Match Details:
The 5th match of the KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 will be played between Team Sapphire and Team Pearl on 29th March at Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM IST and it will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
Team Sapphire and Team Pearl will play against each other in the 5th match of the KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 tournament on Monday. Team Sapphire have played 2 matches and have won both of those matches. They are currently sitting at the 1st position in the points table.
On the other hand, Team Pearl have also won 2 out of 2 matches they have played. They are currently sitting at the 2nd position in the points table only because of the lesser run rate as compared to Team Sapphire. Even though this is the initial stages of the tournament, we can say that two title-contenders will be competing in this match.
SAP vs PEA Weather Report for Match 5:
The temperature will be hovering around 27 to 31 degrees Celsius and rain can interrupt the match. Humidity levels will be very high at 80 percentage.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Sanatana Dharma College Ground has supporting bowlers. All matches are won by the chasing team in this tournament. So whoever wins the toss they will go for chasing.
Average First Innings Score:
94 (Last 4 matches played on this ground)
Record Of Chasing Teams:
Won – 4, Lost – 0, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
SAP vs PEA Today’s Probable playing XIs:
Team Sapphire
H U Bhoomika, C K Maneesha (wk), Chilthanya J, Santosh Siha, SajeevanSajana(c), SayoojyaSalilan, Alka A Suresh, Renjusha, Suren Sandra, K K Aparna, Surendran Vinaya
Bench:
Arathi Ravi, Nandini P T, Aswathy M, Farha Shirin, A K Aiswarya, Anju Rajan
Team Pearl
Jisna Joseph, Aswathy Babu(wk), Akhila Ponnukuttan, Drishya Devan, Keerthi James(c), Darsana Mohanan, Sourabhya Balan, Sooya Sukumar, Shibu Aleena, Nandana, Bhadra Parameswaran
Bench:
Drishna NK, Yuvanthika R, Jisha Jaimon, Sneha M Singh, B Sauparnika
SAP vs PEA Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
H U Bhoomika has been very good with the bat for Team Sapphire. In the last match, she scored a half-century at a decent strike rate and will be looking to repeat the same performance in this match as well.
Sajeevan Sajana finished the run-chase in style in their last match. She is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, with 5 wickets at a very good economy rate of 4 runs per over.
Shibu Aleena is the leading wicket-taker for Team Pearl in the tournament. She has taken 3 wickets and will want to continue her form in this match as well.
Akhila Ponnukuttan is the leading run-getter for Team Pearl. She has scored 62 runs in 2 matches.
Suren Sandra, along with her captain, is leading the Team Sapphire bowling attack. She has taken 2 wickets till now in the tournament.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – H U Bhoomika, Sajeevan Sajana, Shibu Aleena
Vice-Captain Options – AkhilaPonnukuttan, Suren Sandra, Keerthi James
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SAP vs PEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Wicketkeeper: Aswathy Babu
Batters: H U Bhoomika (c), Santosh Siha, Akhila Ponnukuttan, Shibu Aleena
All-Rounders: Sajeevan Sajana (vc), DrishyaIV, Keerthi James
Bowlers: Suren Sandra, Renjusha, Nandana
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SAP vs PEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Wicketkeeper: C K Maneesha
Batters: H U Bhoomika, Chilthanya J,, Akhila Ponnukuttan, Shibu Aleena (c)
All-Rounders: SajeevanSajana, K K Aparna, Keerthi James
Bowlers: Suren Sandra (vc), Renjusha, Nandana
Expert Advice:
Pick H U Bhoomika as your captain because on a bowling-friendly track, she already has scored 2 match-winning knocks in 2 matches.
Today’s SAP vs PEA Probable Winners :
Team Pearl are expected to win this match.
