Probable XI –
Lucknow Super Giants –
Lokesh Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Chennai Super Kings –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner / Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. Deepak Hooda
4. Ruturaj Gaikwad
5. Ambati Rayudu
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Moeen Ali(VC)
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Avesh Khan
– Lokesh Rahul looks a good captain choice as he might go big after getting out at duck during the last match.
– Moeen Ali might be the safest VC choice as he’s expected to bowl atleast 2-3 overs and bat at top of the order.
– Manish Pandey can be picked at the place of Deepak Hooda by replacing Ambati Rayudu with Robin Uthappa.
– Krunal Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja are must picks considering their All-rounder roles.
– Expecting atleast decent knocks from Quinton and Gaikwad as they got out very early during their last Innings.
– Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo are other safe C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Robin Uthappa/Devon Conway
4. Manish Pandey
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad
6. Ravindra Jadeja(VC)
7. Moeen Ali(C)
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Ravi Bishnoi/Avesh Khan
– Ravindra Jadeja looks another good VC choice considering his full overs with bowl and middle order batting.
– Can take anyone from Robin Uthappa or Devon Conway as both have shown decent forms in last five T20 Innings.
– Taking punt on Manish Pandey by dropping Deepak Hooda as he might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Ravi Bishnoi can be preferred over Avesh Khan especially while bowling first and vice-versa.
– MS Dhoni can be a good credit saver pick in risky SL combination considering his form of the last match.
– Must try Quinton de Kock as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while chasing.
Grand League Combination –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Robin Uthappa
4. Manish Pandey(VC)
5. Evin Lewis
6. Ruturaj Gaikwad(C)
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Moeen Ali
9. Avesh Khan
10. Tushar Deshpande
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Gaikwad and Manish Pandey looks open C/VC choices in GL after their early failures with bat during the last Innings.
– Evin Lewis might be a good GL pick considering his ability to go big especially while batting first.
– Expecting Deshpande and Bishnoi to remain amongst the wickets after going without one during their last matches.
– Shivam Dube or MS Dhoni can be picked at the place of Uthappa as they can come handy with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Must try Adam Milne and Krunal Pandya in different combinations of GL.
– Evin Lewis and Ambati Rayudu looks other good C/VC choices for GL combinations.