Probable XI –
Multan Sultans –
Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Shahnawaz Dhani
Peshawar Zalmi –
Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal (wk), Jonathan Wells, Shoaib Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Wahab Riaz (c), Umaid Asif, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan(VC)
2. Shoaib Malik
3. Sohaib Maqsood(C)
4. Hazratullah Zazai
5. Rilee Rossouw
6. Amad Butt
7. Umaid Asif
8. Sohail Tanvir
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Shahnawaz Dhani
11. Mohammad Irfan
– Maqsood and Rizwan looks safest C/VC choices considering their consistency of this season and averages of 67 & 35 in H2H matches respectively.
– Dropped both Masood and Akmal as they have continuous failures against the opponents.
– Taking punt on Rossouw as he has averaged 45 in 11 H2H matches and also due to play a good knock in this season.
– Amad Butt can again give decent fantasy points considering his 4-5 down batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Expecting a couple of wickets again from Mohammad Irfan as he has good numbers in H2H matches.
– Tahir can be picked at the place of Mohammad Irfan if Multan Sultans bowls second.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. Shoaib Maqsood
3. Rilee Rossouw(VC)
4. Johnson Charles
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Sherfane Rutherford
7. Amad Butt
8. Sohail Tanvir(C)
9. Shahnawaz Dhani
10. Imran Tahir
11. Wahab Riaz
– Going heavy on Multan Sultans as they’re looking strong to win this final encounter.
– Sohail Tanvir might be a good punt captain choice as he can thrash the top order of Peshawar especially while bowling second.
– Expecting a thrilling knock from Rossouw considering his good H2H numbers especially while batting first.
– Johnson Charles has the ability to score 40-50 runs in no time which makes him another good punt.
– Rutherford might be a crucial pick if top order of Peshawar departs early.
– Dropped Zazai as he might not score big in consecutive matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Kamran Akmal(C)
2. Shoaib Malik
3. Rilee Rossouw
4. Khushdil Shah
5. Sohail Tanvir
6. Amad Butt
7. Umaid Asif
8. Rovman Powell
9. Wahab Riaz(VC)
10. Mohammad Irfan
11. Shahnawaz Dhani
– Going heavy on Peshawar in GL as they might go with all guns blazing to win this big final.
– Akmal will have to play a top knock if Peshawar wants to post a big total on the board.
– Responsibility will be on Wahab Riaz’s shoulder to pick up crucial wickets of Multan Sultans.
– Expecting both Rossouw and Khushdil to score at least decent runs if top order of Multan departs early.
– Can take Jonathan Wells at the place of Rovman Powell.
– Amad Butt looks another good C/VC choice to be tried in grand league combinations.