Match Details:
Match no. 7 of the Odisha T20 tournament will see two teams locking horns. The Odisha Tigers will be taking on the Odisha Jaguars at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
The match will be starting at 03:30 PM Local Time (10:00 AM GMT) and will be streamed live on the FanCode app.
Preview:
Both the teams started their campaigns with a defeat. Tigers however have turned things around with a narrow win against the Odisha Lions. They will be riding high on confidence after winning their previous match despite an initial hiccup in their campaign. Jaguars though will be looking to get their first win in this tournament as they are yet to open their account in the points table.
Weather Report for Match 7:
The conditions possess no interruption for the game with the temperature around 28 degrees Celsius and a mere 10% chance of rain.
Pitch Condition/Report:
It’s going to be a bowler’s paradise and anything around 150 will be competitive here.
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:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Odisha Tigers:
Ayush Naik, Girija Sankar Barik, Amin Khan, Debasish Ashok Samantray (c), Dibyashakti Chakrabarty, Rakesh Gochhayat (wk), B Shiva, Harshit Rathod, Rajkishan Patel, Sanjay Das, Shekhar Majhi
Bench:
Minal Parida, Uttsab Bhoi, Samir Mandal, Rupak Pradhan, Sangram Majhi
Odisha Jaguars:
Lagnajit Samal, Girija Rout, Rashmi Sahoo, Sunil Sahoo, Shamsul Khan, Kshyama Bal, Sandeep Chauhan, Nihar Bhuyan, Manoj Kashyap, Nirbishankar Barik, Abhijit Barik
Bench:
Anwesh Das, Rahul Choudhary, Dibya Das, Bibhu Mallick
Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Amin Khan has amassed 64 runs at a fantastic strike rate of 180+.
Girija Rout has scored 55 runs at an average of over 25.
Lagnajit Samal has picked up 3 wickets and has maintained an economy rate of only 5 runs per over.
Shekhar Majhi has scalped 4 wickets and has conceded runs at an economy rate of under 7 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Amin Khan, Lagnajit Samal
Vice-Captain Options – Shekhar Majhi, Girija Rout
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ODT vs ODJ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dibyashakti Chakrabarty
Batters – Ayush Naik, Abhijit Barik, Shamsul Khan
All-Rounders – Girija Rout, Amin Khan (C)
Bowlers – Manoj Kashyap, Lagnajit Samal, B Shiva, Sanjay Das, Shekhar Majhi (VC)
12th Man – Anwesh Das
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ODT vs ODJ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Rakesh Gochhayat
Batters – Ayush Naik, Abhijit Barik, Debasish Ashok Samantray
All-Rounders – Girija Rout (VC), Amin Khan, Nirbishankar Barik
Bowlers – Manoj Kashyap, Lagnajit Samal (C), Sandeep Chauhan, Shekhar Majhi
12th Man – Nihur Bhuyan
Expert Advice:
Since bowlers will be coming into play on this track, selecting more bowlers will be a good trade for this match in particular.
ODT vs ODJ Probable Winners:
Odisha Tigers are expected to win this match.