Probable XI –
Lahore Qalandars –
Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Joe Denly, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), David Wiese, Samit Patel, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ahmed Daniyal, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Islamabad United –
Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Musa
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rohail Nazir
2. Sohail Akhtar
3. Fakhar Zaman
4. Joe Denly
5. Alex Hales
6. Mohammad Hafeez(VC)
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Shadab Khan(C)
9. Ahmed Daniyal
10. Shaheen Afridi
11. Hasan Ali
– Shadab Khan might be a good punt captain considering his average of 23 & 19 with bat and ball in 8 H2H matches respectively.
– Hafeez looks safest VC considering his two down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Rohail Nazir might be a good punt especially while batting first.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Sohail Akhtar as he’s due to play a top knock in this season & has also averaged 25 in 5 H2H matches.
– Joe Denly has scored 30+ runs in the last three H2H matches which makes him a good pick.
– Ahmed Daniyal might be a good credit saver punt as he’s getting to bowl full four overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Rohail Nazir
3. Fakhar Zaman
4. Joe Denly
5. Alex Hales
6. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
7. Faheem Ashraf(VC)
8. Shadab Khan
9. Ahmed Daniyal
10. Shaheen Afridi
11. Hasan Ali
– Expecting at least 2-3 wickets from Faheem as he has bagged 14 wickets at an average of just 9 in 5 H2H games.
– Ben Dunk will be another good pick especially while chasing as he has averaged 32 in 4 H2H matches.
– Shaheen & Hasan Ali are must picks as they have taken wickets consistently at good strike rate in H2H games & at this venue too.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rohail Nazir
2. Sohail Akhtar(VC)
3. Joe Denly
4. Asif Ali
5. David Wiese
6. Mohammad Hafeez
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Shadab Khan
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Musa Khan
11. Hasan Ali(C)
– Hasan Ali might be a good captain pick in GL as he has taken wickets at a strike rate of 16 in 8 H2H games.
– Sohail Akhtar might look to play a good knock in this match especially while batting first.
– Asif Ali might be a good GL pick if top order of Islamabad departs early.
– David Wiese can be crucial as he’s batting at middle order and bowling 2-3 overs too.