Probable XI –
Karachi Kings –
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Taha, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Ilyas / Mohammad Amir
Quetta Gladiators –
Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, James Faulkner, Sohail Tanvir, Ashir Qureshi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Joe Clarke
2. Babar Azam(VC)
3. Sharjeel Khan
4. Ahsan Ali
5. Mohammad Nawaz
6. Mohammad Nabi(C)
7. Iftikhar Ahmed
8. James Faulkner
9. Mohammad Hasnain
10. Umaid Asif
11. Muhammad Ilyas
– Taking punt on Nabi as captain as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl atleast three overs.
– Dropped Will Smeed as he might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Ahsan Ali looked in good touch during the last match and did well at this venue which makes him a good pick.
– Iftikhar Ahmed might be a decent punt considering his three down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Umaid Asif and Ilyas has done extremely well at venue and H2H matches which makes them good picks.
– Can take Sohail Tanvir at the place of James Faulkner especially while bowling in second innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Joe Clarke
2. Sarfaraz Ahmed/Ben Duckett
3. Babar Azam
4. Tom Lammonby
5. Ahsan Ali
6. Mohammad Nabi(C)
7. Mohammad Nawaz(VC)
8. Iftikhar Ahmed
9. Mohammad Hasnain/Naseem Shah
10. Umaid Asif
11. Mohammad Ilyas
– Mohammad Nawaz looks another safe VC choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Tom Lammonby will be a crucial pick if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Can take anyone from Sarfaraz Ahmad or Duckett as they will be crucial if both the opening batters doesn’t do well.
– Naseem Shah can be another decent pick at the place of Hasnain considering his death over bowling.
– Must try Joe Clarke as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while chasing.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Sarfaraz Ahmed
3. Babar Azam(VC)
4. Tom Lammonby
5. Ahsan Ali/Will Smeed/Sharjeel Khan
6. Mohammad Nabi
7. Iftikhar Ahmed(C)
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Naseem Shah
10. Mohammad Ilyas
11. Umaid Asif
– Iftikhar Ahmed looks an open captain choice considering his couple of overs with bowl and three down batting.
– Expecting Babar Azam to go big after failing to play a top knock during the last match.
– Duckett and Sarfaraz Ahmad might be good GL picks as their openers are likely to fail after the carnage of last game.
– Take anyone from Ahsan, Smeed or Sharjeel as they’re not likely to score big in this match.
– Aamer Yamin and Ashir Qureshi are other good picks for GL combinations.
– Must try Sohail Tanvir and Faulkner as C/VC in a couple of GL combos.
