Probable XI –
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Will Young, Tom Latham (c & wk), Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Bangladesh –
Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mosaddek Hossain/Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud/Taskin Ahmed
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tom Latham
2. Mahmudullah
3. Tamim Iqbal
4. Martin Guptill(VC)
5. Henry Nicholls
6. James Neesham(C)
7. Mosaddek Hossain
8. Mohammad Saifuddin
9. Tim Southee
10. Trent Boult
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Neesham looks safest captain pick as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl full overs too. He has also averaged 24 with both bat and ball in 9 H2H matches.
– Martin Guptill might be a good VC considering his average of 57 in 9 H2H matches.
– Henry Nicholls might be a good punt as he has scored 131 runs at an average of 45 in the last three H2H matches.
– Mahmudullah will be a crucial pick as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl some overs too.
– Mohammed Saifuddin might be another good punt as he has scored 124 runs at an average of 31 & taken three wickets too in the last three matches.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Mosaddek & decent runs with the bat as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl 6-7 overs too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Liton Das
2. Devon Conway
3. Martin Guptill(C)
4. Henry Nicholls
5. Will Young
6. Tamim Iqbal(VC)
7. James Neesham
8. Mosaddek Hossain
9. Trent Boult
10. Tim Southee
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Going heavy on New Zealand as they’re expected to dominate the opponent.
– Took top order batters from both the teams as they might score maximum runs considering the shorter boundaries.
– Devon Conway & Will Young might be good punts as they were in phenomenal touch during the last 10 T20 innings.
– Guptill & Tamim will be good C VC picks as they can score quick 40-50 runs during the PPs.
– Expecting a quick 30-40 runs knock from Liton as he’s due to play one in his last couple of T20I innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Liton Das
2. Henry Nicholls
3. Will Young
4. Mahmudullah
5. Daryl Mitchell(VC)
6. James Neesham
7. Mosaddek Hossain
8. Mohammad Saifuddin(C)
9. Trent Boult
10. Kyle Jamieson
11. Taskin Ahmed
– Saifuddin & Daryl Mitchell might be good C VC picks if 1-2 top order batters fails early as they’re expected to bat at 5 down & bowl 5-6 overs too.
– Took punt on Underdogs batter from both the teams as they might play good knocks if other departs early.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from both Taskin Ahmed & Kyle Jamieson as they will get to bowl full 10 overs.
– Liton & Nicholls might be good GL picks if Tamim & Guptill didn’t performs well.