Probable XI –
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Mumbai Indians –
Rohit Sharma (C), Chris Lynn/Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ishan Kishan
2. Rohit Sharma(VC)
3. Eoin Morgan
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Shubman Gill
6. Shakib Al Hasan
7. Andre Russell(C)
8. Hardik Pandya
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Varun Chakravarthy
– Russell might be a good punt captain considering his middle order batting and at least two overs with the bowl in death.
– Rohit will be the safest VC as he has scored runs at an average of 47 in 27 H2H innings.
– Suryakumar, Ishan and Pandya are other must pick as they have done well at both venue and H2H matches.
– Dropped both Rana & Rahul as they might not score big in two consecutive matches.
– Expecting both Gill & Morgan to scored runs as they have done well against the opponent.
– Shakib might be a good punt as he’s expected to bat up the order & bowl full overs.
– Going heavy on spinners as they might be crucial at this pitch.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Ishan Kishan
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Eoin Morgan(VC)
5. Suryakumar Yadav(C)
6. Shubman Gill
7. Kieron Pollard
8. Andre Russell
9. Trent Boult
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Varun Chakravarthy
– Surya will be another safe captain pick considering his top form with the bat & good H2H numbers.
– Eoin Morgan might be a good VC as he can score big especially while batting first if opening batters didn’t do well.
– Dinesh Karthik can score quick 30-40 runs at down the order if top order departs early.
– Kieron Pollard might be a decent punt if 1-2 batters from MI departs early as he can score quick runs in no time.
– Expecting wickets from Boult especially while bowling first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Quinton de kock
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Eoin Morgan
4. Nitish Rana
5. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
6. Andre Russell
7. Hardik Pandya
8. Krunal Pandya(VC)
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Prasidh Krishna
11. Varun Chakravarthy
– Shakib and Krunal might be best C VC choices in GL as they’re expected to bat at 4-5 down bowl full overs too.
– Quinton de kock might be another good pick if he will be available to play this match.
– Going heavy on middle order of both the teams as players of these positions have done well at this venue.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Varun at this spin favored pitch.
– Prasidh Krishna has been taking wickets in bunches so can’t ignore him especially in GL.