Probable XI –
Islamabad United –
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Azam Khan (wk), Mubashir Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Waqas Maqsood
Quetta Gladiators –
Jason Roy, Ahsan Ali, James Vince, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Shahid Afridi, James Faulkner, Noor Ahmad, Luke Wood, Naseem Shah, Ghulam Mudassar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sarfaraz Ahmed
2. Alex Hales
3. Colin Munro
4. James Vince
5. Jason Roy(VC)
6. James Faulkner
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Hasan Ali
9. Waqas Maqsood
10. Mohammad Wasim
11. Naseem Shah
– Shadab Khan looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and full overs with bowl.
– Can go with anyone from Jason Roy or Alex Hales as VC considering their current good form with bat.
– Taking punt on Sarfaraz Ahmed who’s due to play a top knock in this season.
– Can take punt on Iftikhar Ahmed at the place of Naseem Shah especially while batting first.
– Noor Ahmad can be another decent punt at the place of Wasim Jr while bowling in second innings.
– Ahsan Ali can be picked at the place of James Vince especially while chasing.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sarfaraz Ahmed
2. Alex Hales
3. Colin Munro(VC)
4. Jason Roy
5. James Vince
6. James Faulkner
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Hasan Ali
10. Noor Ahmad
11. Naseem Shah/Ghulam Mudassar
– Colin Munro will be another good VC choice considering his top order batting and current top form.
– Taking punt on Faheem Ashraf as he’s batting at middle order and bowling full four overs.
– Take anyone from Naseem Shah or Ghulam Mudassar while bowling in first innings.
– Shahid Afridi can be another decent pick at the place of Faulkner considering his batting at down the order and atleast three overs with bowl.
– Must try Rahmanullah Gurbaz as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league while chasing.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sarfaraz Ahmed
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz(C)
3. Alex Hales
4. James Vince
5. Ahsan Ali
6. Shahid Afridi
7. Shadab Khan
8. Faheem Ashraf(VC)
9. Luke Wood
10. Noor Ahmad
11. Waqas Maqsood
– Expecting Rahmanullah Gurbaz to come good with bat as he’s due to play a top knock this season.
– Faheem Ashraf might be a good VC choice as he’s due to take wickets from a long time now.
– Dropped Jason Roy and Munro as they might not score big in two consecutive innings.
– Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shahid Afridi are other good C/VC choices for GL combinations.
– Mubashir Khan and Ghulam Mudassar are other good picks for GL combinations.