Match Details:
The Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 will be played between Tamil Nadu and Andhra on 22nd February at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
The match is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM local time and IST.
Preview:
The Vijay Hazare Trophy will see the Tamil Nadu side facing Andhra in the Elite Group B match on Monday. Tamil Nadu are coming off a brilliant win over Punjab while Andhra defeated Vidarbha by seven wickets in the final over. The Dinesh Karthik-led side seems to be the favourite to win this match but Andhra also have some match-winners up their sleeve and they will hope to give the opposition a tough time.
TN vs AND Weather Report for Elite Group B Match:
The sun will be out for this match with no chance of rain during the action in the middle.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch at the Holkar Stadium is a batting beauty and the same is expected to continue. Jharkhand scored 422 runs in the last game against MP. The team winning the toss should bat first and score big.
Average first innings score:
422 (One Match of this tournament played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 0, Lost – 1, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
TN vs AND Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Tamil Nadu
Arun Karthik, N Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik (c& wk), Baba Indrajith, Shahrukh Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, M Mohammad, Sonu Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Manimaran Siddharth
Bench:
Hari Nishanth, Kaushik Gandhi, Aswin Crist, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Jagatheesan Kousik, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, G Periyaswamy
Andhra
Kranthi Kumar, Ashwin Hebbar, Hanuma Vihari (c), Nitish Reddy, Ricky Bhui (wk), Karan Shinde, Girinath Reddy, Shoaib Md Khan, Harishankar Reddy, Cheepurapalli Stephen, S Ashish
Bench:
Naren Reddy, Manish Golamaru, C Rajan Gnaneshwar, Dhruva Kumar Reddy, Uppara Girinath, Karthik Raman, KV Sasikanth
TN vs AND Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:
N Jagadeesan scored 101 runs against Punjab and seems to be in great form while Baba Aparajith played an important knock of 88 runs apart from picking up a wicket. Shahrukh Khan is in great form too after scoring 55 off just 36 balls. Hanuma Vihari has international experience and is coming on the back of a 65-run knock off 67 balls from the previous game.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Baba Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, Dinesh Karthik
Vice-Captain Options – Ricky Bhui, Hanuma Vihari, Shahrukh Khan
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for TN vs AND 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dinesh Karthik
Batters – N Jagadeesan, Shahrukh Khan, Hanuma Vihari, Ricky Bhui (vc), Ashwin Hebbar
All-Rounders – Baba Aparajith (c), Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers – Murugan Ashwin, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Cheepurapalli Stephen
12th Man – KV Sasikanth
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for TN vs AND 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dinesh Karthik
Batters – Arun Karthik, N Jagadeesan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Hanuma Vihari (vc), Kranthi Kumar
All-Rounders – Baba Aparajith, Shoaib Md Khan
Bowlers – M Mohammad, Girinath Reddy, Cheepurapalli Stephen
12th Man – KV Sasikanth
Expert Advice:
The venue is heavily in favour of batsmen and picking five batsmen is the way to go in Fantasy teams.
Today’s TN vs AND Probable Winners:
Tamil Nadu are expected to win this match.
