Probable XI –
Punjab Kings –
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Rajasthan Royals –
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler(VC)
2. Sanju Samson
3. Shikhar Dhawan(C)
4. Mayank Agarwal
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Liam Livingstone
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Kuldeep Sen
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Shikhar Dhawan and Jos Buttler looks safest C/VC choices considering their current lethal form with bat and good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Expecting both Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal to come good with bat considering their top numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Arshdeep Singh might get a couple of wickets considering his bowling strike rate of just 16 & 9 at four venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Taking punt on Kuldeep Sen who’s available in just 8.0 credits and getting to bowl full four overs.
– Sanju Samson and Kagiso Rabada are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler(VC)
2. Devdutt Padikkal
3. Shimron Hetmyer
4. Shikhar Dhawan
5. Mayank Agarwal/Bhanuka Rajapaksa
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Liam Livingstone(C)
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Trent Boult
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Liam Livingstone might be another good captain choice considering his power hitting with bat and part time overs with the bowl too.
– Dropped Sanju Samson as he might not go big in consecutive innings considering his current inconsistent form with the bat.
– Shimron Hetmyer might come handy with bat if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Bhanuka Rajapaksa can be preferred over Mayank Agarwal especially while batting in first innings.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Trent Boult as he has done pretty well at this venue in more than 6 Innings.
– Must try Devdutt Padikkal as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league as he has averaged above 50 with the bat in five Innings at this venue.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Devdutt Padikkal(C)
3. Karun Nair
4. Mayank Agarwal(VC)
5. Ravichandran Ashwin
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Rishi Dhawan
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Trent Boult
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Dropping top performers of both the teams in GL as their failures will open the winning doors.
– Devdutt Padikkal and Mayank Agarwal looks open C/VC choices as both are due to play a top knock and holds good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Karun Nair might be a decent GL pick especially if top order batters somehow doesn’t do well.
– Rishi Dhawan and Ravichandran Ashwin can give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Can take Jitesh Sharma at the place of Jonny Bairstow as he has done pretty decent at this venue in last three innings.
– Expecting Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh to stay amongst the wickets especially while bowling in first innings.
