Match Details:
Match no. 8 of the Odisha T20 tournament will be played between Odisha Lions and Odisha Pumas at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
The match will be starting at 07:30 PM Local Time (02:00 PM GMT) and will be streamed live on the FanCode app.
Preview:
Both the teams have had similar starts to their campaign as both of them were defeated in their first game of the season. Pumas though turned it around in their last game as they won their previous game. Whereas their opponents, Lions, will be looking to get their campaign on track by avoiding a third consecutive defeat of their campaign.
Weather Report for Match 8:
There will be no interruption from the weather as there is a mere 10% chance for rain and the temperature will be around 24 degrees celsius.
Pitch Condition/Report:
Batting freely will be a tough task on this track and chasing here seems much easier when compared to the initial part of the match. Hence batting second is what the captains will be looking at.
Average first innings score:
140 (Last 6 matches of this competition played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 4, Lost – 2, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
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Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Odisha Lions:
Rakesh Pattanaik, Saroja Panda, Subhrajyoti Mishra, Swastik Samal, Deepak Behera, S Sahoo, Bikash Rout, Sujit Skhetra Lenka, Alok Mangaraj, Chinmay Sahoo, Nauttam Bhanja.
Bench:
Ansuman Tripathy, Biswabhusan Bihari, Ajay Goura, Durgaprasad Behera, Abhishek Giri.
Odisha Pumas:
Kameshwar Barik, Dhiraj Singh, Aravinda Singh, Tukuna Sahoo, Pratik Anurag Das, Abhinash Nayak, Prayash Singh, Prasantha Rana, Sandeep Patnaik, Jitendra Thapa, Badal Nishad.
Bench:
Soubhagya Mohanty, Purnachandra Majhi, Illu Gochhayat, Pravin Tirkey, Debashis Mahakud.
Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:
Prayash Singh scored 98 runs in 2 games at a stunning strike rate of nearly 180.
Prasantha Rana has scalped 4 wickets and has an economy rate of just over 7 runs per over.
Tukuna Sahoo has picked up 3 wickets while maintaining an economy rate of well under 7 runs per over.
Rakesh Pattanaik has picked up a couple of wickets and has also contributed 34 runs to his team’s tally.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Prayash Singh, Prasantha Rana
Vice-Captain Options – Tukuna Sahoo, Rakesh Pattanaik
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ODL vs ODP 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Sujit Skhetra Lenka
Batters – Sandeep Patnaik, Prasantha Rana, Bikash Rout
All-Rounders – Prayash Singh (C), Deepak Behera, Rakesh Pattanaik
Bowlers – Badal Nishad, Tukuna Sahoo (VC), S Sahoo, Nauttam Bhanja
12th Man – Alok Mangaraj
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ODL vs ODP 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Sujit Skhetra Lenka
Batters – Sandeep Patnaik, Prasantha Rana (C), Abhinash Nayak
All-Rounders – Prayash Singh, Deepak Behera, Rakesh Pattanaik (VC), Pratik Anurag Das
Bowlers – Tukuna Sahoo, S Sahoo, Alok Mangaraj
12th Man – Badal P Nishad
Expert Advice:
Since the bowlers have had their major contributions on this track, picking bowlers and regular all-rounders who bowl is the trade you’ll have to look into.
ODL vs ODP Probable Winners:
Odisha Pumas are expected to win this match.
