Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi, Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Kings XI Punjab –
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (c)(wk), Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell/Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ravi Bishnoi
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(C)
2. Mayank Agarwal
3. Mandeep Singh
4. David Warner(VC)
5. Manish Pandey
6. Kane Williamson
7. Sheldon Cottrell
8. Ravi Bishnoi
9. Abhishek Sharma
10. Sandeep Sharma
11. Rashid khan
-David Warner has mustered 819 runs at an average of 54 in 17 H2H which makes him atleast good VC choice.
-Lokesh Rahul has scored runs at an average of 52 in 6 H2H games. He is the safest captain in this match as he might give some points with gloves too.
-Manish Pandey had been decent against the opponent with his 30-35 runs in above 15 matches.
-Rashid Khan has taken at least a wicket or two against the opponent so he’s likely to give atleast 25 points with bowl in Dream11.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
2. Nicholas Pooran
3. Jonny Bairstow
4. Karun Nair
5. Mandeep Singh
6. David Warner(C)
7. Manish Pandey
8. Abhishek Sharma
9. Sandeep Sharma
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Rashid khan
-Jonny Bairstow haven’t played much matches against the opponent so it’s hard to predict but he is due to play a big knock in this season so that might come today.
-Dropped Mayank Agarwal as he doesn’t have very promising record against the opponent nor at the venue.
-Nicholas Pooran can be a good punt especially while batting first.
-Mohammad Shami & Rashid khan are two most consistent bowlers from both the sides.
Grand League Combination –
1. Lokesh Rahul
2. Nicholas Pooran(VC)
3. Jonny Bairstow
4. Mandeep Singh
5. David Warner
6. Kane Williamson(C)
7. Abdul Samad
8. Mohammad Shami
9. Murugan Ashwin
10. Sandeep Sharma
11. Rashid Khan
– Kane Williamson has been decent with his 30-40 runs knock against the KXIP in 5 H2H matches. He can play a big knock if plays 15-20 balls.
-Nicholas Pooran can be crucial especially while batting first if top order fails early.
-Mandeep Singh looked good in last match so he might give some decent points with bat.
