Probable XI –
Islamabad United –
Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Philip Salt (WK), Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (C), Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Fawad Ahmed
Quetta Gladiators –
Saim Ayub, Cameron Delport, Faf du Plessis, Sarfaraz Ahmed (C & WK), Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Nawaz, Dale Steyn, Zahid Mehmood, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Shinwari.
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sarfaraz Ahmed
2. Alex Hales
3. Paul Stirling
4. Faf Du Plessis(C)
5. Mohammad Nawaz
6. Ben Cutting
7. Faheem Ashraf(VC)
8. Shadab Khan
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Hasan Ali
11. Dale Steyn
– Faf Du Plessis looks safest captain pick considering his top form with the bat since the last season of IPL.
– Faheem Ashraf might be a good punt VC considering his good H2H numbers especially with the bowl. He’s batting at two down & bowling a couple of overs too.
– Paul Stirling might be a good punt especially while batting first as he’s opening the innings for Islamabad.
– Expecting at least a decent performance from Shadab as he’s batting at three down & bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Nawaz & Cutting are must picks as they have phenomenal numbers with both bat and ball.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Azam Khan
2. Hussain Talat
3. Alex Hales
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Mohammad Nawaz
6. Ben Cutting
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Faheem Ashraf(VC)
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Usman Shinwari
11. Hasan Ali
– Faheem & Shadab makes good C VC pair as they’re batting at two & three down and each bowling at least 2-3 overs too.
– Azam Khan might be a good pick if 1-2 top order batters from Quetta fails early considering his average of 27 in the last three H2H matches.
– Hussain Talat might be a good punt especially while batting first as he has averaged 27 in H2H matches.
– Expecting at least a wicket from Shinwari as he has been decent in the last 11 H2H matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Azam Khan
2. Cameron Delport
3. Iftikhar Ahmed
4. Hussain Talat
5. Mohammad Nawaz(VC)
6. Ben Cutting
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Shadab Khan(C)
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Hasan Ali
11. Usman Shinwari
– Nawaz might be a good VC in GL if top order of Quetta fails early as he has averaged 44 with bat & 22 with the bowl in more than 8 H2H games.
– All the four all-rounders are must have picks considering their middle order batting and at least a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Iftikhar & Hussain Talat have been good in H2H matches which makes them good picks in GL.
– Cameron Delport might be a good GL pick especially while chasing.