Probable XI –
Punjab Kings –
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odeon Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, J Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Jitesh Sharma
3. Shikhar Dhawan(VC)
4. Kane Williamson
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Arshdeep Singh/Bhuvneshwar Kumar
8. Kagiso Rabada
9. Rahul Chahar
10. T Natarajan (C)
11. Umran Malik
– T Natarajan looks safest captain choice considering his consistency to take atleast a couple of wickets in each game.
– Shikhar Dhawan might be a good VC choice considering his current lethal form with bat.
– Didn’t took Mayank Agarwal as he has looked a bit rusty in this season and has continuous failures in H2H matches.
– Jitesh Sharma might be a decent punt as he’s available in just 8.5 credits and batting at three down.
– Take anyone from Arshdeep Singh or Bhuvneshwar Kumar whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
– Kane Williamson and Rahul Tripathi are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Nicholas Pooran
3. Mayank Agarwal
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Kane Williamson
6. Liam Livingstone(C)
7. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
8. Rahul Chahar
9. Kagiso Rabada(VC)
10. Umran Malik
11. T Natarajan
– Taking risk by dropping Shikhar Dhawan who has averaged just 15 with bat in 6 Innings at this venue.
– Liam Livingstone looks another good captain choice as he’s expected to go big after getting out early in last inning.
– Kagiso Rabada might be another good VC choice considering his consistency to take wickets almost in every match.
– Expecting atleast a decent knock from Jonny Bairstow after getting out early in last two consecutive innings.
– Must try Bhuvneshwar Kumar as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while bowling in first innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow(C)
2. Shahrukh Khan
3. Aiden Markram
4. Kane Williamson
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Arshdeep Singh(VC)
7. Rahul Chahar
8. Kagiso Rabada
9. T Natarajan
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Umran Malik
– Going with bowling heavy combination as they’re expected to dominate in this match.
– Jonny Bairstow looks an open captain choice as he’s due to play a top knock in this season which might come in this match.
– Arshdeep Singh might be a good VC choice especially while bowling in first innings.
– Shahrukh Khan might come handy with bat if top order batters depart early.
– Marco Jansen and Vaibhav Arora are other good picks for GL combinations.
– Must try Rahul Chahar and Umran Malik as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.