Probable XI –
Punjab Kings –
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (C and WK), Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ab De Villiers(VC)
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Chris Gayle
4. Virat Kohli(C)
5. Glenn Maxwell
6. Shahrukh Khan
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Washington Sundar
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Harshal Patel
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Virat Kohli and Ab De looks safest C VC picks considering their phenomenal venue & H2H matches numbers.
– Rahul and Gayle are must picks as they have been consistent performer’s against the opponent.
– Shahrukh might be a good punt as he’s scoring some quick runs at down the order.
– Hooda and Sundar can give decent fantasy points considering their middle order batting & at least a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Expecting Chahal to stay amongst the wickets considering his strike rate of below 20 at both venue & H2H matches.
– Arshdeep Singh can get a couple of wickets by bowling in death overs especially during the first innings.
– Dropped both Mayank and Padikkal as they have struggled to score runs at both venue & H2H games.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
3. Virat Kohli
4. Glenn Maxwell(C)
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Moises Henriques
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Washington Sundar
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Harshal Patel
– Maxwell might be another good captain pick if 1-2 top order batters from Bangalore departs early.
– Expecting a good knock again from Rahul as he has looked in good touch as of now & also averaged 74 in 9 H2H innings.
– Moises Henriques might be a good punt as he’s batting at 4-5 down and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Washington Sundar is getting promoted to bat up the order and bowling full four overs.
– Expecting at least a couple of wickets from Shami especially while bowling first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Nicholas Pooran
3. Chris Gayle
4. Virat Kohli
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Moises Henriques(C)
7. Washington Sundar(VC)
8. Daniel Sams
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Dropped both Rahul & Maxwell as they doesn’t have good numbers at this venue.
– Expecting a top knock from Gayle especially while batting first as he’s due to play one.
– Pooran will be a crucial pick if both the openers of Punjab departs early.
– Henriques & Sundar might be good C VCs in GL considering their all-round performances.
– Daniel Sams is expected to bowl in death overs & do the late hitting for Bangalore.