Probable XI –
Islamabad United –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Musa Khan, Hasan Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Mohd Wasim Jr
Quetta Gladiators –
Usman Khan, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Delport, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c&wk), Azam Khan, Andre Russell, Jack Wildermuth, Mohammad Nawaz, Zahid Mehmood, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah/Usman Shinwari
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sarfaraz Ahmed
2. Faf Du Plessis
3. Colin Munro
4. Asif Ali
5. Andre Russell(C)
6. Shadab Khan(VC)
7. Hussain Talat
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Hasan Ali
11. Usman Shinwari
– Russell looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and at least a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Shadab might be a good punt VC as he’s batting at two down and bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Hussain Talat’s role might get bigger with both bat and ball in the absence of Faheem Ashraf.
– Mohammad Nawaz has done well with both bat and ball in H2H matches.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Shinwari considering his strike rates of 10 & 20 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Azam Khan
2. Faf Du Plessis(VC)
3. Colin Munro(C)
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Andre Russell
6. Iftikhar Ahmed/Hussain Talat
7. Shadab Khan
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Hasan Ali
11. Zahid Mehmood
– Expecting a good knock from Munro especially while batting first.
– Faf Du Plessis is a safe VC choice considering his consistency of this format and average of 40 in 6 innings at this venue.
– Azam Khan might be a good credit saver punt if 1-2 top order batters from Quetta departs early.
– Take anyone from Iftikhar or Talat as role of both the players will get widen in the absence of Faheem.
– Usman Khawaja might be another good punt especially while batting first as has done well doing so.
Grand League Combination –
1. Azam Khan
2. Colin Munro
3. Asif Ali
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Andre Russell
6. Hussain Talat(C)
7. Iftikhar Ahmed(VC)
8. Jack Wildermuth
9. Hasan Ali
10. Usman Shinwari
11. Mohammad Hasnain
– Talat and Iftikhar might be good C/VCs in GL considering their middle order batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Jack Wildermuth might be another decent GL pick as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Dropped Shadab as he hasn’t looked at his best since last 10 innings.
– Expecting Asif Ali to score at least some decent runs especially while batting first.
– Hasnain and Hasan Ali are must picks in both SL & GL considering their good venue and H2H matches numbers.