Probable XI –
South Africa –
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius/Wayne Parnell, Marco Jansen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj
India –
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer/Suryakumar Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Virat Kohli(C)
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Lokesh Rahul/Shreyas Iyer
5. Rassie Van Dussen
6. Andile Phehlukwayo
7. Dwaine Pretorius
8. Jasprit Bumrah(VC)
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Lungi Ngidi
– Taking punt on Virat Kohli as captain who has averaged above 60 with bat in more than 20 H2H matches.
– Shikhar Dhawan will be a must pick considering his batting average of approx 50 in 17 H2H innings.
– Shreyas Iyer might be a decent punt at the place of Rahul as he can anchor the innings if any of the top order batter depart early.
– Rassie Van Dussen might be a decent pick considering his recent good form with bat and consistency to score runs in both the innings.
– Andile Phehlukwayo and Pretorius can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Jasprit Bumrah might be a good VC choice considering his good numbers in H2H matches and consistency to take wickets.
– Taking punt on Yuzvendra Chahal and Lungi Ngidi as both have done extremely well in H2H matches.
– Shardul Thakur can come handy with bat and expected to bowl atleast 7-8 overs which makes him a decent punt.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Rishabh Pant/Iyer
3. Virat Kohli
4. Shikhar Dhawan(C)
5. David Miller
6. Andile Phehlukwayo(VC)
7. Dwaine Pretorius
8. Venkatesh Iyer
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Lungi Ngidi
– Shikhar Dhawan looks another good captain choice considering his batting average of approximately 50 in H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Phehlukwayo as VC who’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast 5-6 overs.
– Take anyone from Pant or Iyer as they will be crucial if any of the opener doesn’t do well.
– David Miller might be a decent punt considering his experience of playing approx 20 H2H matches against India.
– Venkatesh Iyer might be a decent punt if gets a place in the XIs of this match as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl part time overs too.
– Must try Quinton de Kock as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league considering his batting average of 60 in more than 10 H2H innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rishabh Pant
2. Virat Kohli
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. David Miller
5. Temba Bavuma
6. Andile Phehlukwayo
7. Dwaine Pretorius
8. Venkatesh Iyer/Suryakumar
9. Lungi Ngidi (VC)
10. Yuzvendra Chahal (C)
11. Jasprit Bumrah
– Yuzvendra Chahal looks an open captain choice considering his bowling strike rate of just 18 in 07 H2H innings.
– Lungi Ngidi has done extremely well at venue and H2H matches which makes him a good VC choice.
– Temba Bavuma might be a good GL pick considering his ability to anchor the innings.
– Expecting some fireworks from David Miller if top order batters somehow doesn’t do well.
– Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorius are other good C/VC choices for GL combination.
– Can take Anyone from Suryakumar or Venkatesh whoever gets to play in this match.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen are other good GL picks.