Probable XI –
Peshawar Zalmi –
Imam ul Haq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Wahab Riaz (c), Mujeeb ur Rehman, Saqib Mahmood, Mohammad Imran
Multan Sultans –
Mohammad Rizwan (c&wk), Chris Lynn, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Brathwaite, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Muhammad Umar, Sohaibullah/Shahnawaz Dhani
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan(C)
2. Imam Ul Haq(VC)
3. James Vince
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Shahid Afridi
6. Shoaib Malik
7. Amad Butt
8. Ravi Bopara
9. Saqib Mahmood
10. Wahab Riaz
11. Sohail Tanvir
– Mohammad Rizwan looks safest caption pick considering his top form with the bat as he has mustered 71,42,98 & 46 in the last 4 T20 innings.
– Imam Ul Haq might be a good punt VC as he has scored runs at an average of 38 & 49 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Dropped Both Lynn & Kamran considering their last couple of T20 innings in which they have failed to cross even 10-15 runs margin.
– Both Vince & Rossouw will be good picks as they have food numbers at this venue & H2H matches.
– Amad Butt might be a good punt as he’s batting at 4-5 down and bowling full four overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Sohail Tanvir considering his strike rate of 17 in more than 10 H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Kamran Akmal
2. Mohammad Rizwan
3. Haider Ali
4. Imam Ul Haq(C)
5. James Vince(VC)
6. Shoaib Maqsood
7. Ravi Bopara
8. Carlos Brathwaite
9. Saqib Mahmood
10. Wahab Riaz
11. Sohail Tanvir
– James Vince might be a good VC pick especially while chasing as he has good numbers at venue while his last 4 T20 innings has three 50+ knocks.
– Expecting a good knock from Kamran Akmal considering his average of 37 with bat at venue.
– Shoaib Maqsood might be a good punt especially while batting first as he has scored runs at an average of 41 & 106 at venue and H2H games respectively.
– Carlos Brathwaite might be a good pick again as he can score quick 20-30 runs at down the order and bowling in death overs too.
Grand League Combination –
1. Kamran Akmal
2. Imam Ul Haq(VC)
3. Chris Lynn
4. Shoaib Maqsood(C)
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Amad Butt
7. Carlos Brathwaite
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Mohammad Imran
10. Saqib Mahmood
11. Sohail Tanvir
– Shoaib Maqsood & Imam might be good C VC picks in GL considering their phenomenal venue and H2H numbers.
– Expecting a good knock from Lynn as he’s expected to play one after a couple of failures.
– Both Carlos Brathwaite & Afridi can give enough points with bat and ball.
– Mohammad Imran might be a good GL pick as he has bagged wickets at a strike rate of 20 in more than 25 T20 innings.