Match Details:
The 28th match of the KCA President’s Cup 2021 will be played between KCA Lions and KCA Tuskers on 20th March at Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha, Kerala.
The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM IST and it will be streamed live on Fancode.
Preview:
In the 28th match of the KCA President’s Cup 2021, KCA Lions will take on KCA Tuskers. It was an enthralling match when these two teams met earlier, where Lions won the game by just one run. They are sitting at the top of the points table. The Lions have already qualified for the semi-finals, but given how they are playing, it is certain that they won’t take any match lightly. They will come as favourites in the match.
On the other hand, this match would be a do-or-die affair for the Tuskers. They will have to get these four points if they want to be alive in the competition. Tuskers would want to rectify the mistakes they made in the previous tie against Lions.
LIO vs TUS Weather Report for Match 28:
There would be few clouds but no rain is expected and a full match is predicted. Humidity and precipitation are predicted to be 20 and 66 per cent respectively. The temperature would be hovering around 29-33 degree Celsius.
Pitch Condition/Report:
For last few matches, the pitch has been perfectly balanced. The batsmen will have to spend some time at the middle to get some runs whereas bowlers have to bowl at the right areas. It is expected that whoever wins the toss would prefer to bat first.
Average first innings score:
136 (Last 5 complete matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tie – 0 (Last 5 complete matches played on this venue)
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
LIO vs TUS Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
KCA Lions
Abhiram CH, Vishnu Mohan (WK), Abdul Basith, Akshay Manohar, Abhishek Mohan (C), Dheeraj Prem, Alfrin Francis, Pathirikattu Midhun, Vinod Kumar, Vishweshwar Suresh, Aswanth S Sankar, Mohammed Azharuddeen
Bench:
Ponnam Rahul, Salman Nizar, Vinu Kumar Gopalakrishnan, Midhun PK, Riyas PA
KCA Tuskers
Anand Krishnan, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Ali, Vathsal Govind Sharma, Sreenath K, Karaparambli Monish, Joffin Jose, Afrad Reshab P N, M. Sreeroop, Vignesh Puthur, Ahmed Farzeen
Bench:
Vishnu P Kumar, Mohit Shibu, MN Neeraj Kumar
LIO vs TUS Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match
Vathsal Govind is back from his state-team duties. He has scored only 35 runs and has picked up 4 wickets with best bowling figure of 3/15.
Ahmed Farzeen is one of the highest wicket-takers in the tournament so far. He has scalped 10 wickets with best bowling figure of 4/16.
Abdul Basith is the highest run-getter in the tournament so far. In 9 matches, he has scored 285 runs with strike rate and average of 100+ and 35+ respectively.
Vishnu Mohan has impressed the most this season. In 9 matches, he has scored 229 runs with strike rate of 110+. He will try to repeat the knock of first match where he scored 56 runs.
Afrad Reshab has been one of the consistent and economical bowlers so far for his team. In 6 matches, he has picked up 9 wickets with an excellent economy rate. In the last match, he picked up 2 wickets by giving 16 runs only.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Vathsal Govind, Abdul Basith
Vice-Captain Options – Vishnu Mohan, Afrad Reshab, Ahmed Farzeen
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for LIO vs TUS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Vishnu Mohan, Vishnu Vinod
Batters – Abdul Basith (C), Akshay Manohar, Vathsal Govind Sharma
All-Rounders – Abhishek Mohan, Joffin Jose, C. G Vinukumar
Bowlers – Afrad Reshab P N, Ahmed Farzeen (VC), Karaparambli Monish
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for LIO vs TUS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Vishnu Mohan (VC), Vishnu Vinod
Batters – Abdul Basith, M. Sreeroop, Vathsal Govind Sharma (C)
All-Rounders – Sreenath K, Joffin Jose, Abhishek Mohan
Bowlers – Afrad Reshab P N, Ahmed Farzeen, Pathirikattu Midhun
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick more batsmen from the Lions’ side and more bowlers from Tuskers. Both the teams are good in those respective departments.
Today’s LIO vs TUS Probable Winners:
KCA Lions are expected to win this match.
