Ali Khan and Abrar Ahmad might be decent punts as they’re getting to bowl in death overs.
– Iftikhar Ahmed can be tried as punt C/VC as he’s batting at two down and bowling a couple of overs too.
Grand League Combination –
1. Kamran Akmal
2. Asif Ali
3. Haider Ali
4. Sherfane Rutherford
5. Hussain Talat
6. Iftikhar Ahmed
7. Shadab Khan
8. Umaid Asif(C)
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Hasan Ali(VC)
11. Ali Khan
– Umaid and Hasan Ali looks open C/VC choices for GL considering their good H2H numbers and pace favoured surface.
– Dropped both Munro and Shoaib as one might not score good runs in consecutive matches while other one has looked a bit rusty throughout the season.
– Sherfane Rutherford might be a good GL pick if top order of Peshawar departs early.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Talat especially while batting first.
– Can take Akif Javed in place of Ali Khan.
