Probable XI –
Sri Lanka –
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka/Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanidu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Parveen Jayawickrama
South Africa –
Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Rassie Van Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klassen, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Reeza Hendricks
3. Kusal Perera
4. Rassie Van Dussen
5. Dhananjaya de Silva
6. George Linde
7. Wanidu Hasaranga(C)
8. Akila Dhananjaya
9. Chamika Karunaratne
10. Kagiso Rabada(VC)
11. Tabraiz Shamsi
– Wanidu Hasaranga looks safest captain choice as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl full four overs too.
– Kagiso Rabada might be a good VC choice especially while bowling first.
– Reeza Hendricks and Dussen have done well against the opponent which makes them good picks.
– Dhananjaya de Silva and Linde can give decent fantasy points as they’re expected to bowl atleast a couple of overs and bat at 3 & 5 down respectively.
– Akila Dhananjaya have taken atleast a wicket at venue and H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Reeza Hendricks
3. Rassie Van Dussen(C)
4. Kusal Perera
5. Avishka Fernando(VC)
6. Dhananjaya de Silva
7. George Linde
8. Wanidu Hasaranga
9. Dushmantha Chameera
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Tabraiz Shamsi
– Taking punt on Rassie Van Dussen and Avishka as C/VC since they have done well recently in shorter format.
– Can take Dinesh Chandimal at the place of Kusal Perera especially if Sri Lanka bats second.
– Dushmantha Chameera has bagged eight wickets at a strike rate of Just 19 which makes him a good pick.
– Quinton de Kock and Dhananjaya de Silva are other good C/VC choices for small league combinations.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Chandimal
2. Heinrich Klassen
3. David Miller
4. Dasun Shanaka
5. Avishka Fernando
6. Wanidu Hasaranga
7. Dhananjaya de Silva
8. George Linde
9. Dushmantha Chameera(C)
10. Akila Dhananjaya(VC)
11. Kagiso Rabada
– Going heavy on Sri Lanka since they had dominated over opponent during ODIs
– Expecting Dushmantha Chameera and Akila Dhananjaya to take some crucial wickets of the opponent.
– Heinrich Klassen and Miller will be crucial picks if top order of South Africa doesn’t do well.
– Can take anyone from Chandimal or Perera as only one of them has performed in a respective match.
– Must try Praveen Jayawickrama and Anrich Nortje as C/VC in different combinations of GL.
