Match Details:
Patna Pilots takes on Darbhanga Diamonds in Match 7 of Bihar Cricket League on 23rd March 2021 at Urja Stadium, Patna, Bihar.
The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM local time and IST. It will be streamed live on Euro Sports and Global Sports.
Preview:
Both Patna Pilots and Darbhanga Diamonds are coming in this fixture on the back of a victory and will look forward to continue their winning momentum. In their rirst game against Bhagalpur Bulls, patna Pilots won the toss and elected to field first. Darbhanga Bulls could only post 149/9 in their 20 overs. Md Rahmatullah –I scored a quickfire 63 off 44 balls to help Darbhanga put up a good total. From Patna Pilots, all the bowlers chipped in with wickets at regular intervals but Samar Quadri was the stand out bowler, picking two wickets for 25 in his four overs. In the run chase, they kept losing wickets and couldn’t find momentum. But the late surge from Surya Vansham, scoring 29 off only 14 balls, helped Patna Pilots clinch a narrow 2-wicket victory.
In the match between Gaya Gladiators and Darbhanga Diamonds, the Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 157/8, courtesy of an outstanding of 45 from just 23 balls by Rajesh Singh. In reply to that score, Darbhanga Diamonds lost Indarjit Kumar early but Bipin Saurabh’s remarkable 100 and Babul Kumar (42) ensured a victory for the chasing side by 7 wickets and 24 balls to spare.
PP vs DD Weather Report for Match 7
A bright sunny day is expected and the conditions will be ideal for a good encounter. At 36 degrees temperature, the humidity level is not very high, it will be around 31%.
Pitch Conditions/Report
The wicket at Urja Stadium is expected to be batting-friendly and we can expect a run-fest in this encounter. The team winning the toss will be eager to chase, based on the record so far in the tournament.
Average first innings score:
140 (Last 5 matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 4, Lost – 1, Tie – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added if there is an update)
PP vs DD Probable Playing XI
Patna Pilots:
Mangal Mahrour, Shaseem Rathore, SakibulGani, Akash Raj, Bhaskar Dubey, Surya Vansham, SramanNigrodh, Samar Quadri, Animesh Kumar, Mohit Kumar II, Rashmikant Ranjan
Bench
Vijay Bharti, Baljeet Bihari, Ankush Raj, Himanshu Singh, Abhishek Kumar, Shishir Saket, Khalid, Sachin Kumar II, Ashwani Kumar – I, Pawan Kumar, Divyansh Raj
Darbhanga Diamonds:
Indarjit Kumar, Bipin Saurabh, Babul Kumar, Kumar Rajnish, Harsh Raj, Suraj Chauhan, Shabbir Khan, Kundan Sharma, Vipul Krishna, Arnav Kishore, Imtiaz Alam
Bench
Suraj Yadav, Rahul Ratn, Vikrant Singh, Prakash Babu, Kamaludin, Paramjeet Singh –II,Rohit Kumar –II, Dhiraj Kumar, Bansidhar Kumar, Vikas Jha
PP vs DD Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Bipin Saurabh is in scintillating form in the league. He is currently the leading run-scorer in the tournament, having scored 163 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 208.97
Sakibul Gani has looked very promising in the two matches he played. He scored 105 runs at a decent strike rate of 117.97
Vipul Krishna is very impressed with the ball for Darbhanga Diamonds and he is currently the leading wicket-taker for their team. He has picked up 6 wickets at an average of 14.66 and has a bowling strike rate of 12.00
Shabbir Khan is very much impactful for Darbhanga Diamonds. He has picked up 5 wickets in three games with a bowling average of 13.60
Samar Quadri has bowled very economical overs for Patna Pilots. He is the standout bowler for them. In his eight overs that he bowled in two matches, he picked up two wickets with a very good economy of 6.50 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Shabbir Khan, Bipin Saurabh
Vice-Captain Options – SakibulGani, Vipul Krishna
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PP vs DD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Wicketkeeper – Bipin Saurabh (C), Sraman Nigrodh
Batsmen – Sakibul Gani (VC), Kumar Rajnish, Babul Kumar
All Rounders – Mangal Mahrour, Shabbir Khan, Kundan Sharma
Bowlers – Vipul Krishna, Rashmikant Ranjan, Samar Quadri
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PP vs DD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Wicketkeeper – Bipin Saurabh, Sraman Nigrodh
Batsmen – Sakibul Gani, Indarjit Kumar, Babul Kumar
All Rounders – Harsh Raj, Shabbir Khan (C), Animesh Kumar
Bowlers – Vipul Krishna (VC), Rashmikant Ranjan, Samar Quadri
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick Bipin Saurabh in both teams as he opens the innings for Darbhanga Diamonds and has the opportunity to do the bulk of the scoring. He has scored so far 163 runs in three matches at an amazing average of 54.33
Today’s PP vs DD Probable Winners:
Darbhanga Diamonds is expected to win this match
