Probable XI –
Punjab Kings –
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Rishi Dhawan / Benny Howell, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Mahipol Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey / Finn Allen, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma / Siddarth Kaul, Mohammad Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Prabhsimran Singh
2. Virat Kohli(C)
3. Shikhar Dhawan(VC)
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Harshal Patel
10. Odean Smith
11. Arshdeep Singh/Mohammad Siraj
– Expecting experienced campaigners Virat and Shikhar to come good with bat which makes them top C/VC choices.
– Going with Shahrukh Khan at the place of Mayank Agarwal to manage the credit issues.
– Shahbaz Ahmed and Odean Smith can give some decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Take anyone from Arshdeep Singh or Mohammad Siraj whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
– Prabhsimran Singh might be a decent credit saver punt as he’s expected to bat at two down and handle wk duties too.
– Liam Livingstone and Faf Du Plessis are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Mayank Agarwal
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Liam Livingstone(C)
7. Wanindu Hasaranga(VC)
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Harshal Patel
10. Odean Smith
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Liam Livingstone and Wanindu Hasaranga are other good C/VC choices considering their All-rounder roles.
– Faf Du Plessis can be picked at the place of Virat Kohli especially while batting in first innings.
– Dinesh Karthik can give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Can take punt on Benny Howell at the place of Shahrukh Khan if Punjab Kings gets to bat in first innings.
– Must try Harshal Patel as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league as he can get a couple of wickets at this slow surface.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Mayank Agarwal
4. Shahrukh Khan
5. Benny Howell
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
8. Shahbaz Ahmed(C)
9. Harshal Patel
10. Odean Smith(VC)
11. Rahul Chahar
– Shahbaz Ahmed and Odean looks open C/VC choices as they’re expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast a couple of overs for respective teams.
– Benny Howell and Shahrukh Khan might come good with bat if a top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Try dropping Liam Livingstone in a couple of GL combinations as he has failed to deliver at Indian Pitches.
– Rahul Chahar and Sandeep Sharma can be tried in different combinations of GL as Pitch is expected to favour them.
– Must try Benny Howell and Virat Kohli as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
– David Willey might be another good GL pick if he gets included in XIs of Bangalore for this match.
