Probable XI –
Lahore Qalandars –
Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Philip Salt(w), Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi(c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Quetta Gladiators –
Jason Roy, Ahsan Ali, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Noor Ahmad, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Ghulam Mudassar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Philip Salt
2. James Vince
3. Jason Roy(VC)
4. Ahsan Ali
5. Fakhar Zaman(C)
6. Mohammad Hafeez
7. James Faulkner
8. Rashid Khan
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Haris Rauf
11. Naseem Shah
– Jason Roy and Fakhar Zaman looks safest C/VC choices considering their current good forms with bat.
– Taking punt on Philip Salt who might score decent runs especially while batting first.
– Kamran Ghulam can be picked at the place of Ahsan Ali especially while chasing.
– Can take Noor Ahmad at the place of Naseem Shah especially while bowling in second innings.
– Rashid Khan and Shaheen Afridi are other good C/VC picks for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Philip Salt
2. Umar Akmal
3. Jason Roy(C)
4. Fakhar Zaman(VC)
5. Shahid Afridi
6. Mohammad Hafeez
7. James Faulkner
8. Rashid Khan
9. Haris Rauf
10. Shaheen Afridi
11. Ghulam Mudassar
– Can go with Sarfaraz Ahmed at the place of Philip Salt to stay at safer side.
– Taking punt on Umar Akmal at the place of James Vince who might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Shahid Afridi might be another good pick considering his full overs with bowl and batting at 4-5 down.
– Ghulam Mudassar might be a decent credit saver pick considering atleast three overs with bowl.
– Must try Abdullah Shafique and Ahsan Ali as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Philip Salt
2. Umar Akmal
3. Harry Brook
4. Abdullah Shafique
5. Shahid Afridi
6. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
7. James Faulkner
8. Iftikhar Ahmed
9. Haris Rauf
10. Shaheen Afridi
11. Rashid Khan (VC)
– Dropped both Jason Roy and Fakhar Zaman as they finally fail to score after going big in last couple of innings.
– Expecting Mohammad Hafeez to come good with bat and ball as he’s due for one this season.
– Rashid Khan might be a good VC choice especially while bowling in second innings.
– Iftikhar Ahmed might be a decent GL pick as he’s batting at middle order and bowling part time overs.
– Umar Akmal and Harry Brook might be good GL picks especially if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Must try Shahid Afridi as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
