Probable XI –
Mumbai –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Shubham Ranjane, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni, Kruthik Hanagavadi
Kerala –
Robin Uthappa, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby, Vishnu Vinod, Salman Nizar, Jalaj Saxena, BasilnThampi, S Sreesanth, KM Asif, Sudhesan Midhun
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sanju Samson
2. Aditya Tare
3. Sachin baby
4. Robin Uthappa
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Yashasvi Jaiswal
7. Jalaj Saxena(VC)
8. Shivam Dube(C)
9. Dhawal Kulkarni
10. Shams Mulani
11. Sudhesan Midhun
– Shivam Dube looks safest captain pick as he’s batting at middle order & bowling 3 overs too.
– Jalaj Saxena might be a good VC as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down & bowl full 4 overs too.
– Suryakumar Yadav though got out early in the last game but expecting a good knock in this match from him.
– Aditya Tare might be a good punt especially while chasing & can give decent points with the gloves too.
– Sachin baby is an experienced T20 batsmen who has scored runs at an average of 25 with a strike rate 132 so expecting him to perform well in this game.
– Sudhesan Midhun might be a good credit saver pick as he’s bowling full 4 overs & has taken wickets at an average of 24 in his T20 career.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sanju Samson(VC)
2. Robin Uthappa
3. Suryakumar Yadav(C)
4. Siddhesh Lad
5. Jalaj Saxena
6. Shivam Dube
7. Sudhesan Midhun
8. Basil Thampi
9. Siddhesh Lad
10. Dhawal Kulkarni
11. Shams Mulani
– Both the top order batsman i.e, Samson & Suryakumar might be good C VC picks considering the batting friendly surface of Wankhede.
– Siddhesh Lad might be another good punt especially while batting first as he’s batting at two down & can bowl a couple of overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Thampi as he went wicket less in the last match.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mohammed Azharuddeen
2. Sanju Samson
3. Aditya Tare(C)
4. Robin Uthappa
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Yashasvi Jaiswal(VC)
7. Jalaj Saxena
8. Shubham Ranjane
9. Dhawal Kulkarni
10. Basil Thampi
11. Sudhesan Midhun
– Aditya & Yashasvi both got out very early in the last match so expecting them to play good knocks in this game.
– Azharuddeen might be a good GL pick especially while chasing as he looked good during the last match.
– Dropped Shivam Dube as he might not play big knock in two consecutive matches.
– Shubham Ranjane can be a crucial pick as he’s doing the late hitting & bowling a couple of overs too.