Probable XI –
Mumbai Indians –
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha, Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Vijay Shankar/Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natarajan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. Quinton de kock
3. Ishan Kishan
4. Suryakumar Yadav(VC)
5. David Warner(C)
6. Manish Pandey
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Jason Holder
9. Rashid Khan
10. Trent Boult
11. Jasprit Bumrah
– Warner and Suryakumar looks safest C VCs considering their top form with the bat and good numbers at venue & H2H matches.
– Dropped Rohit as he has struggled a bit to score runs at this venue & against the opponent too.
– Both Wriddhiman Saha & Ishan Kishan might be good punts as they have performed well in H2H matches.
– Jason Holder will be a must have pick especially while bowling first.
– Krunal Pandya can be a decent pick considering his middle order batting & full overs with the bowl.
– Expecting Boult, Bumrah and Rashid to stay amongst the wickets as they have been good at this venue & H2H matches too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. Quinton de kock(VC)
3. Rohit Sharma
4. David Warner
5. Manish Pandey(C)
6. Suryakumar Yadav
7. Jason Holder
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Rahul Chahar
11. T Natarajan
– Manish Pandey might be the best punt captain pick as he has scored runs at an average of above 35 in both venue & H2H matches.
– Expecting a good knock from Quinton de kock especially while batting first considering his average of 41 in 9 matches against the opponent.
– Expecting Rohit to make up for his bad numbers against the opponent by playing at least a decent knock in this game.
– Rahul Chahar might be a crucial pick again at this spin favoured surface of chennai.
– Natarajan can easily get a couple of wickets while bowling in death overs.
Grand League Combination –
1. Wriddhiman Saha(C)
2. Jonny Bairstow
3. Ishan Kishan
4. Quinton de kock
5. David Warner
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Abdul Samad
8. Hardik Pandya(VC)
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Rashid Khan
– Expecting a top knock from Wriddhiman Saha as he has scored runs at an average of above 40 in 12 H2H innings.
– Hardik Pandya might be a good VC in GL as he can play a top knock at three down if top 1-2 top order batters departs early.
– Both Kishan & Pollard might be good picks in GL as they have been failing to score runs from the last two matches.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Jonny Bairstow especially while chasing.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar might take a couple of wickets considering his strike rate of just 15 with the bowl in 12 H2H matches.
