Probable XI –
Peshawar Zalmi –
Imam ul Haq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz (c), Mujeeb ur Rehman, Saqib Mahmood, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan
Islamabad United –
Phil Salt (WK), Alex Hales, Shadab Khan (C), Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Lewis Gregory, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Zafar Gohar, Mohd Wasim Jr
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Kamran Akmal(VC)
2. Tom Kohler Cadmore
3. Imam Ul Haq
4. Alex Hales
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Faheem Ashraf
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Lewis Gregory
9. Saqib Mahmood
10. Wahab Riaz
11. Hasan Ali
– Shadab Khan might be a good punt captain pick as he’s batting at one down and bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Kamran Akmal considering his average of 36 & 32 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Faheem & Gregory might be good picks as they’re getting promoted to bat up the order and bowling at least 2-3 overs too.
– Saqib Mahmood & Riaz will be the must have picks considering their consistency in this season and good venue & H2H numbers too.
– Hasan Ali has been good in H2H matches with 18 wickets at an average of just 18 in 15 games.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Kamran Akmal(VC)
2. Philip Salt
3. Tom Kohler Cadmore
4. Haider Ali
5. Alex Hales(C)
6. Shoaib Malik
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Shadab Khan
9. Saqib Mahmood
10. Wahab Riaz
11. Hasan Ali
– Hales will be a safe captain pick as he has averaged above 25 at venue & H2H matches and scoring quick 20-30 runs in PPs.
– Philip Salt might be a good punt especially while chasing as he has done well while doing so.
– Haider Ali good in good touch during the last match which makes him another good pick especially while batting first.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Cadmore after he got out early in the last match.
Grand League Combination –
1. Philip Salt(VC)
2. Tom Kohler Cadmore
3. Imam Ul Haq(C)
4. Sherfane Rutherford
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Faheem Ashraf
7. Shadab Khan
8. Lewis Gregory
9. Hasan Ali
10. Wahab Riaz
11. Saqib Mahmood
– Expecting good knocks from openers of both the teams as they’re failing to go big from the last couple of matches.
– Rutherford might be a good GL pick as he has the ability to score quick 30-40 runs in no time at middle order.
– All the three all-rounders from Islamabad might be good picks as they will get to perform with both bat and ball.