Probable XI –
Peshawar Zalmi –
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Yasir Khan, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik (c), Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Sohail Khan, Pat Brown, Usman Qadir, Sameen Gul
Islamabad United –
Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Paul Stirling, Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan (c), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Muhammad Musa, Zahir Khan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tom Kohler-Cadmore
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
3. Shoaib Malik(VC)
4. Alex Hales
5. Haider Ali
6. Hussain Talat
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Sameen Gul
10. Hasan Ali
11. Usman Qadir
– Shadab Khan looks safest captain choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl full four overs.
– Shoaib Malik might be a good VC choice considering his excellent numbers with bat at venue & H2H matches and part time overs with bowl.
– Can take anyone from Asif Ali or Paul Stirling at the place of hit or miss Alex Hales.
– Taking punt on Faheem Ashraf who’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Hasan Ali and Sameen Gul are must picks considering their good numbers with bowl at venue & H2H matches and death over bowling.
– Azam Khan can be picked in SL risky combination especially while chasing.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tom Kohler-Cadmore
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
3. Shoaib Malik
4. Asif Ali
5. Haider Ali
6. Hussain Talat(VC)
7. Shadab Khan(C)
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Sameen Gul
10. Hasan Ali
11. Usman Qadir/Sohail Khan
– Hussain Talat might be another good VC choice considering his three down batting and a couple of overs with bowl.
– Asif Ali will be a crucial pick especially if a couple of top order batters somehow doesn’t do well.
– Can take Sohail Khan at the place of Usman Qadir especially while bowling in first innings.
– Zahir Khan might be another decent punt in SL combination while bowling in second innings.
– Must try Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Tom-Kohler Cadmore as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Azam Khan
2. Shoaib Malik
3. Asif Ali
4. Sherfane Rutherford
5. Ben Cutting
6. Hussain Talat
7. Shadab Khan
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Hasan Ali (C)
10. Sameen Gul (VC)
11. Sohail Khan
– Hasan Ali and Sameen Gul looks open C/VC choices considering their death over bowling and good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Azam Khan and Asif Ali might come good with bat if top order batters depart early.
– Ben Cutting might come handy with bat and bowl a couple of overs (if required) which makes him a decent GL pick.
– Can take Yasir Khan at the place of Sherfane Rutherford especially while chasing.
– Mohammad Wasim and Muhammad Musa are other good GL picks considering their decent numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Must try Faheem Ashraf as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations especially while batting first.
