Match Details:
The 12th match of the Pondicherry T20 Tournament 2020 will be played between Sharks XI and the Tigers XI at the Siechem Cricket Ground.
The match is scheduled to start at 01:30 PM IST (08:00 AM GMT) and can be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
After a day of washouts in the Pondicherry T20 Tournament, the fans will hope that the rain gods will be a bit more lenient and allow some action on the field on Monday. Sharks XI will battle against Tigers XI in the afternoon fixture of the day. Sharks XI were scheduled to play against the Bulls XI on Sunday, but the match was abandoned due to rain.
In their last completed match, the Sharks edged past Lions XI by two runs. On the other hand, Tigers XI bulldozed the Tuskers XI by eight wickets. They are on a three-match winning streak heading into the game against the Sharks XI, and will start this game as the favourites.
SHA vs TIG Weather Report for Match 12:
Another washout might be on the cards because there are predictions for heavy rain on Monday. The temperature will likely be 25 degrees Celsius in Pondicherry.
Pitch Report:
The wet outfield and the slow pitch will make it a challenging task for the batsmen to score big at this venue. Anything above 150 will be a decent first innings total on this surface.
Average first innings score:
141 (Last 5 completed games)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 2, NR – 0
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SHA vs TIG Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Tigers XI:
Iqlas Naha, Yash Avinash Jadhav (wk), Anand Subramanian, R Ragupathy, S Ashwanth-II, J Manikandan, Satish Jangir B, Karthik B Nair, Prashanth K Varma, S Santhamoorthy, Nitesh Thakur N
Bench:
Ajay Dhansing Badode, R Premraj,, Sarath Satheesh C, A Kamaleeshwaran. S Magesh, Ankur Kunder D (wk), Paras Dogra, R Sabari, Karthik Selvam, AM Narayanan
Sharks XI:
Nipun Gaikwad, Arjun Shetty Ganesh, Aravind K, Chiranjeevi G, Suresh Kumar, Mathavan M (wk), Iyyappan M, Alankrit Agarwal, Jasvanth S, Vengadeshwaran N, M Mathan
Bench:
S Krishna, Vadivel C, Raghuraman P, M Chinnadurai, Pravin R, Aditya Chauhan, D Chandrasekar, Rajaram S, Dilip G, Janarthanan N, Deepak Sherawat
SHA vs TIG Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Arjun Shetty Ganesh has been the best batsman for the Sharks XI, having scored 63 runs for them so far in the tournament.
Nipun Gaikwad played a solid knock of 48 runs in his last inning. He showed good patience on what was a really tough surface to bat on, and can be expected to perform well in the upcoming match as well.
R Ragupathy has scored 161 runs in three matches of the Pondicherry T20 tournament. It looks like he has a perfect idea of the playing conditions.
Satish Jangir B bowled a tidy spell of 2/17 against the Tuskers XI. Since he bats in the top order, he could score points aplenty.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – R Ragupathy, Satish Jangir B
Vice-Captain Options – Nipun Gaikwad, Arjun Shetty Ganesh
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SHA vs TIG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nipun Gaikwad, Yash Avinash Jadhav
Batters – A Subramanian, S Ashwath-II, R Ragupathy (c)
All-Rounders – Satish Jangir B, S Jasvanth, Arjun Shetty Ganesh (vc)
Bowlers – Karthik B Nair, S Santhamoorthy, N Vengadeshwaran
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SHA vs TIG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nipun Gaikwad (vc)
Batters – A Subramanian, S Ashwath-II, R Ragupathy, K Aravind
All-Rounders – Satish Jangir B (c), Iqlas Naha, Arjun Shetty Ganesh
Bowlers – Karthik B Nair, Prashanth K Varma, N Vengadeshwaran
Expert Advice:
Since rain will likely force a reduction in the overs, it is advisable to pick most of the top-order batsmen in both of your Dream11 Fantasy teams for this fixture.
Today’s SHA vs TIG Probable Winners:
Tigers XI are predicted to win this game.
