Probable XI –
Mumbai Indians –
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Chennai Super Kings –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de kock
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Suresh Raina
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Suryakumar Yadav(VC)
6. Ruturaj Gaikwad
7. Moeen Ali(C)
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Trent Boult
10. Nathan Coulter-Nile
11. Lungi Ngidi
– Moeen Ali looks safest captain pick considering his one down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Expecting a good knock from Rohit as he has averaged above 30 at both venue and H2H matches.
– Raina might be a good punt especially while batting first as he has averaged 45 & 32 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Krunal can be a decent credit saver pick as he’s batting at three down and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Coulter-Nile considering his strike rate of below 15 at both venue & H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de kock
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Suresh Raina(VC)
4. Suryakumar Yadav(C)
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Moeen Ali
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Trent Boult
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Lungi Ngidi
– Suryakumar and Raina might be good C VC punts considering their H2H matches averages of above 30.
– Jadeja might be a crucial pick again if any of the top order batter departs early as he’s getting promoted to bat up the order & bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Expecting wickets from both Rahul Chahar and Boult as they have been good in H2H & venue matches.
– Lungi Ngidi can get a couple of wickets again as he’s bowling in death overs for Chennai.
– Expecting a top knock again from Gaikwad as he has looked in good touch & also mustered 75 runs during his last match against Mumbai.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Suresh Raina
3. Ambati Rayudu
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Ravindra Jadeja(C)
7. Kieron Pollard
8. Krunal Pandya(VC)
9. Trent Boult
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Lungi Ngidi
– Dropped openers from both the teams as they did well during their respective last matches.
– Rayudu and Dhoni might be crucial picks if both of the openers departs early.
– Hardik and Pollard have the ability to play good knocks especially if 1-2 top order batters fails early.
– Jadeja and Krunal might be the best C VC picks in GL considering their all round performances at up the order.
– Expecting wickets from Bumrah especially while bowling first.