Probable XI –
Karachi Kings –
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton (wk), Najeebullah Zadran, Imad Wasim (c), Aamer Yamin, Mohd Amir, Noor Ahmad, Waqas Maqsood, Abbas Afridi
Lahore Qalandars –
Sohail Akthar (c), Fakhar Zaman, Zeeshan Ashraf, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, Tim David, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, James Faulkner, Shaheen Afridi, Ahmed Daniyal
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Babar Azam(C)
3. Sharjeel Khan
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Sohail Akhtar
6. James Faulkner(VC)
7. Imad Wasim
8. Mohammad Amir
9. Rashid Khan
10. Haris Rauf
11. Waqas Maqsood
– Babar Azam looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form and average of 41 in 10 H2H innings.
– Faulkner might be a good VC choice especially while bowling first.
– Expecting a good knock from Sohail Akhtar as he has averaged 48 in 7 H2H innings.
– Imad Wasim might be a decent punt as he’s batting at middle order and bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Expecting at least a wicket from Amir considering his strike rate of 21 in 10 H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Babar Azam
3. Sharjeel Khan
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Chadwick Walton
6. Sohail Akhtar
7. James Faulkner
8. Mohammad Amir
9. Abbas Afridi
10. Rashid Khan(VC)
11. Haris Rauf(C)
– Walton might be a decent punt especially while chasing as he has a averaged 38 in three H2H innings.
– Rashid looks another safe captain choice considering his consistency to take wickets at good economy rate.
– Haris Rauf might be a good punt VC as he has bagged 8 wickets at a strike rate of just 14 in 5 H2H innings.
– Abbas Afridi might get a couple of wickets as he’s bowling in death overs.
– Guptill can be another good pick at the place of Sharjeel Khan especially if Karachi bat’s first.
– Didn’t took Shaheen Afridi in SL combos due to the credit issues and strike rate of more than 24 in H2H matches
Grand League Combination –
1. Chadwick Walton
2. Ben Dunk
3. Babar Azam
4. Sharjeel Khan(C)
5. Sohail Akhtar(VC)
6. Aamer Yamin
7. Mohammad Hafeez
8. James Faulkner
9. Haris Rauf
10. Rashid Khan/Shaheen Afridi
11. Mohammad Amir
– Took both the Wicketkeeper batters as they have done well in H2H matches.
– Sharjeel and Sohail are the open C/VC choices for GL considering their H2H averages of 60 & 48 respectively in more than 5 innings.
– Expecting Hafeez to play at least a decent knock irrespective of his bad numbers against the opponent as he’s due to play one in dubai leg.
– Can take Shaheen Afridi at the place of Rashid if Lahore opts to bowl first.
– Aamer Yamin might be a decent GL pick considering his 4-5 down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.