Probable XI –
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Sunil Narine, Aaron Finch, Baba Indrajith (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi
Lucknow Super Giants –
Quinton de Kock (wk), Lokesh Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. Marcus Stoinis
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Shreyas Iyer(VC)
6. Sunil Narine
7. Andre Russell
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Mohsin Khan
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Umesh Yadav
– Going heavy on Lucknow Super Giants as they’re the favourites to win this match.
– Lokesh Rahul and Shreyas Iyer looks safest C/VC choices considering their current good forms with bat.
– Ravi Bishnoi can be picked at the place of Marcus Stoinis especially if Lucknow gets to bowl in first innings.
– Sunil Narine and Andre Russell can give some decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Dushmantha Chameera and Mohsin Khan have done well at this venue which makes them good picks.
– Umesh Yadav might stay amongst the wickets again considering his bowling strike rate of just 18 in seven Innings at this venue.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock(VC)
2. Marcus Stoinis
3. Deepak Hooda
4. Shreyas Iyer/Aaron Finch
5. Sunil Narine
6. Andre Russell(C)
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Umesh Yadav
9. Mohsin Khan
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Andre Russell might be another good captain choice especially if Kolkata gets to bowl in first innings.
– Dropping Lokesh Rahul as he might not go big in consecutive innings especially considering his batting average of just 19 in four Innings at this venue.
– Quinton de Kock might be another good VC choice as he can give some decent fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Can take punt on Aaron Finch at the place of Shreyas Iyer as he might score some quick runs after getting out very early during the last match.
– Must try Dushmantha Chameera as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while bowling in first innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Aaron Finch
3. Marcus Stoinis
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. Sunil Narine
6. Andre Russell
7. Krunal Pandya(VC)
8. Jason Holder
9. Umesh Yadav(C)
10. Tim Southee
11. Dushmantha Chameera
– Going a bit heavy on Kolkata in GL as they might put up another good show to win back to back matches.
– Umesh Yadav looks an open captain choice considering his capability to thrash any batting line-up on his day.
– Krunal Pandya might be a good VC choice as he can come good with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well and expected to bowl atleast two overs.
– Jason Holder might be a good GL pick considering his hitting ability with bat at down the order and atleast three overs with the bowl.
– Baba Indrajith might be another good GL pick at the place of Quinton de Kock.
– Must try Jason Holder as C/VC in different combinations of GL especially while bowling in first innings.
– Anukul Sudhakar Roy and Ayush Badoni should be tried in a couple of GL combinations.
