Probable XI –
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings –
Lokesh Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal / Mandeep Singh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(C)
2. Mayank Agarwal
3. Aiden Markram
4. Nitish Rana
5. Shubman Gill
6. Sunil Narine(VC)
7. Venkatesh Iyer
8. Varun Chakravarthy
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Arshdeep Singh
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Lokesh Rahul looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form and good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Going with Sunil Narine as VC since he might get a couple of wickets and score decent runs at down the order.
– Nitish Rana looked in good touch during the last match so a big knock might be on the way.
– Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakravarthy have done well at venue and H2H matches which makes them good picks.
– Can take Lockie Ferguson at the place of Arshdeep Singh if Kolkata bowls first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(C)
2. Mayank Agarwal
3. Aiden Markram
4. Nitish Rana/Rahul Tripathi
5. Shubman Gill(VC)
6. Sunil Narine
7. Venkatesh Iyer
8. Moises Henriques
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Arshdeep Singh
11. Lockie Ferguson
– Going heavy on pacers since they have taken maximum number of wickets at this venue.
– Taking punt on Shubman Gill as VC as he might go big in this match especially while batting first.
– Moises Henriques is expected to come at the place of Gayle which makes him a decent pick due to his all-rounder ability.
– Can take anyone from Nitish Rana or Rahul Tripathi.
– Tim Southee can be another good choice at the place of Lockie Ferguson.
– Iyer will be another good VC choice considering his opening batting order and a couple of overs with the bowl especially if Russell doesn’t come in XIs of this game
Grand League Combination –
1. Lokesh Rahul
2. Eoin Morgan
3. Nitish Rana
4. Aiden Markram
5. Moises Henriques
6. Sunil Narine
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Venkatesh Iyer
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Varun Chakravarthy(C)
11. Ravi Bishnoi(VC)
– Expecting Bishnoi and Chakravarthy to put up good shows with the bowl as they have done pretty well at this venue.
– Eoin Morgan might be a good GL pick considering his averages of 55 & 32 at more than 5 venue and H2H innings.
– Moises Henriques and Deepak Hooda can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Nitish Rana might get to bowl a couple of overs and did well with the bat during the last match.
– Can take Shubman Gill or any pacer from Kolkata at the place of Venkatesh Iyer.
