Probable XI –
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Kona Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Kona Srikar Bharat
2. Virat Kohli(VC)
3. Devdutt Padikkal
4. Kane Williamson(C)
5. Abdul Samad
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Jason Holder
8. Shahbaz Ahmed
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Rashid Khan
11. Mohammad Siraj
– Williamson and Virat Kohli looks safest C/VC choices considering their good numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Can take anyone from Srikar Bharat or Wriddhiman Saha as both are batting at top order.
– Abdul Samad might be a decent credit saver punt as he’s scoring quick 20-25 runs in each game.
– Going with Siraj over Harshal Patel as he has taken wickets at a strike rate of less than 20 at venue and H2H matches.
– Glenn Maxwell looks another safe C/VC choice in SL especially while batting first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. Ab De Villiers
3. Kane Williamson
4. Virat Kohli
5. Glenn Maxwell(C)
6. Jason Holder(VC)
7. Abhishek Sharma
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Harshal Patel
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Umran Malik
– Taking punt on Ab De Villiers as he might be crucial if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Abhishek Sharma might be a decent credit saver pick as he’s batting at three down and bowling part time.
– Umran Malik might be lethal with his pace at this surface especially while bowling first.
– Jason Holder might be another good VC choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Dropped Rashid Khan assuming he will bowl in first innings so might not give more than 25 points.
Grand League Combination –
1. Wriddhiman Saha
2. Ab De Villiers
3. Virat Kohli
4. Kane Williamson(C)
5. Jason Roy
6. Jason Holder
7. Shahbaz Ahmed
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Rashid Khan(VC)
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Umran Malik
– Going heavy on Hyderabad as they might go with all the guns blazing to win this encounter.
– Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan will have to perform well if they want to win this match.
– Dropped Glenn Maxwell as he might not go big in three consecutive matches.
– Ab De Villiers will be another good C/VC choice to be tried in GL combinations.
– Umran Malik can be another decent C/VC choice especially while bowling first.