Probable XI –
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson/Baba Indrajith (wk), Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee/Pat Cummins, Harshit Rana
Rajasthan Royals –
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Daryl Mitchell, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler(C)
2. Sanju Samson
3. Shreyas Iyer(VC)
4. Aaron Finch
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Sunil Narine
8. Andre Russell
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Tim Southee
11. Trent Boult
– Jos Buttler and Shreyas Iyer looks safest C/VC choices considering their current top form with bat and good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Aaron Finch who might go big after getting out early in last match considering his batting average of approx 30 at venue and H2H matches.
– Sunil Narine might be a decent pick considering his full four overs with bowl and batting at middle order.
– Expecting Tim Southee to stay amongst the wickets after going without one during the last match.
– Can go safe with Umesh Yadav at the place of Tim Southee by replacing Trent Boult with Kuldeep Sen.
– Andre Russell and Sanju Samson are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler(VC)
2. Sanju Samson
3. Shimron Hetmyer
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. Aaron Finch/Nitish Rana
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Andre Russell(C)
8. Sunil Narine
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Kuldeep Sen
11. Umesh Yadav
– Andre Russell looks another great captaincy choice especially while bowling in first innings.
– Shimron Hetmyer might come good with bat especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Nitish Rana will be the safest pick at the place of Aaron Finch since he looked in some fine touch during the last match.
– Kuldeep Sen might be a decent punt considering his availability in just 8.0 credits and atleast three overs with the bowl.
– Must try Sanju Samson as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league as he’s getting good starts in almost every match but failing to convert them into big knocks.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sanju Samson
2. Shimron Hetmyer
3. Aaron Finch
4. Venkatesh Iyer
5. Andre Russell
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Sunil Narine(C)
8. Umesh Yadav
9. Tim Southee
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Trent Boult(VC)
– Dropping both Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson as their early failures will open the winning doors of GL.
– Sunil Narine looks an open captain choice as he’s due to perform well with both bat and which might come in this match.
– Trent Boult is also due to take wickets in bunches from last four Innings which makes him a good VC choice.
– Expecting both Aaron Finch and Venkatesh Iyer to come good with bat in this match especially while chasing.
– Shimron Hetmyer and Ravichandran Ashwin are other good C/VC choices for GL combinations.
– Rinku Singh and Riyan Parag are other good picks for GL combinations.
