Match Details:
The Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 will be played between Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha on 28th February at the Emerald High School Ground in Indore.
The match is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM local time and IST. The match will be streamed live on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.
Preview:
Tamil Nadu will face Vidarbha in the Elite B Group match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 on Sunday. Tamil Nadu are placed third on the Group B points table, having won two matches out of four played so far. On the other hand, Vidarbha are at the bottom of the points table with just one win so far.
Tamil Nadu had a convincing win over Jharkhand in their last match and will be looking to carry the momentum in this game as well. Vidarbha are struggling in their bowling department, as they were unable to defend targets set by their batsmen in three matches so far in the tournament. Tamil Nadu will be favourites going into this match but a comeback by Vidarbha cannot be ruled out of the equation, as they do have some quality players in their team.
TN vs VID Weather Report:
It will be a warm morning here in Indore, with the temperature hovering around the 22 degrees mark. The temperature is expected to rise as the play goes on.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch at Emerald High School Ground is expected to be good for chasing. Bowlers will have to put extra efforts to pick wickets on this pitch in both innings.
Average first innings score:
256 (Last four games played here)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 1, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
TN vs VID Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Tamil Nadu
Baba Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, Dinesh Karthik (c&wk), Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith, Shahrukh Khan, Jagatheesan Kousik, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, M Mohammad, Manimaran Siddharth, R Silambarasan
Bench:
Arun Karthik, Kaushik Gandhi, Aswin Crist, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, KrishnamoorthyVignesh, G Periyaswamy, Murugan Ashwin, Hari Nishanth, Sonu Yadav
Vidarbha
Faiz Fazal (c), Sanjay Raghunath, Ganesh Sathish, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar (wk), Akshay Karnewar, Aditya Sarwate, Nachiket Bhute, Aditya Thakare, Saurabh Dubey, Akshay Wakhare
Bench:
Kshitiz Dahiya, Harsh Dubey, Mandar Mahale, Mohit Raut, Suraj Rai, Siddhesh Wath, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Atharva Taide, Rushabh Rathod, Darshan Nalkande, Rajneesh Gurbani, Yash Thakur
TN vs VID Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match
Tamil Nadu all-rounder Baba Aparajith is the top run-scorer in their side. He averages 44.18 in List A cricket. He also has 47 List A wickets to his name.
Recent addition to Punjab Kings’ side in IPL, Shahrukh Khan is the second-highest run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in this tournament. He has scored 192 runs at a healthy strike rate of 105.
Right-arm medium-pacer M Mohammad has 69 List A wickets to his name in 49 matches. He is also the second-highest wicket-taker in the Tamil Nadu line-up in this competition.
Vidarbha skipper Faiz Fazal is the leading run-scorer for his team, with 244 runs under his belt. He is an experienced campaigner, having played 99 List A matches with a highest score of 129.
Yash Rathod averages 48.50 in 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy for Vidarbha. The 20-year old has a highest score of 117 runs.
Akshay Wakhare has played 52 List A matches, picking up 60 wickets at an economy rate of 4.26 runs per over. He can be a great wicket-taking option to have in your Dream11 fantasy team.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Baba Aparajith, Faiz Fazal
Vice-Captain Options – Shahrukh Khan, M Mohammad
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for TN vs VIDDream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dinesh Karthik
Batters – N Jagadeesan, Faiz Fazal (vc), Shahrukh Khan, Yash Rathod
All-Rounders – Baba Aparajith (c), Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
Bowlers – M Mohammad, Darshan Nalkande, Akshay Wakhare, Saurabh Dubey
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for TN vs VIDDream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Akshay Wadkar, Dinesh Karthik
Batters – Narayan Jagadeesan, Shahrukh Khan (c), Yash Rathod, Baba Indrajith
All-Rounders – Baba Aparajith, Aditya Sarwate
Bowlers – M Mohammad, Aditya Thakare, R Silambarasan (vc)
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick Baba Aparajith as a captain in one of your Dream11 Fantasy teams as he is in terrific form at the moment.
Probable Winners:
Tamil Nadu are expected to win this match.
