Probable XI –
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Afghanistan –
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf/Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Devon Conway
2. Kane Williamson(VC)
3. Najibullah Zadran
4. Daryl Mitchell
5. Jimmy Neesham
6. Gulbadin Naib/Karim Janat
7. Mohammad Nabi
8. Trent Boult(C)
9. Rashid Khan
10. Tim Southee
11. Ish Sodhi
– Going heavy on New Zealand as they’re the favourites to win this encounter.
– Trent Boult looks safest captain choice especially while bowling first.
– Kane Williamson has averaged above 45 in 5 innings at this venue which makes him a good VC choice.
– Dropped Martin Guptill considering his inconsistent form and failures in 6 consecutive innings at this venue.
– Devon Conway will be a decent punt especially if anyone from the top three batters depart early.
– Najibullah Zadran has averaged 30 in 13 innings at this venue which makes him a good pick.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Devon Conway
2. Kane Williamson
3. Hazratullah Zazai
4. Najibullah Zadran
5. Mohammad Nabi(VC)
6. Mitchell Santner
7. Jimmy Neesham
8. Trent Boult
9. Rashid Khan(C)
10. Gulbadin Naib
11. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
– Going a bit heavy on Afghanistan as they have the potential to defeat any team on a given day.
– Rashid Khan will be another good captain choice considering his strike rate of just 16 in 8 innings at this venue.
– Going with Mohammad Nabi as VC as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl 2-3 overs too.
– Jimmy Neesham and Santner can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Mujeeb is expected to be included in XIs of this match which makes him a good pick.
– Can take anyone from Karim Janat or Gulbadin Naib as both are available in same credits and acting same roles.
– Zazai and Najibullah have averaged 41 & 30 in more than 5 venue innings respectively which makes them good picks.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Devon Conway
3. Kane Williamson
4. Glenn Phillips
5. Hazratullah Zazai
6. Mohammad Nabi
7. Gulbadin Naib(VC)
8. Jimmy Neesham(C)
9. Trent Boult
10. Rashid Khan
11. Naveen Ul Haq
– Jimmy Neesham and Gulbadin Naib looks open C/VC choices in GL considering their middle order batting and some overs with the bowl.
– Expecting both the wk batters to play atleast decent knocks as they’re due to play one.
– Glenn Phillips will be another crucial pick if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Naveen might be a good GL pick especially while bowling first considering his strike rate of just 17 with bowl in 4 innings at this venue.
– Hazratullah Zazai and Karim Janat are other good C/VC choices to be tried in a couple of GL combinations.
