Match Details:
The Semi-Final 1 of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 will be played between Odisha Panthers and Odisha Tigers 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 Odisha Tigers were extremely lucky to get into the semi-finals of Odisha Cricket league 2020/21. Though they were handed a thrashing by the Odisha Panthers, they managed to confirm their berth as the Odisha Cheetahs lost their match as well.
However, now that we have arrived at the semis, no such luck will be working in their favour. Tigers will take on Odisha Panthers again, this time with the stakes being significantly higher. The Panthers have lost only once in the league stage and hence are the obvious favourites to make it to the finals.
OPA vs ODT Weather Report for Semi-Final 1:
Things will be heating up at Cuttack tomorrow, and we mean it in a literal sense. The temperature will be as high as 31 °C tomorrow, while chances of precipitation are only 10%.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch will continue to be bowling friendly, where scoring even 120 runs will be challenging. Batting will be a bit easier in the first innings.
Average first innings score:
107 (Last 5 matches of this tournament played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 1, Lost – 4, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
OPA vs ODT Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
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.
Odisha Tigers:
Ayush Naik, Girija Sankar Barik, Amin Khan, Debasish Ashok Samantray (c), Dibyashakti Chakrabarty, Rakesh Gochhayat (wk), B Shiva, Harshit Rathod, Rupak Pradhan, Rajkishan Patel, Shekhar Majhi
Bench:
Minal Parida, Uttsab Bhoi, Samir Mandal, Sanjay Das, Sangram Majhi
OPA vs ODT Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Alok Sahoo is currently sitting at the top of leading wicket-takers’ chart, and given his gap with others, he is expected to stay there till the end of this competition. He has picked up 21 wickets and has also scored 126 runs.
B Shiva is a few places behind Sahoo on that list. He has picked up 14 wickets and has an economy rate of under 5 runs per over.
Shekhar Majhi has also registered 14 wickets to his name in this competition. Though not as good as Shiva’s, Majhi still has an impressive economy rate of just over 5 runs per over.
Subham Nayak has picked up 12 wickets from 9 matches. The Odisha Panthers bowler has an economy rate of under 6 runs per over. He can be a terrific budget pick at only 8.0 Cr.
Abhishek Yadav, who happens to be one of the few batsmen who have managed to perform well on this track, has amassed 250 runs at an average of over 40.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – B Shiva, Alok Chandra Sahoo
Vice-Captain Options – Abhishek Yadav, Shekhar Majhi
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for OPA vs ODT Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dibyashakti Chakrabarty
Batters – Rupak Pradhan, Ankit Singh, Abhishek Yadav
All-Rounders – Alok Chandra Sahoo (C), Rajkishan Patel
Bowlers – Pradeep Pradhan, B Shiva, Shekhar Majhi (VC), Jayanta Behera, Shubham Nayak
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for OPA vs ODT Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Ranjit Paikaray
Batters – Debasish Ashok Samantray, Ankit Singh, Abhishek Yadav (VC)
All-Rounders – Sidhant Jena, Alok Chandra Sahoo, Rajkishan Patel
Bowlers – Jayanta Behera, B Shiva (C), Shekhar Majhi, Harshit Rathod
Expert Advice:
Dibyashakti Chakrabarty can be a great addition to your Dream11 Fantasy team at only 8.0 Cr. He has scored 136 runs from 8 matches at a strike rate of over 105.
Today’s OPA vs ODT Probable Winners:
Odisha Panthers are expected to win this match.
