Match Details:
The 23rd match of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 will be played between Odisha Lions and Odisha Pumas 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:
Odisha Lions and Odisha Pumas will square off against each other in the 23rd match of the Odisha Cricket League. It’s going to be the battle between 3rd and 2nd placed teams. It will be a key match for the Odisha Lions to secure a win as the Odisha Tigers and Cheetahs are also having the same 12 points as the Lions. In their last outing, the Lions were outplayed by the Panthers by 2 wickets, so they need to bounce back to secure their 3rd spot in the standings.
On the other hand, Odisha Pumas have won 4 of their last 5 matches and at present, they are at the 2nd spot in the standings with 20 points. They have already confirmed their knockout spot with 3 matches yet to be played. They were beaten comfortably by the Lions when they met last time so they want to give it back to the Lions this time by playing better cricket.
ODL vs OPU Weather Report for Match 23:
It will be sunny in Cuttack and the temperature will be higher than normal, ranging between 27 and 32 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be 57 percent. There will be no forecast of rain for this match.
Pitch Condition/Report:
It’s a difficult wicket to score runs freely and the batters have struggled throughout the tournament to put huge scores on the board. The highest team total so far in this competition is 169 which clearly indicates the wicket is on the slower side and is helpful for the bowlers rather than the batters.
Average first innings score:
118 (Last 5 matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 4, Lost – 1, Tie – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
ODL vs OPU Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Odisha Lions
Swastik Samal, Subhrajyoti Mishra, Sujit Skhetra Lenka (c & wk), Rajesh Pattanaik, Ajay Goura, Nauttam Bhanja, Bikash Rout, Biswabhusan Bihari, Abhisek Giri, Deepak Behera, Sibhasish Sahoo
Bench:
Saroja Panda, Alok Mangaraj, Chinmay Sahoo, Durgaprasad Behera, Ansuman Tripathy
Odisha Pumas
Sandeep Patnaik, Abhinash Nayak, Aravinda Singh (c), Prayash K Singh, Pratik Das, Tukuna Sahoo, Soubhagya R Mohanty (wk), Prasanta Rana, Dhiraj Singh, Purnachandra Majhi, Jitendra Thapa
Bench:
Illu Gocchayat, Badal Nishad, Debashis Mahakud, Kameshwar Barik, Pravin Tirkey
ODL vs OPU Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Odisha Lions skipper Sujit Skhetra Lenka is leading from the front, he has scored 152 runs in 6 innings at an average of 30.4 with a strike rate of 91.01.
Swastik Samal in 7 innings has scored 122 runs at an average of 20.33 with a strike rate of 84.13.
Deepak Behera has picked the most wickets for Lions in this tournament, 11 wickets in 7 matches at an economy of 5.22. With the bat, he has scored 74 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 96.10.
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Sandeep Pattnaik in 7 innings has scored 192 runs at an average of 32 with a strike rate of 103.22. He got one wicket to his name as well.
Prayash K Singh has scored 141 runs in 7 innings at an average of 20.14 with a strike rate of 139.6. He even picked up 6 wickets at an economy of 7.04.
Tukuna Sahoo has contributed with his all-round performances for Pumas. With the bat, he has scored 138 runs in 5 innings at an average of 27.6 and a strike rate of 112.19. He leads the bowling attack for Pumas, picking up 9 wickets at an economy of 5.65.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Tukuna Sahoo, Sujit Skhetra Lenka, Prayash K Singh
Vice-Captain Options – Deepak Behera, Aravinda Singh, Sandeep Patnaik
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ODL vs OPU Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Sujit Skhetra Lenka
Batters – Prasanta Rana, Sandeep Patnaik, Swastik Samal, Bikash Rout
All-Rounders – Prayash K Singh, Rajesh Pattanaik, Deepak Behera (vc)
Bowlers – Tukuna Sahoo (c), Dhiraj Singh, Sibhasish Sahoo
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ODL vs OPU Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Sujit Skhetra Lenka (c)
Batters – Prasanta Rana, Sandeep Patnaik, Aravinda Singh (vc), Swastik Samal
All-Rounders – Prayash K Singh, Rajesh Pattanaik, Deepak Behera
Bowlers – Tukuna Sahoo, Sibhasish Sahoo, Nauttam Bhanja
Expert Advice:
Deepak Behera is a good captaincy pick and he will not only get you wickets but can be a useful contributor with the bat also. He must be included in your Dream 11 fantasy team at any cost.
Today’s ODL vs OPU Probable Winners:
Odisha Pumas are expected to win this match.
