Match Details:
The 15th match of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 will be played between Odisha Panthers and Odisha Jaguars 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:
When Odisha Panthers and Odisha Jaguars will face off on Sunday, the outcome is likely to be one of two possibilities. Either the Odisha Panthers will outclass their opposition very easily and register a win, or the Odisha Jaguars will pull off what can arguably be considered as the upset of the season.
The Panthers will be firm favourites for this game, both because of their quality on the pitch and Jaguars’ lack of it. With 4 wins from as many games, the Panthers are occupying the first position in the points table. Occupying the first position from the opposite end of the table are the Jaguars. They have lost all of their first 3 games and are in dire need of a miracle.
ODJ vs OPA Weather Report for Match 15:
The weather in Cuttack hasn’t changed one bit since the commencement of the competition, and things will be similar today. The temperature will be around 28 °C and chances of rain are 10%.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch at Cuttack, like the weather, has stayed true to its actual character throughout this competition. It is expected to favour the bowlers heavily.
Average first innings score:
124 (Last 6 matches of this tournament 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)
ODJ vs OPA Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Odisha Jaguars:
Lagnajit Samal, Girija Rout, Rashmi Sahoo, Sunil Sahoo, Shamsul Khan, Kshyama Bal, Sandeep Chauhan, Rahul Choudhary, Manoj Kashyap, Nirbishankar Barik, Abhijit Barik
Bench:
Anwesh Das, Dibya Das, Nihar Bhuyan, Bibhu Mallick
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.
ODJ vs OPA Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Alok Chandra Sahoo is currently the joint-second in the leading wicket-takers’ chart, with 9 wickets to his name. He has also scored 35 runs.
Placed second on the run-scorers’ chart is another Panthers’ player in Abhishek Yadav. He has scored 160 runs at a brilliant strike rate of over 140.
Pradeep Pradhan is another Panthers player who has been terrific with the ball. He has picked up 7 wickets in 4 games and has conceded runs at an economy rate of under 7 runs per over.
From the Odisha Jaguars’ camp, Lagnajit Samal has arguably been the most promising bowler. Not only has he picked up 5 wickets, but Samal has a wonderful economy rate of slightly over 5 runs per over as well.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Rajkishan Patel, Alok Chandra Sahoo
Vice-Captain Options – Sanjay Das, Sidhant Jena
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ODJ vs OPA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Ranjit Paikaray
Batters – Abhijit Barik, Ankit Singh, Abhishek Yadav
All-Rounders – Sidhant Jena, Alok Chandra Sahoo (C), Girija Rout
Bowlers – Pradeep Pradhan, Basant Mohanty, Manoj Kashyap, Lagnajit Samal (VC)
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ODJ vs OPA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Kshyama Bal
Batters – Sunil Sahoo, Ankit Singh, Abhishek Yadav (VC)
All-Rounders – Sidhant Jena, Alok Chandra Sahoo, Girija Rout
Bowlers – Pradeep Pradhan (C), Rahul Choudhary, Shubham Nayak, Lagnajit Samal
Expert Advice:
Sidhant Jena is playing impressive knocks consistently. He has already registered 87 runs to his name, which has come at a strike rate of almost 150. It is advisable to include him in both of your Dream11 Fantasy teams.
Today’s ODJ vs OPA Probable Winners:
Odisha Panthers are expected to win this match.
