Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson (c), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik
Lucknow Super Giants –
KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera/Jason Holder, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Quinton de Kock(VC)
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. Manish Pandey
4. Kane Williamson
5. Rahul Tripathi
6. Aiden Markram
7. Krunal Pandya/Washington Sundar
8. Romario Shepherd
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Andrew Tye
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Lokesh Rahul and Quinton de Kock looks safest C/VC choices considering their top form of the last match and averages of above 35 in H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Manish Pandey at the place of Evin Lewis as he might not go big in consecutive innings considering his inconsistent form with bat.
– Williamson and Rahul Tripathi are must picks as they aren’t likely to go without scoring runs in consecutive innings.
– Take anyone from Washington Sundar or Krunal Pandya as both are batting at middle order and bowling atleast three overs for their respective teams.
– Umran Malik or T Natarajan can be picked at the place of Romario Shepherd while bowling in second innings.
– Dushmantha Chameera might be a decent pick at the place of Andrew Tye especially while bowling in second innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Quinton de Kock
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. Nicholas Pooran
4. Kane Williamson
5. Deepak Hooda/Ayush Badoni
6. Rahul Tripathi
7. Aiden Markram(VC)
8. Romario Shepherd
9. Andrew Tye
10. Natarajan/Umran Malik
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Aiden Markram might be another good VC choice considering his current good form with bat and part time bowling.
– Expecting atleast decent knocks from Nicholas Pooran and Rahul Tripathi after getting out at duck during last Inning.
– Take anyone from Deepak Hooda or Ayush Badoni as they will be crucial if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Umran Malik will be a better pick in comparison to Bhuvi and Natarajan if Hyderabad gets to bowl in second innings.
– Must try Kane Williamson as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Manish Pandey
3. Kane Williamson
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. Ayush Badoni
6. Jason Holder(C)
7. Krunal Pandya(VC)
8. Romario Shepherd
9. Umran Malik
10. T Natarajan
11. Avesh Khan
– Jason Holder will be an open captain choice considering his consistency with All-rounder role. He’s expected to replace Chameera in XIs of this match.
– Dropped both Lokesh Rahul and Quinton de Kock as they might fail after going big during the last match.
– Krunal Pandya might be a good VC choice considering his middle order batting and atleast 3-4 overs with bowl.
– Expecting Manish Pandey and Ayush Badoni to come good with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Must try Rahul Tripathi and Nicholas Pooran as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
– Abdul Samad and Abhishek Sharma are other good picks for GL combinations.