Probable XI –
Nepal –
Pradeep Airee, Asif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar, Sagar Dhakal, Bibek Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara, Kamal Singh Airee
United Arab Emirates –
Chirag Suri, Waseem Muhammad, Vritya Aravind, Muhammad Usman, Baseel Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Raja Akifullah-Khan, Karthik Meiyappan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Asif Sheikh
2. Chirag Suri
3. Muhammad Usman/Gyanendra Malla
4. Aarif Sheikh
5. Rohan Mustafa(VC)
6. Kashif Daud
7. Waseem Muhammad
8. Dipendra Singh Airee(C)
9. Sandeep Lamichhane
10. Kamal Singh Airee
11. Abinash Bohara/Zahoor Khan
– Dipendra Singh Airee looks safest captain choice as he’s batting at two down and bowling full four overs.
– Rohan Mustafa might be a good VC choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast 3-4 overs.
– Take anyone from Muhammad Usman or Gyanendra Malla as both are expected to bat at top of the order.
– Waseem Muhammad can come good with bat considering his recent top form with bat and part time overs with bowl.
– Taking punt on Kashif Daud who’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl full four overs.
– Take anyone from Avinash Bohara or Zahoor Khan whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Asif Sheikh
2. Chirag Suri
3. Gyanendra Malla
4. Aarif Sheikh
5. Rohan Mustafa(VC)
6. Waseem Muhammad
7. Kashif Daud
8. Dipendra Singh Airee(C)
9. Sandeep Lamichhane
10. Ahmed Raza
11. Kamal Singh Airee
– Expecting Gyanendra Malla to come good with bat after getting out early in last match.
– Ahmed Raza might be another good pick considering his consistency to take wickets and handy batting at down the order.
– Dropped Abinash Bohara for Kamal Singh Airee who’s more consistent in terms of wicket taking abilities.
– Try dropping Aarif Sheikh for Muhammad Usman especially while batting first.
– Must try Waseem Muhammad as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while chasing.
Grand League Combination –
1. Vritya Aravind(VC)
2. Chirag Suri
3. Gyanendra Malla
4. Muhammad Usman
5. Rohan Mustafa
6. Dipendra Singh Airee
7. Sharad Vesawkar
8. Kashif Daud
9. Sandeep Lamichhane
10. Ahmed Raza(C)
11. Zahoor Khan
– Going heavy on UAE as they might put up a good show to win this encounter.
– Ahmed Raza might be a good captain choice especially while bowling first.
– Expecting Vritya Aravind to go big especially while batting in second innings.
– Zahoor Khan can get a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs for UAE.
– Sharad Vesawkar might be a decent GL pick as he might come handy with bat if top order batters depart early.
– Must try Kashif Daud and Karthik Meiyappan as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.