Probable XI –
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Nicholas Pooran/Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Kane Williamson
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Glenn Maxwell(C)
7. Aiden Markram
8. Harshal Patel
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. T Natarajan(VC)
11. Umran Malik
– Glenn Maxwell looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and atleast a couple of overs with bowl.
– T Natarajan might be a good VC choice especially while bowling in first innings.
– Can take anyone from Dinesh Karthik or Nicholas Pooran whoever gets to bat in first innings.
– Taking punt on Virat Kohli who might look to go big after getting out early in last three consecutive innings.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be picked at the place of Umran Malik especially while bowling in second innings.
– Faf Du Plessis and Kane Williamson are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli(VC)
3. Kane Williamson
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Glenn Maxwell(C)
6. Aiden Markram
7. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Harshal Patel
10. Wanindu Hasaranga
11. T Natarajan
– Taking risk on Virat Kohli as VC since he might go big after getting out early in last three consecutive innings.
– Dropping Faf Du Plessis who might not go big in consecutive innings considering his recent hit or miss form.
– Expecting Wanindu Hasaranga to stay amongst the wickets after going without one during the last match.
– Try dropping Aiden Markram for Nicholas Pooran in risky SL combinations.
– Must try Harshal Patel as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league considering his consistency to take wickets in bunches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Virat Kohli
3. Kane Williamson
4. Suyash Prabhudessai
5. Glenn Maxwell
6. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
7. Harshal Patel
8. Mohammad Siraj(C)
9. Wanindu Hasaranga
10. T Natarajan
11. Marco Jansen(VC)
– Going heavy on bowling section as they might dominate in this yet another exciting encounter.
– Mohammad Siraj and Marco Jansen looks open C/VC choices as they might deliver their best with bowl in this match.
– Abhishek Sharma can be picked at the place of Suyash Prabhudessai especially while chasing.
– Anuj Rawat and Jagadeesha Suchith are other good picks for GL combinations.
– Must try Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Nicholas Pooran as C/VC in different combinations of GL.