Pakistan play Sri Lanka and India play West Indies in the Super Eights today, and the Sports Pundit Fantasy experts will be looking forward to getting in the high-point scoring batsmen and bowler from at least two of these teams.
It remains to be seen whether Pakistan will open the inning with Salman Butt or whether Ahmed Shehzad will make a comeback into the side, but the sense is that Pakistan may not want to change a winning combination, apart from the injured couple of bowlers. Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya, on the other hand, justified the faith reposed in him by the management, and smashed a quickfire 81, as he looks good to get some more. The issue with him is that he does not enjoy the English conditions too much and a big inning could very easily be followed by another failure.
West Indies, ever so reliant on Chris Gayle, also have the services of Andre Fletcher, who has the capability match Gayle shot for shot. Whether that converts itself into a long enough innings is a surmise, but India has this reputation of not being able to breach through a new-comer’s defences quickly enough!
Dwayne Bravo will walk into my team and remain there till after West Indies’s next game against South Africa. This is because West Indies have a break of five games before playing their next one; essential paving way for another all-rounder during that time.