Probable XI –
Rajasthan Royals –
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Jos Buttler(VC)
3. Virat Kohli(C)
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Yashasvi Jaiswal
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Trent Boult
10. Harshal Patel
11. Akash Deep
– Virat Kohli might be a good captain choice considering his batting averages of 85 & 30 in more than 15 venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Jos Buttler looks safest VC choice considering his current top form with bat and average of approx 30 at venue and H2H matches.
– Didn’t took Sanju Samson as he hasn’t done well against the opponent and also needed to drop one high credit player.
– Expecting atleast a decent knock from Yashasvi Jaiswal especially while chasing.
– Dinesh Karthik might give some good fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Anuj Rawat can be picked at the place of Akash Deep if Bangalore gets to bat in first innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sanju Samson
2. Virat Kohli
3. Faf Du Plessis(C)
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Wanindu Hasaranga(VC)
7. Yuzvendra Chahal
8. Trent Boult
9. Prasidh krishna
10. Harshal Patel
11. David Willey/Mohammad Siraj
– Faf Du Plessis looks another good captain choice considering his batting average of above 30 at venue & H2H matches and current top form with bat.
– Wanindu Hasaranga looks another safe VC choice as he’s bowling full four overs and batting at 4-5 down.
– Dropped Jos Buttler as he might not go big in consecutive innings which will also solve credit issues in D11.
– Hetmyer and Padikkal needs to step up especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Mohammed Siraj should be preferred over David Willey while bowling first and vice-versa.
– Ravichandran Ashwin can be picked at the place of Prasidh krishna while bowling in second innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Virat Kohli
3. Faf Du Plessis
4. Devdutt Padikkal
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal
6. Wanindu Hasaranga
7. Riyan Parag
8. Yuzvendra Chahal(C)
9. Trent Boult
10. Harshal Patel (VC)
11. David Willey
– Yuzvendra Chahal and Harshal Patel looks open C/VC choices considering their current top form with bowl.
– Dropping both Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler in GL as they might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Riyan Parag might come handy with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Try dropping Faf Du Plessis for Sherfane Rutherford or Shahbaz Ahmed in a couple of GL combinations.
– Must try Dinesh Karthik and Yashasvi Jaiswal as C/VC in different combinations of GL.
– Navdeep Saini and Anuj Rawat are other good picks for GL combinations.