Probable XI –
Kings XI Punjab –
KL Rahul (c)(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem/Abhishek Sharma
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Jonny Bairstow
3. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
4. Chris Gayle
5. Manish Pandey
6. David Warner(C)
7. Vijay Shankar
8. Ravi Bishnoi
9. Arshdeep Singh
10. Rashid Khan
11. Sandeep Sharma
– David Warner has scored runs at an average of 54 in 18 H2H matches which makes him safest captain pick.
-Lokesh Rahul has been consistent against the opponent b scoring at an average of 45 in 7 H2H matches.
– Manish Pandey is playing consistent cricket in this season and scored runs at an average of 32 against the opponent.
– Rashid Khan has taken wickets at an average of 13 in 7 H2H matches so he might take atleast two wickets in this match.
-Nicholas Pooran is playing attacking cricket & looking in good touch too.
– Dropped Mayank Agarwal as he has continuous failure against the opponent in approx 20 matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Lokesh Rahul
2. Jonny Bairstow(C)
3. Chris Gayle(VC)
4. Manish Pandey
5. David Warner
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Vijay Shankar
8. Arshdeep Singh
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Rashid Khan
11. Sandeep Sharma
– Jonny Bairstow has scored approx 100 runs in last two H2H matches at an average of 49.
– Chris Gayle might be lethal agains especially while batting first so making him VC.
-Took Maxwell in place of Pooran as he’s bowling full time & might score some decent runs.
-Mohammad Shami though doesn’t have very promising numbers against the opponent but he can be lethal especially while bowling second.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mayank Agarwal
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Jonny Bairstow
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Manish Pandey(VC)
6. David Warner
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Jason Holder(C)
9. Arshdeep Singh
10. Rashid Khan
11. Sandeep Sharma
– Jason Holder is bowling in death overs & might be promoted to bat up the order.
– Manish Pandey is playing consistent & attacking cricket so he might play another good knock today.
-Mayank Agarwal might make up for his failures against the opponent.