Probable XI –
Mumbai Indians –
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya / Saurabh Tiwary, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Suryakumar Yadav
3. Rohit Sharma(C)
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Andre Russell(VC)
6. Sunil Narine
7. Rahul Chahar
8. Jasprit Bumrah
9. Trent Boult
10. Adam Milne
11. Varun Chakravarthy
– Going heavy on Mumbai since they have dominated over opponent in H2H matches.
– Rohit Sharma looks a good captain choice considering his averages of 38 & 47 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Andre Russell might be a decent VC choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Rahul Chahar considering his strike rates of 20 & 11 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Adam Milne might be a decent punt especially while bowling first.
– Rahul Tripathi can be a decent credit saver pick especially if top order of KKR depart early.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ishan Kishan
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Suryakumar Yadav(C)
4. Shubman Gill(VC)
5. Nitish Rana
6. Andre Russell
7. Sunil Narine
8. Jasprit Bumrah
9. Trent Boult
10. Varun Chakravarthy
11. Rahul Chahar
– Taking punt on Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill as C/VCs considering their recent good forms and numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Dropped Quinton de Kock who hasn’t done well against the opponent in 10 innings.
– Can take Kieron Pollard at the place of Nitish Rana especially if Mumbai bats first.
– Varun Chakravarthy will be a must pick as he has taken wickets at a strike rate of Just 16
Grand League Combination –
1. Ishan Kishan
2. Eoin Morgan
3. Suryakumar Yadav
4. Nitish Rana
5. Andre Russell
6. Sunil Narine(VC)
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Hardik Pandya(C)
9. Trent Boult
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Varun Chakravarthy
– Dropped both Rohit and Shubman as they have struggled to score against Narine and Boult respectively.
– Hardik Pandya has phenomenal numbers with both bat and ball in H2H matches which makes him an open captain choice in GL.
– Eoin Morgan might be a good GL pick especially if top order of Kolkata doesn’t do well.
– Krunal Pandya can also give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Can take anyone from Krunal Pandya or Kieron Pollard.
– Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy can also be tried as C/VC in a couple of grand league combinations.