Match Details
The 2nd Quarter Final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be played between Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh at the Sardar Patel Stadium on January 26th, Tuesday.
The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm local time & IST.
Preview:
It’s the clash between two giants Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh. While Tamil Nadu were table toppers in the group stage, Himachal was only defeated once in their 5 matches. Hence, we can expect a thrilling encounter on Republic Day.
Both the teams have looked evenly-balanced throughout the tournament and are coming from pretty convincing victories. So, expect it to be a game of close margins where things are likely to go right down the wire.
TN vs HIM Weather Report for Quarter-Final 2:
The weather looks great for a crunch game under the lights. Temperatures will be close to 27 degrees along with 29% humidity and absolutely no chances of rain.
Pitch Condition/Report
The Motera pitch boasts of a good batting wicket and captains usually prefer batting first on this venue. Although out of 12 T20 games played here, 6 have been won batting 1st and 5 have been won batting 2nd.
Average first innings score
163 (last 5 T20 matches)
Record of chasing teams
Won – 3 Lost – 1 Tied – 1
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Injury and Availability News:
Will be added when there is an update
TN vs HIM Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Tamil Nadu
Dinesh Karthik (c), Vijay Shankar, Baba Aparajith, Arun Karthik, Murugan Ashwin, Aswin Crist, Hari Nishanth, Baba Indrajith, N Jagadeesan, Jaganath Srinivas
Bench:
Jagatheesan Kousik, M Mohammed, G Periyaswamy, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sandeep Warrier, Shahrukh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Sonu Yadav, Laxmesha Suryaprakash
Himachal Pradesh
RI Thakur, Nitin Sharma, Amit Kumar, Vaibhav Arora, Ankush Bedi, Prashant Chopra, Mayank Dagar, Rishi Dhawan, Pankaj Jaiswal, Digvijay Rangi
Bench:
Ayush Jamwal, Kanwar Abhinay Singh, Abhimanyu Rana, Ekant Sen, Akash Vashist, Arpit Guleria, Mani Sharma
TN vs HIM Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Narayan Jagadeesan was superb in the previous game against Bengal where he smashed 75 off just 41 deliveries. Jagadeesan makes it to the 11 not only because is an in-form batsman but because he can give you extra points since he bats at the top of the order.
Dinesh Karthik played the finisher’s role in his last outing against Bengal, making a brisk 47 off 31 deliveries. Karthik loves batting at this role and knows how to play the field at this batting position.
Rishi Dhawan was phenomenal in his previous game against Maharashtra with his all-round abilities. He not only picked 3 vital wickets but also sealed the game with a quick-fire 61, so expect him to deliver in this fixture too.
Pankaj Jaiswal has been another good all-rounder for his side picking 2 wickets each in his last 2 games against Maharashtra and Gujarat. Pawan is also handy with the bat and can score at a quick pace with a strike rate of close to 200 which makes him a great all-rounder pick.
Baba Aparajith was phenomenal with the ball against Bengal. He picked 2 vital wickets giving away runs only at an economy rate of 5 runs per over. Aparajith will be a value pick if he delivers the way he did in the previous game since the opposition would be more worried about other bowlers.
Vaibhav Arora had a quiet game against Maharashtra, but prior to that, he had picked 5 wickets in just 2 games. He picked 3 vital wickets against Gujarat and 2 against Baroda, sadly in a losing cause. If Himachal are to win this one, Vaibhav would play a key role.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Rishi Dhawan, Narayan Jagadeesan
Vice-Captain Options – Dinesh Karthik, Pankaj Jaiswal
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for TN vs HIM Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dinesh Karthik (VC), Narayan Jagadeesan
Batters – DB Rangi, Arun Karthik, C Hari Nishanth
All-Rounders – Pankaj Jaiswal, Rishi Dhawan (C), Baba Aparajith
Bowlers – Mayank Dagar, Vaibhav Arora, Murugan Ashwin
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for TN vs HIM Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dinesh Karthik, Narayan Jagadeesan (C)
Batters – C Hari Nishanth, Arun Karthik, Nitin Sharma
All-Rounders – Pankaj Jaiswal (VC), Rishi Dhawan, Baba Aparajith
Bowlers – A Jamwal, Vaibhav Arora, Murugan Ashwin
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick more players from Tamil Nadu as they look a better and stronger side under such crunch situations.
Today’s TN vs HIM Probable Winners:
Tamil Nadu are expected to win this match.
