Probable XI –
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Devdutt Padikkal
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Shubman Gill
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Nitish Rana
7. Chris Morris
8. Andre Russell(VC)
9. Isuru Udana
10. Varun Chakravarty
11. Lockie Ferguson
– Ab De Villiers and Virat Kohli both are good captain choices considering their average of above 35 in H2H & consistency in this season.
-Andre Russell though failing big time still his average of 48 with bat makes him good VC Choice.
-Didn’t took Morgan & Yuzvendra Chahal as they have struggled with their abilities against the opponents.
-Devdutt & Rahul Tripathi are good credit saver picks in SL combo as they have perform well till now in this season. Also Tripathi have an excellent average of 70 in H2H.
-Nitish Rana has scored runs at an average of 37 in 8 head to head matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers(C)
2. Aaron Finch
3. Virat Kohli
4. Shubman Gill(VC)
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Nitish Rana
7. Eoin Morgan
8. Chris Morris
9. Isuru Udana
10. Varun Chakravarty
11. Lockie Ferguson
– Aaron Finch will be a must have pick especially if he bat’s first.
-Dropping Russell to take Eoin Morgan as Morgan has been consisten this season with atleast 30-40 runs in each game.
-Chris Morris is must have from ALL section as he’s taking wickets consistently & scoring quick runs too at down the order.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Dinesh Karthik
3. Aaron Finch(VC)
4. Virat Kohli
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Nitish Rana
7. Chris Morris
8. Andre Russell(C)
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Pat Cummins
11. Isuru Udana
– Dinesh Karthik looked in good touch during last match so he might look forward to play a good knock in this game.
-Took both the important bowlers of respective teams as they have been consistent this season & taking wickets at crucial times.
-Rahul Tripathi can be a good captain pick in GL combo considering his average of above 70 with bat in 6 head to head matches.
