Probable XI –
Punjab Kings –
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (C and WK), Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith/Chris Jordan/Fabian Allen, Jalaj Saxena/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed/T Natarajan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
3. Nicholas Pooran
4. David Warner(C)
5. Chris Gayle
6. Manish Pandey
7. Shahrukh Khan
8. Vijay Shankar
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Rashid Khan
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Warner and Rahul are safest C VC picks considering their top order batting and good venue & H2H matches numbers.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Wriddhiman Saha as he has failed to play in the last three matches.
– Nicholas Pooran might be the best punt as he has averaged 53 & 65 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Shahrukh might be a good credit saver pick as he’s scoring quick 20-30 runs at down the order.
– Shami, Rashid & Arshdeep have good H2H numbers which makes them must have picks.
– Vijay Shankar can give decent fantasy points by batting at middle order and bowling a couple of overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow(C)
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Nicholas Pooran
4. David Warner
5. Manish Pandey(VC)
6. Mayank Agarwal
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Jhye Richardson
9. Arshdeep Singh
10. Rashid Khan
11. Khaleel Ahmed
– Bairstow and Manish Pandey are other two C VC picks as they have good venue & H2H numbers.
– Dropped Gayle as he’s struggling to score runs by batting at an unusual position.
– Deepak Hooda and Mayank Agarwal can score quick 30-40 runs respectively considering their big hitting skills.
– Taking punt on Khaleel Ahmed as he’s available in less credits & bowling full four overs too.
– Jhye Richardson can be a good credit saver pick in place of Shami as only one of them have taken wickets in a single match.
Grand League Combination –
1. Wriddhiman Saha(C)
2. Nicholas Pooran(VC)
3. David Warner
4. Chris Gayle
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Vijay Shankar
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Jhye Richardson
11. Rashid Khan
– Expecting top knocks from both Saha & Pooran as they have failed to play one from the last couple of matches.
– Shahrukh & Deepak Hooda can score good amount of runs if both the openers of Punjab departs early.
– Gayle might look to score big as he has got starts in each game but failed to play one.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Bhuvneshwar Kumar especially while bowling first.