Probable XI –
Pakistan –
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr
West Indies –
Shai Hope, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Devon Thomas, Shamarh Brooks, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Dominic Drakes, Akeal Hosein, Oshane Thomas
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan(VC)
2. Babar Azam(C)
3. Rovman Powell
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Shadab Khan
6. Mohammad Nawaz
7. Romario Shepherd
8. Dominic Drakes
9. Odean Smith
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
11. Mohammad Wasim Jr
– Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan looks safest C/VC choices considering their current good forms with bat.
– Expecting Fakhar Zaman to comeback in form by playing atleast a decent knock.
– Shadab and Nawaz are must picks considering the failures of Windies batters against spin.
– Dominic Drakes might be a decent punt as he’s getting to bowl in death overs and batting at 4-5 down..
– Can take Haris Rauf at the place of Mohammad Wasim Jr especially while bowling first.
– Odean Smith can contribute with both bat and ball which makes him another good pick.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. Shai Hope
3. Babar Azam(C)
4. Rovman Powell
5. Fakhar Zaman
6. Shadab Khan
7. Mohammad Nawaz
8. Romario Shepherd(VC)
9. Odean Smith
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
11. Haris Rauf
– Romario Shepherd might be a good VC considering his death over bowling and hitting ability at down the order.
– Babar Azam will be the safest captain choice as he might not get out early in consecutive innings.
– Shai Hope can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Can go with Nawaz as VC in risky SL combination considering his hitting ability at down the order and full four overs against plenty of right handers.
– Didn’t took Mohammad Wasim Jr as he might not get more than a wicket in consecutive innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Shai Hope
2. Babar Azam
3. Rovman Powell
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Mohammad Nawaz(VC)
6. Dominic Drakes(C)
7. Romario Shepherd
8. Akeal Hosein
9. Odean Smith
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
11. Haris Rauf
– Going a bit heavy on Windies who might put up a surprising show to win this encounter.
– Dominic Drakes looks an open captain choice considering his death over bowling and 4-5 down batting.
– Mohammad Nawaz can be crucial with the bat if top order somehow doesn’t do well and get a couple of wickets with the bowl.
– Expecting Akeal Hosein to take Rizwan early in the innings just like he took the wicket of Babar in the last game.
– Can take Nicholas Pooran at the place of Odean Smith especially while batting first.
– Can take Iftikhar Ahmed at the place of Haris Rauf as he will be crucial if top order batters depart early.
