Probable XI –
Lucknow Super Giants –
Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra/Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham/Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Siddarth Kaul/Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Virat Kohli(VC)
4. Marcus Stoinis
5. Deepak Hooda
6. Glenn Maxwell(C)
7. Jason Holder/Ravi Bishnoi
8. Harshal Patel
9. Wanindu Hasaranga/Josh Hazlewood
10. Mohsin Khan
11. Avesh Khan
– Glenn Maxwell looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and atleast a couple of overs with bowl.
– Virat Kohli might be a good VC choice considering his batting average of 45 in more than 10 Innings at this venue.
– Taking punt on Dinesh Karthik at the place of Faf Du Plessis as he has averaged just 18 in 6 Innings at this venue while Karthik has averaged approx 40 in more than 25 Innings.
– Didn’t took Quinton de Kock either as he might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Marcus Stoinis might be a decent punt especially if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Jason Holder should be preferred over Ravi Bishnoi especially if Lucknow gets to bowl in first innings.
– Wanindu Hasaranga might do well in first innings while Josh Hazlewood in vice-versa scenario.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Evin Lewis
5. Marcus Stoinis
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Jason Holder
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Harshal Patel
10. Avesh Khan
11. Mohsin Khan
– Lokesh Rahul looks another safe VC choice considering his current good form and batting average of above 75 in more than 10 H2H Innings.
– Taking punt on Evin Lewis as he might come good with bat especially if any of the opening batter depart early.
– Can take anyone from Rajat Patidar or Mahipal Lomror at the place of Dinesh Karthik especially while chasing.
– Krunal Pandya, if gets included in XIs of this match will be another good punt at the place of Jason Holder.
– Must try Marcus Stoinis as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league considering his middle order batting and part time overs with the bowl.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Evin Lewis
4. Marcus Stoinis
5. Glenn Maxwell
6. Shahbaz Ahmed
7. Jason Holder
8. Krunal Pandya(VC)
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Harshal Patel(C)
11. Mohsin Khan
– Harshal Patel looks an open captain choice considering his bowling strike rate of below 16 at venue & H2H games.
– Krunal Pandya might be a good VC choice as he can come handy with bat if a couple of top order batters depart early and expected to bowl some overs too.
– Shahbaz Ahmed might be another decent GL pick as he can come handy with bat at down the order and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Can take anyone from Manan Vohra or Ayush Badoni at the place of Evin Lewis whoever gets included in XIs of this match.
– Ravi Bishnoi and Mahipal Lomror are other good picks for GL combinations.
– Must try Evin Lewis and Dinesh Karthik as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.