Match Details:
The final match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 will be played between Tamil Nadu and Baroda at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM local time and IST on January 31st and it will be streamed live on Star Sports 1 and Jio Sports.
Preview:
Tamil Nadu will take on Baroda in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. The world’s largest cricketing venue Sardar Patel Stadium will host the contest of the mega match between the two sides on Super Sunday. Tamil Nadu is playing back-to-back finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They missed on becoming champions last year by just one run. They are unbeaten so far in this tournament and are aiming for their second title. Led by Dinesh Karthik, the side has impressed throughout this tournament with their all-round performances and will want to continue the same in the final also.
On the other hand, Baroda entered the knock-out stage as Group C Winners with 20 points. They managed to pull off an improbable win in the quarter-finals against Haryana in the last ball of the game. Then, in the semi-final clash against Punjab, they won convincingly by 35 runs. Acting captain Kedar Devdhar has impressed with his batting throughout the tournament. Vishnu Solanki is another man to watch out for in the Baroda line-up. Both the teams are unbeaten in this competition, and we can expect it to be a cracker of a match between the top two sides.
TN vs BRD Weather Report for the Final Match:
The weather will be perfect to play cricket in the world’s biggest stadium, the temperature will be ranging between 22 to 16 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be 29 percent. There is no chance of precipitation for this match.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The surface looks evenly poised. Huge scores are yet to be registered on this newly inaugurated stadium. So far, bowlers are dominating on this ground. Anything above 160 should be a match-winning score on this venue. The team who wins the toss should bat first in the high-pressure final.
Average first innings score:
152 (Last 5 T20 matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
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TN vs BRD Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Tamil Nadu
C Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), R Sonu Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Arun Karthik, M Mohammed, Murugan Ashwin, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Aswin Crist
Bench:
Sandeep Warrier, Baba Indrajit, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Jagatheesan Kousik, Jaganath Sinivas, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Manimaran Siddharth, G Periyaswamy
Baroda
Kedar Devdhar (c), Ninad Rathva, Vishnu Solanki, Smit Patel (wk), Bhanu Pania, Atit Sheth, Babashafi Pathan, Lukman Meriwala, Abhimanyu Rajput, Bhargav Bhatt, Karthik Kakade
Bench:
Chintal Gandhi, Pratik keshavlal Ghodadra, Dhruv Patel, Mohit Mongia, Pratyush Kumar, Soyeb Sopariya
TN vs BRD Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Arun Karthik played a scintillating knock under pressure in the semi-final game against Rajasthan. He remained unbeaten on 89* from just 54 balls, hitting 9 fours and 3 sixes. Overall in 6 innings, he has scored 163 runs at a strike rate of 141.73.
N Jagadeesan has been consistently scoring runs for Tamil Nadu while opening the batting. He is the leading run-scorer so far in this competition, scoring 350 in 7 matches at an average of 87.5 and a strike rate of 142.27.
Tamil Nadu skipper Dinesh Karthik can play the role of a floater and has led from the front with his impressive batting. In 5 innings, he has scored 161 runs at an average of 80.50 with a strike rate of 161.
Baroda skipper Kedar Devdhar is in the 3rd spot with the most runs in the tournament. He can anchor the innings for Baroda and play long till the end. In 7 matches he has scored 333 runs at an average of 83.25 and a strike rate of 112.12.
Vishnu Solanki’s last-ball six in the match against Haryana made Baroda enter into the semi-finals. In 7 matches, he has scored 218 runs at an average of 54.5, with the highest score of 71*.
Left-arm pacer Lukman Meriwala has impressed throughout this tournament. He is the leading wicket-taker for Baroda, picking up 14 wickets at an economy rate of 6.22 runs per over, with the best figures of 5/8.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – N Jagadeesan, Kedar Devdhar, Dinesh Karthik
Vice-Captain Options – Vishnu Solanki, Arun Karthik, C Hari Nishanth
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for TN vs BRD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – N Jagadeesan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Devdhar
Batters – Shahrukh Khan, Arun Karthik, Vishnu Solanki (vc)
All-Rounders – Ninad Rathva, Baba Aparajith
Bowlers – M Mohammed, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Lukman Meriwala
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for TN vs BRD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Devdhar (C)
Batters – C Hari Nishanth, Arun Karthik (VC), Vishnu Solanki
All-Rounders – Baba Aparajith, Karthik Kakade, Atit Sheth
Bowlers – Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Murugan Ashwin, Babashafi Pathan
Expert Advice:
Arun Karthik can be an excellent budget pick for your Dream11 Fantasy team at only 8.0 Cr. He has performed immensely in this competition and can be a suitable choice to lead the side as well.
Today’s TN vs BRD Probable Winners:
Tamil Nadu are expected to win this match.
