Probable XI –
Nepal –
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Sharad Vesawkar, Kamal Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara, Jitendra Mukhiya
United Arab Emirates –
Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Vritya Aravind, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Basil Hameed, Zawar Farid, Muhammad Usman, Ahmed Raza, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Asif Sheikh
2. Chirag Suri
3. Kushal Bhurtel
4. Basil Hameed
5. Rohan Mustafa(C)
6. Dipendra Singh Airee(VC)
7. Kushal Malla
8. Kashif Daud
9. Sandeep Lamichhane
10. Kamal Singh Airee
11. Junaid Siddique
– Rohan Mustafa and Dipendra looks safest C/VC choices considering their All-rounder roles.
– Taking punt on Asif Sheikh at the place of Vritya Aravind who might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Can take anyone from Kushal Malla or Wasim Muhammad as both got out very early during their last inning.
– Junaid Siddique might be a decent punt as he can get a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs.
– Jitendra Mukhiya or Abinash Bohara can be picked at the place of Sandeep Lamichhane while bowling first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Asif Sheikh
2. Chirag Suri
3. Kushal Bhurtel
4. Zawar Farid
5. Rohan Mustafa
6. Dipendra Singh Airee(C)
7. Kushal Malla
8. Kashif Daud
9. Sandeep Lamichhane(VC)
10. Kamal Singh Airee
11. Abinash Bohara/Jitendra Mukhiya
– Going heavy on Nepal as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Sandeep Lamichhane looks another safe VC choice considering his consistency to take wickets.
– Zawar Farid might be a decent punt as he’s bowling a couple of overs and batting at middle order.
– Take anyone from Abinash Bohara or Jitendra Mukhiya as both are bowling atleast three overs.
– Must try Kashif Daud as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league considering his three down batting and full overs with bowl.
Grand League Combination –
1. Asif Sheikh
2. Muhammad Usman
3. Zawar Farid
4. Aarif Sheikh
5. Dipendra Singh Airee
6. Kushal Malla(VC)
7. Kashif Daud(C)
8. Waseem Muhammad
9. Ahmed Raza
10. Abinash Bohara
11. Junaid Siddique
– Aarif Sheikh and Zawar Farid will be crucial picks if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Kashif Daud looks an open captain choice considering his full overs with bowl and 2-3 down batting.
– Kushal Malla might be a decent VC choice as he’s expected to bat at one down and bowl some part time overs.
– Muhammad Usman can be another decent pick especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Ahmed Raza might be a good GL pick as he can come handy with bat at down the order and bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Must try Zawar Farid as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations especially while batting first.