Match Details:
The 28th match of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 will be played between Odisha Tigers and Odisha Pumas at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on Saturday.
This match is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM Local Time and IST and it will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
In the 28th match of the ongoing league, Odisha Tigers and Odisha Pumas are ready to clash with each other at the Barabati Stadium on Saturday. In their first encounter, Odisha Tigers failed to chase down the target of 142 runs which was posted by their opposition. However, they won their last match very comfortably chasing the total of 76 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Currently, they are placed at the 4th spot just 16 points in their hand.
After an embarrassing loss to Odisha Cheetahs on Friday, Odisha Pumas will be looking to turn things around against the Tigers. With 20 points in their bag, they are sitting at the 3rd position in the league table. Since both the teams are pushing hard, it will be interesting to see who’s going to win this match and grab the two precious points hanging in front of them.
ODC vs OPU Weather Report for Match 28:
The weather in Cuttack is clear for this game without any interruptions of rain. The temperatures will be looming around 24 Degrees Celsius range.
Pitch Condition/Report:
Without any doubt, the pitch at Barabati Stadium will favor the bowlers and the batsmen have to be at their best to get some runs on the board. Adding to that, teams winning the toss will look to chase at this venue.
Average first innings score:
93 (Out of last five matches played at this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 4; Lost – 1; Tied – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
ODT vs OPU Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Odisha Tigers:
Rupak Pradhan, Amin Khan, Debasish Ashok Samantray (c), Dibyashakti Chakrabarty, Rakesh Gochhayat (wk), B Shiva, Harshit Rathod, Rajkishan Patel, Sanjay Das, Shekhar Majhi, Minal Parida, Samir Mandal
Bench:
Uttsab Bhoi, Sangram Majhi, Sanjay Das, Ayush Naik, Girija Sankar Barik.
Odisha Pumas:
Sandeep Patnaik, Aravinda Singh (c), Prayash K Singh, Pratik Das, Tukuna Sahoo, Soubhagya R Mohanty, Prasanta Rana, Dhiraj Singh, Purnachandra Majhi, Jitendra Thapa, Kameshwar Barik (wk).
Bench:
Illu Gocchayat, Badal Nishad, Debashis Mahakud, Abhinash Nayak, Pravin Tirkey.
ODT vs OPU Top picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Amin Khan is the highest run-getter for his team as he piled up 146 runs from 8 games that he played at an average of around 21.
Rupak Pradhan looked in good touch with the bat in the last game against Odisha Jaguars as scored an unbeaten 59 to help his side to cross the victory line.
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B Shiva has bagged 13 wickets so far in the league including a four-wicket-haul in the last match.
Sandeep Patnaik is the 4th highest run-scorer in the ongoing competition who has amassed 209 runs at an average of 30.
Tukuna Sahoo will be the key bowler for Odisha Pumas in the upcoming game. The latter has plucked 11 wickets from his 8 outings.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Prayash K Singh, Rupak Pradhan
Vice-Captain Options – Amin Khan, Tukuna Sahoo
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ODT vs OPU Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dibyashakti Chakrabarty
Batters – Sandeep Patnaik, Prasanta Rana, Rupak Pradhan, Debasish Ashok Samantray
All-Rounders – Prayash K Singh (C), Amin Khan (VC)
Bowlers –B Shiva, Shekhar Majhi, Dhiraj Singh, Tukuna Sahoo
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ODT vs OPU Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Soubhagya R Mohanty
Batters – Sandeep Patnaik, Prasanta Rana, Rupak Pradhan (C)
All-Rounders – Prayash K Singh, Jitendra Thapa
Bowlers – Tukuna Sahoo (VC), B Shiva, Shekhar Majhi, Dhiraj Singh, Harshit Rathod
Expert Advice:
Both the teams have good bowlers in their ranks. So try to pick a minimum of 4 bowlers in your Dream11 Fantasy team.
Today’s ODT vs OPU Probable Winners:
Odisha Tigers are expected to win this game.
