Probable XI –
Team Abu Dhabi –
Chris Gayle, Luke Wright, Paul Stirling, Ben Duckett, Joe Clarke, Najibullah Zadran, Rohan Mustafa, Naveen-ul-Haq, Usman Khan-Shinwari, Jamie Overton, Obed McCoy
Qalandars –
Tom Banton, Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Akhtar, Asif Ali, Ben Dunk, Samit Patel, Chris Jordan, Sohail Tanvir, Sultan Ahmed, Danyal Ahmed, Azmatullah Omarzai.
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Chris Gayle(VC)
3. Luke Wright
4. Sohail Akhtar
5. Tom Banton(C)
6. Asif Ali
7. Sharjeel Khan
8. Paul Stirling
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Jamie Overton
11. Chris Jordan
– Tom Banton is the safest captain pick considering his consistency of scoring 30-40 runs in shorter format.
– Chris Gayle might be a good punt VC as he can score big in any of the match.
– Ben Duckett will be a good pick from WK section as he’s slotted at two down in the batting order.
– Took top four batters from both the teams as most of the runs are being scored by top 4s in this season.
– Expecting at least a wicket from Naveen as he’s bowling in death for Team Abu Dhabi.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Ben Duckett
2. Chris Gayle
3. Tom Banton
4. Asif Ali
5. Sharjeel Khan(VC)
6. Paul Stirling(C)
7. Rohan Mustafa
8. Samit Patel
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Chris Jordan
11. Sohail Tanvir
– Paul Stirling might be a good captain pick as he’s batting at one down & was in top form during the recently concluded ODI series.
– Sharjeel Khan can score quick runs considering his way of playing attacking cricket in recent times.
– Expecting a good knock from Asif Ali if any of the opener from Qalandars fails early.
– Took both Mustafa & Samit Patel for their two overs with the bowl & middle order batting.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ben Dunk
2. Najibullah Zadran
3. Luke Wright(C)
4. Tom Banton
5. Asif Ali(VC)
6. Rohan Mustafa
7. Paul Stirling
8. Samit Patel
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Usman Shinwari
11. Sohail Tanvir
– Luke Wright might play a good knock as he’s opening the innings for Team Abu Dhabi.
– Asif Ali can be a good VC pick in GL if openers of Qalandars fails early.
– Najibullah Zadran might be another good pick to have in GL if you’re leaving top order batters from Abu Dhabi.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Usman Shinwari as he’s opening with the new ball for Abu Dhabi.