Match Details:
The 5th match of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 will be played between Odisha Panthers and Odisha Lions at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.
The match is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM local time and IST and it will be streamed live on Fancode.
Preview:
The two sides who will lock horns in today’s afternoon game have started their 2020-21 Odisha Cricket League campaign on significantly different notes. On one hand, we have Odisha Panthers, who had a dream start to their campaign. They defeated the Odisha Pumas by 9 wickets in the season opener.
Challenging them in this game will be the Odisha Lions, who did not have as great a start as their opposition’s. Their batting order crumbled against the Odisha Tigers and could only manage 132 runs. While their bowlers pulled off somewhat of a comeback, it still wasn’t enough. With matches coming thick and fast, they will be desperate to get to winning ways, while the Panthers will surely love two wins on the trot.
ODL vs OPA Weather Report for Match 5:
It will be relatively hot in Cuttack, with the temperature being around 29 °C. Chances of precipitation are only 10%.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch at Barabati Stadium will slightly favour the bowlers, as batsmen will struggle to get going here. A score of around 150 should be competitive here.
Average first innings score:
142 (First 4 matches of this tournament played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 1, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
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ODL vs OPA 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 Panthers:
Ranjit Paikaray, Ankit Singh, Shubham Nayak, Pradeep Pradhan, Binit Mohanty, Alok Chandra Sahoo, Nisikanta Rout, Basant Mohanty, Abhishek Yadav, Jayanta Behera, Sidhant Jena
Bench:
Krushna Barik, Sparsh Somani, Dinesh Srivastav, Chandramani Biswal, Ashutosh Das.
ODL vs OPA Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Rakesh Pattanaik will be key to Lions’ hopes of bagging a win. He scored 33 runs in the last game and picked up a couple of wickets.
Alok Chandra Sahoo is another must-have because he can be influential with both the bat and the ball. He has scored 23 runs and picked up a couple of wickets as well.
Sidhant Jena was a big reason behind Panthers’ opening day win, as he played a fantastic knock of 63 runs, which included 5 fours and as many sixes.
Pradeep Pradhan was Panthers’ star performer with the ball in the last game. He picked up 4 wickets and conceded only 20 runs.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Rakesh Pattanaik, Alok Chandra Sahoo
Vice-Captain Options – Pradeep Pradhan, Sidhant Jena
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ODL vs OPA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Ranjit Paikaray
Batters – Ankit Singh, Subhrajyoti Mishra, Bikash Rout
All-Rounders – Sidhant Jena, Alok Chandra Sahoo, Rakesh Pattanaik (C)
Bowlers – S Sahoo, Pradeep Pradhan (VC), Basant Mohanty, Nauttam Bhanja
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ODL vs OPA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Sujit Skhetra Lenka
Batters – Ankit Singh, Subhrajyoti Mishra, Swastik Samal
All-Rounders – Sidhant Jena (VC), Alok Chandra Sahoo (C), Rakesh Pattanaik, Deepak Behera
Bowlers – Pradeep Pradhan, Alok Mangaraj, Nauttam Bhanja
Expert Advice:
Since this pitch is expected to favour the bowlers, it will be wise to field 4 specialist bowlers in any one of your Dream11 fantasy teams.
Today’s ODL vs OPA Probable Winners:
Odisha Panthers are expected to win this match.
