Probable XI –
Nepal –
Gyanendra Malla (C), Kushal Malla, Paras Khadka, Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Pawan Sarraf, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara, Sushan Bhari
Netherlands –
Max O’Dowd, Tobias Visee (WK), Ben Cooper, Pieter Seelaar (C), Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Philippe Boissevain, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Sebastiaan Braat
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tobias Visee
2. Ben Cooper
3. Gyanendra Malla
4. Max O’Dowd
5. Pieter Seelaar(VC)
6. Paras Khadka(C)
7. Karan KC
8. Kushal Malla
9. Sompal Kami
10. Sandeep Lamichhane
11. Vivian Kingma
– Paras Khadka and Pieter Seelaar will be the safest C VCs considering their top order batting & at least two overs with the bowl.
– Ben Cooper and Max O’Dowd are must have picks considering their top order batting and averages of 28 & 25 in more than 40 T20 innings respectively.
– Tobias Visee might be a good punt as he can score quick 20-30 runs by opening the innings for Netherlands.
– Kushal Malla can give decent fantasy points as he’s expected to open the innings and bowl a couple of overs too if required.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from both Karan KC and Kami as they have taken wickets at a strike rate of just 16 & 20 respectively.
– Kingma might be another good punt considering his strike rate of just 14 with the bowl in the last five T20 innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Scott Edwards
2. Ben Cooper(C)
3. Gyanendra Malla(VC)
4. Dipendra Singh Airee
5. Pieter Seelaar
6. Paras Khadka
7. Karan KC
8. Vikramjit Singh
9. Paul Van Meekeren
10. Sompal Kami
11. Abinash Bohara
– Dropped Max O’Dowd considering his last five T20 innings in which he has failed to cross even 15 runs margin.
– Dipendra Singh Airee might be a good pick especially while batting first as he can score quick 20-30 runs at two down.
– Ben Cooper & Gyanendra Malla might be good punt C VCs considering their top order batting and consistency with the bat.
– Vikramjit Singh might be a decent credit saver pick considering his three down batting & a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Both Abinash Bohara & Paul Van Meekeren can take a couple of wickets considering their strike rates of just 20 with the bowl.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tobias Visee
2. Ben Cooper
3. Dipendra Singh Airee
4. Bas de Leede
5. Paras Khadka
6. Karan KC
7. Kushal Malla(C)
8. Vikramjit Singh(VC)
9. Paul Van Meekeren
10. Sompal Kami
11. Vivian Kingma
– Kushal Malla might be a good captain pick in GL as he’s expected to open the innings for Nepal & bowl 1-2 overs too.
– Vikramjit Singh will be a crucial pick if top order of Netherlands didn’t do well as he’s expected to bat at three down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Bas de Leede can score decent runs at middle order if 1-2 top order batters from NED departs early.
– Going heavy on Nepal in GL as they’re looking a bit favourable to win this match.