Probable XI –
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Punjab Kings –
Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Shikhar Dhawan(C)
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
6. Glenn Maxwell(VC)
7. Liam Livingstone
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Wanindu Hasaranga
11. Rahul Chahar
– Shikhar Dhawan looks safest captain choice considering his current good form and batting average of above 30 at venue and H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Virat Kohli who’s expected to go big after getting out at duck during the last match.
– Mayank Agarwal might be another good punt at the place of Bhanuka Rajapaksa especially while batting in first innings.
– Didn’t took both Jonny Bairstow and Faf Du Plessis as they might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Rahul Chahar considering his bowling strike rate of just 12 in three Innings at this venue.
– Wanindu Hasaranga and Kagiso Rabada are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Shahbaz Ahmed/Mahipal Lomror
5. Mayank Agarwal
6. Glenn Maxwell(C)
7. Liam Livingstone(VC)
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Harshal Patel
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Arshdeep Singh
– Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone are other good C/VC pair considering their 2-3 down batting and part time overs with bowl.
– Can take anyone from Shahbaz Ahmed or Mahipal Lomror as anyone from them can come good with bat if a couple of top order batters doesn’t do well and also bowling some part time overs.
– Arshdeep Singh might get a couple of wickets especially while bowling in first innings.
– Taking punt on Harshal Patel at the place of Wanindu Hasaranga who might not get more than a wicket in consecutive innings.
– Must try Virat Kohli as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting in second innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli(C)
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Mayank Agarwal
5. Rishi Dhawan
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Harshal Patel(VC)
11. Mohammad Siraj
– Going heavy on Bangalore in GL as they might go with all the guns blazing to win this encounter and keep the hopes of getting into Playoffs.
– Virat Kohli looks an open captain choice as he’s expected to go big after getting out at duck during the last match.
– Harshal Patel might be a good VC choice as he has the potential to thrash any batting line-up on his day.
– Liam Livingstone and Rishi Dhawan might give some decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Expecting Mohammad Siraj to stay amongst the wickets after going without one in last three consecutive innings.
– Sandeep Sharma and Jitesh Sharma are other good picks for GL combinations.
