Probable XI –
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Shahbaz Ahmed, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ab De Villiers
2. Virat Kohli(VC)
3. Nitish Rana
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Andre Russell(C)
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Pat Cummins
11. Harshal Patel
– Andre Russell looks safest captain pick considering his middle order batting & at least two overs in death.
– Virat might be a good VC as he has averaged 34 and 40 at venue & H2H matches respectively.
– Both Nitish Rana and Rahul are must picks considering their good venue & H2H numbers.
– Shahbaz Ahmed will be the best credit saver pick as he’s expected to bat at one down & bowl a couple of overs too.
– Shakib might be a decent punt considering his three down batting & at least 3-4 overs with the bowl.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Chahal as he has good venue & H2H numbers.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ab De Villiers(VC)
2. Eoin Morgan
3. Virat Kohli
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Devdutt Padikkal
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Andre Russell(C)
9. Harshal Patel
10. Kyle Jamieson
11. Prasidh Krishna
– Ab De Villiers might be another good VC considering his top form with the bat and averages of above 35 at venue & H2H matches.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Eoin Morgan as he has been failing from the last two matches.
– Devdutt Padikkal can score quick 30-40 runs especially while batting first to come back in the form.
– Kyle Jamieson & Harshal Patel can take a couple of wicket easily as they’re expected to bowl in death overs again.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Eoin Morgan(VC)
3. Virat Kohli
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Andre Russell
6. Daniel Christian
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Shahbaz Ahmed(C)
9. Kyle Jamieson
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Pat Cummins
– Shahbaz Ahmed might be a good captain pick in GL considering his one down batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Expecting Eoin Morgan to play a good knock if both the openers of KKR departs early.
– Dinesh Karthik can finish off the innings by scoring quick runs at down the order if top order doesn’t do well.
– Daniel Christian can be a good GL pick if 1-2 top order batters from RCB departs early as he will bat at middle order and bowl a couple of overs too if required.
