Probable XI –
Multan Sultan –
Adam Lyth, Shan Masood (C), Rilee Rossouw, Zeeshan Ashraf (WK), Ravi Bopara, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Ilyas/Usman Qadir, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan
Karachi Kings –
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton (WK), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (C), Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Amir, Arshad Iqbal/Umer Khan, Umaid Asif
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Zeeshan Ashraf
2. Babar Azam(C)
3. Alex Hales
4. Shan Masood
5. Rilee Rossouw(VC)
6. Cameron Delport
7. Iftikhar Ahmed
8. Sohail Tanvir
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Imran Tahir
11. Mohammad Ilyas
– Babar Azam looks safest captain pick considering his recent good form and average of 40 against the opponent in last four matches.
– Mohammad Amir took 8 wickets in just 4 matches at an average of 11 against Karachi.
– Rilee Rossouw mustered 410 runs at an average of 41 in 13 T20s this year which makes him good VC pick.
– Cameron Delport though doesn’t have good numbers against the opponent but he has scored 298 runs at an average of 50 in 7 matches at this venue so took him in SL combo.
– Mohammad Ilyas can be a good punt as he took wickets at an average of 19 against the opponent so he’s likely to give atleast 25 points in Dream11.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Zeeshan Ashraf
2. Alex Hales(C)
3. Babar Azam
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Shan Masood(VC)
6. Cameron Delport
7. Ravi Bopara
8. Mohammad Amir
9. Imran Tahir
10. Mohammad Irfan
11. Wayne Parnell
– Wayne Parnell can be a good punt especially while bowling second considering his numbers.
– Imran Tahir has taken 26 wickets this year at an average of 19 so he’s likely to give atleast 25 points in Dream11.
– Alex Hales & Shan Masood have been decent against the opponents so they can be good punt C VC picks.
– Ravi Bopara can be a good differential pick especially while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Chadwick Walton
2. Babar Azam
3. Sharjeel Khan(VC)
4. Adam Lyth(C)
5. Rilee Rossouw
6. Iftikhar Ahmed
7. Shahid Afridi
8. Sohail Tanvir
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Imran Tahir
11. Wayne Parnell
– Expecting openers of both the teams to fire at this fresh surface which will favour the batsmen.
– Shahid Afridi can be a good GL pick especially while batting first.
– Iftikhar Ahmed was in great touch during NT20 & T20I series recently so he might prove to be a game changer in this match.