Probable XI –
Quetta Gladiators –
Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, James Faulkner, Sohail Tanvir, Ashir Qureshi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain
Multan Sultans –
Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Imran Khan, Imran Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ihsanullah
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Mohammad Rizwan(C)
3. Sohaib Maqsood
4. Shan Masood
5. Ahsan Ali
6. James Faulkner
7. Mohammad Nawaz(VC)
8. Imran Tahir
9. Shahnawaz Dahani
10. Naseem Shah
11. Mohammad Hasnain/Tanvir
– Mohammad Rizwan looks safest captain choice considering his current lethal form with bat.
– Mohammad Nawaz might be a good VC choice considering his three down batting and full overs with bowl.
– Taking punt on Ben Duckett by dropping Will Smeed as he will be crucial if any of the opener depart early.
– Can take Iftikhar Ahmed at the place of Faulkner if Multan Sultans gets to bat in first innings.
– Sohail Tanvir should be preferred over Hasnain especially while bowling in first innings.
– Can take Rilee Rossouw or Khushdil Shah at the place of Shan Masood who might not go big consecutive innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Sarfaraz Ahmed
3. Mohammad Rizwan(C)
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Khushdil Shah
6. Sohaib Maqsood
7. Iftikhar Ahmed
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Shahnawaz Dahani
10. Imran Tahir(VC)
11. Mohammad Hasnain/Naseem Shah
– Imran Tahir might be a decent VC choice considering his consistency to take wickets.
– Sarfaraz Ahmad and Duckett will be crucial picks if both the openers somehow doesn’t do well.
– Expecting decent Knocks from Rossouw and Khushdil Shah if any of the opener depart early.
– Taking punt on Iftikhar Ahmed who can come good with bat at three down and bowling part time overs.
– Can go with Hasnain at the place of Naseem Shah who isn’t likely to get more than a wicket in consecutive innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Sarfaraz Ahmed
3. Rilee Rossouw
4. Sohaib Maqsood
5. Khushdil Shah(VC)
6. Mohammad Nawaz
7. David Willey
8. Iftikhar Ahmed(C)
9. Imran Tahir/Imran Khan
10. Mohammad Hasnain
11. Shahnawaz Dahani
– Dropped opening batters of both the teams as their failure might open GL chances.
– Expecting Ben Duckett and Sarfaraz Ahmed to come good with bat in case of early failure of opening batters.
– Rilee Rossouw ane Maqsood are yet to play a top knock in this season which might come in this game especially if openers somehow depart early.
– Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil Shah looks open C/VC choices considering their middle order batting and part time bowling.
– David Willey can come handy with bat and expected to bowl in death overs for Multan.
– Imran Khan can be picked at the place of Tahir especially while bowling in first innings.
– James Faulkner and Ihsanullah are other good picks for GL combinations.