Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Gujarat Titans –
Matthew Wade(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Aiden Markram
3. Rahul Tripathi
4. Shubman Gill
5. Hardik Pandya(C)
6. Washington Sundar(VC)
7. Mohammad Shami
8. Rashid Khan
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. T Natarajan
11. Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Marco Jansen
– Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar looks safest C/VC choices considering their All-rounder roles.
– Aiden Markram might be a decent pick considering his two down batting and part time bowling.
– Can take anyone from Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Marco Jansen as both are getting to bowl in death overs.
– Didn’t took Kane Williamson as he hasn’t looked in good touch so far in this tournament.
– Rahul Tewatia can be picked at the place of Lockie Ferguson especially while batting first.
– Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan are other good C/VC choices for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Aiden Markram
3. Kane Williamson
4. David Miller
5. Washington Sundar
6. Hardik Pandya(C)
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9. T Natarajan(VC)
10. Rashid Khan
11. Mohammad Shami
– T Natarajan might be a good VC choice considering his current lethal form with bowl.
– Dropped both Rahul Tripathi and Shubman Gill as they might not go big in three consecutive innings.
– Expecting a top knock from Kane Williamson as he hasn’t done anything good in last three innings.
– David Miller and Rahul Tewatia might come good with bat if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Bhuvneshwar Kumar especially while bowling in first innings.
– Must try Mohammad Shami as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while bowling in second innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Aiden Markram
3. Kane Williamson(VC)
4. David Miller
5. Washington Sundar
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Umran Malik
9. Marco Jansen
10. T Natarajan(C)
11. Rashid Khan
– Going heavy on Hyderabad as they might put up a good show to defeat Gujarat who are on winning streak of three matches.
– T Natarajan looks an open captain choice as he can thrash any batting line-up on a given day.
– Kane Williamson might be a good VC choice as his due top knock might come in this match.
– Nicholas Pooran looks a good GL pick especially while batting in first innings.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from both Umran Malik and Marco Jansen.
– Must try Abhinav Manohar and Shashank Singh as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.