Probable XI –
South Africa Legends –
Alviro Petersen, Morne van Wyk (wk), Loots Bosman, Justin Kemp, Jonty Rhodes (c), Andrew Puttick, Zander de Bruyn, Roger Telemachus, Garnett Kruger, Makhaya Ntini, Thandi Tshabalala
Sri Lanka Legends –
Tillakaratne Dilshan (c), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga (wk), Chamara Silva, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Ajantha Mendis, Russel Arnold, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Dhammika Prasad
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Upul Tharanga
2. Jonty Rhodes
3. Alviro Petersen
4. Sanath Jayasuriya
5. Justin Kemp(VC)
6. Zander de Bruyn
7. Chinthaka Jayasinghe
8. Tillakratne Dilshan(C)
9. Makhaya Ntini
10. Rangana Herath
11. Nuwan Kulasekara
– Dilshan looks safest captain pick as he’s opening the innings and bowling full overs too.
– Justin Kemp might be a good VC as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl 3-4 overs too.
– Alviro Petersen & Jonty Rhodes will be the good picks considering their top order batting and phenomenal numbers in short format of the game.
– Zade de Bruyn might be a good punt especially while batting first as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl full overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Herath as he went wicket less during the last match.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Upul Tharanga
2. Morne Van Wyk(VC)
3. Jonty Rhodes
4. Chamara Silva
5. Sanath Jayasuriya(C)
6. Justin Kemp
7. Tillakratne Dilshan
8. Makhaya Ntini
9. Roger Telemachus
10. Dhammika Prasad
11. Nuwan Kulasekara
– Sanath Jayasuriya might be a good punt captain pick as he can score quick 40-50 runs considering his attacking way of playing cricket.
– Morne Van Wyk might be a good VC as he’s expected to open the innings & handle wk duties too. His average had been above 30 in T20s format.
– Expecting at least 25 points from Dhammika as he’s expected to bowl full four overs again.
– Roger Telemachus will be a good pick especially while bowling first as he’s expected to bowl in death overs with Ntini.
Grand League Combination –
1. Morne Van wyk
2. Loots Bosman
3. Chamara Silva
4. Sanath Jayasuriya
5. Justin Kemp
6. Zade de Bruyn(C)
7. Chinthaka Jayasinghe(VC)
8. Tillakratne Dilshan
9. Makhaya Ntini
10. Rangana Herath
11. Dammika Prasad
– Zade de Bruyn & Jayasinghe might be good C VC picks if top order of respective teams fails early as they’re expected to bat at 4-5 down & bowl some overs too.
– Loots Bosmon might be a good GL pick if big guns like Alviro & Rhodes didn’t perform well.
– Expecting both Herath & Dammika to stay amongst the wickets as they went wicket less during the last match.
– Dropped Upul Tharanga as he might not score bigt in two consecutive matches.