Match Details:
The Elite Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 will be played between Gujarat and Hyderabad on 26th February at the Kholvad Gymkhana Ground, Kamrej in Surat.
The match is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM local time and IST. It will be streamed live on Star Sports Network and can be viewed on Disney+Hotstar.
Preview:
The top team in the Group A points table, Gujarat will go head-to-head against Hyderabad in round four of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 on Friday. Gujarat rank number one on the Group A points table after winning all three of their opening matches. On the other hand, Hyderabad are placed third on the points table with two wins and eight points.
Gujarat have had a dominant start to the 2021 Vijay Hazare trophy. They had an eight wickets win against Goa and a 132-run victory against Tripura in their last two matches. Hyderabad, after winning their first two matches, faced a massive 110-run defeat against Baroda. Gujarat will be favourites going into this match with winning momentum on their side.
GUJ vs HYD Weather Report:
The weather in Surat is expected to be warm with hazy sunshine. The temperature will hover around 22 degree with low chances of precipitation.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch is considered to be good for chasing. All three matches on this pitch have been won batting in the second innings.
Average first innings score:
258 (Last three games played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 0, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
GUJ vs HYD Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Gujarat
Dhruv Raval (wk), Priyank Panchal (c), Bhargav Merai, Het Patel, Chirag Gandhi, Ripal Patel, Piyush Chawla, Chintan Gaja, Tejas Patel, Hardik Patel, Arzan Nagwaswalla
Bench
Roosh Kalaria, Mehul Patel, Karan Patel, Siddharth Desai, Kshitij Patel, JayveerParmar, Kathan Patel, Rahul V Shah, Manan Hingrajia
Hyderabad
Tanmay Agarwal (c), Tilak Varma, Himalay Agarwal, Bavanaka Sandeep, MickilJaiswal, Telukupalli Ravi Teja, Prateek Reddy (wk), TanayThyagarajan, Chama V Milind, Mehdi Hassan, Ajay Dev Goud
Bench
Ashish Reddy, Balchander Anirudh, Jaweed Ali, Jamalpur Mallikarjun, CTL Rakshan
GUJ vs HYD Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match
Hyderabad skipper Tanmay Agarwal is in brilliant form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021. He has an average of 80.66 with the highest score of 122.
Tanmay Agarwal’s opening partner, Tilak Varma is the top run-scorer in the Hyderabad side. He has scored 263 runs with his highest score being 156 not out.
Left-arm medium-pacer Chama Milind has 72 wickets to his name in 39 lists A matches. He is good at taking wickets in regular intervals.
Chirag Gandhi is the second-highest run-scorer for Gujarat. He has scored 112 runs including a half-century in the tournament.
Veteran spinner Piyush Chawla has 228 wickets in List A cricket with an economy of 4.89 runs per over.
Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla is the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat. He has 10 wickets to his name at an impressive economy of 4.44 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – TilakVerma, Chama Milind
Vice-Captain Options – Tanmay Agarwal, Piyush Chawla
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for GUJ vs HYD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dhruv Raval
Batters – Tilak Verma (c), Tanmay Agarwal, Chirag Gandhi, Himalay Agarwal
All-Rounders – Bavanaka Sandeep, BhargavMerai
Bowlers – Chama Milind (vc), Piyush Chawla, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Het Patel
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for GUJ vs HYD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Prateek Reddy
Batters – Tilak Verma (vc), Tanmay Agarwal, Chirag Gandhi, Priyank Panchal
All-Rounders – Bavanaka Sandeep (c), Chintan Gaja
Bowlers – Chama Milind, Piyush Chawla, Arzan Nagwaswalla, T Ravi Teja
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick Bavanaka Sandeep as a captain in your Dream11 Fantasy team as he will get you points with the bat as well as with the ball.
Probable Winners:
Gujarat are expected to win this match.
