Probable XI –
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ab De Villiers(VC)
2. Eoin Morgan
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Devdutt Padikkal
7. Andre Russell
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Pat Cummins
11. Mohammad Siraj
– Virat and Ab De Villiers looks safest C VC picks considering their good form and averages of 37 & 39 in H2H matches respectively.
– Rana & Rahul Tripathi are must picks as they have been good against the opponent.
– Taking punt on Morgan as his due knock of the season might come in this match.
– Shahbaz Ahmed might be the best credit saver punt as he’s batting at middle order and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from both Chahal and Siraj considering their strike rates of 22 & 18 in H2H matches respectively.
– Dropped Patel as he’s giving runs at an average of above 15 and struggling to take wickets too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Glenn Maxwell(VC)
3. Virat Kohli
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Nitish Rana
6. Shahbaz Ahmed
7. Andre Russell(C)
8. Sunil Narine
9. Mohammad Siraj
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Shivam Mavi
– Andre Russell will be another safe captain pick as he’s hitting quick runs at middle order and bowling part time too.
– Maxwell might be a good VC choice if any of the opener from Bangalore departs early.
– Narine can give decent fantasy points as he’s bowling full overs and batting at three down.
– Mavi might be a good credit saver punt as he’s expected to bowl full four overs.
– Dropped both Padikkal and Gill as they doesn’t have much promising numbers against the opponents.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Dinesh Karthik
3. Virat Kohli
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Eoin Morgan
6. Shahbaz Ahmed(VC)
7. Daniel Sams
8. Sunil Narine(C)
9. Mohammad Siraj
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Pat Cummins
– Sunil Narine might be the best captain pick in GL considering his three down batting & full overs with the bowl.
– Shahbaz Ahmed can be crucial with both bat and ball especially if 1-2 top order batters from RCB fails early.
– Expecting at least decent knocks from both Morgan and Karthik as they’re due to play one this season.
– Sams might get a couple of wickets especially while bowling first.
