Probable XI –
West Indies –
Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Fabian Allen, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell
England –
Jason Roy, Tom Banton, James Vince, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan (c), Sam Billings (wk), Chris Jordan, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Shai Hope/Nicholas Pooran
2. Kieron Pollard
3. James Vince
4. Jason Roy
5. Jason Holder(VC)
6. Moeen Ali(C)
7. Fabian Allen
8. Romario Shepherd
9. Adil Rashid
10. Reece Topley/Saqib Mahmood
11. Sheldon Cottrell
– Moeen Ali looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and full overs with bowl.
– Can go with anyone from Pollard or Holder as VC since they’re expected to bat at 3-4 down and bowling full four overs.
– Take anyone from Shai Hope or Nicholas Pooran as both are batting at top of the order.
– Romario Shepherd and Fabian Allen can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Can take anyone from Reece Topley or Saqib Mahmood as they’re expected to bowl in death overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Shai Hope
2. Kieron Pollard
3. James Vince
4. Eoin Morgan
5. Jason Holder
6. Moeen Ali(C)
7. Fabian Allen
8. Romario Shepherd(VC)
9. Adil Rashid
10. Chris Jordan
11. Akeal Hosein/Sheldon Cottrell
– Taking punt on Romario Shepherd as VC who can come handy with bat at 4-5 down and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Preferred Shai Hope over Pooran as he can give decent fantasy points with the help of bat and gloves.
– Dropped Jason Roy who might not score big in two consecutive innings.
– Eoin Morgan and Vince will be crucial picks if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Akeal Hosein should be preferred over Sheldon Cottrell especially while bowling in second innings.
– Chris Jordan might be another decent punt while bowling in first innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sam Billings
2. Shai Hope
3. Tom Banton
4. Kieron Pollard(C)
5. Eoin Morgan
6. James Vince(VC)
7. Fabian Allen
8. Romario Shepherd
9. Adil Rashid
10. Sheldon Cottrell
11. Saqib Mahmood
– Kieron Pollard looks an open captain choice considering his three down batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Expecting James Vince to go big after getting out very early during the last two innings.
– Sam Billings might be a decent GL pick especially if top order batters doesn’t do well.
– Liam Dawson might come handy with bat at down the order and expected to bowl part time overs.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Saqib Mahmood who went wicketless during the last match.
– Must try Brandon King and Sam Billings as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.
