Preview:
Sharks XI will take on Bulls XI for the second time in this tournament on Wednesday. Sharks XI have had a contrasting tournament so far having won 3 and losing 3 matches. They won the super over contest against Lions XI in their previous game by 2 wickets after the match was tied. They occupy the 3rd spot in the standings with 12 points.
On the other hand, Bulls XI are heading into this match on the back of a loss against Tigers XI by 6 wickets in the final over the match. With 2 wins and 5 losses, they are occupying the 5th spot in the standings with 8 points at the time of writing this piece. They need to be more consistent if they want to move up in the points table.
Match Details:
Sharks XI vs Bulls XI, Match 23
Venue: Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry
Date & Time: 18th August at 9:30 AM IST & Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The wicket is on the slower side, and the batters need to utilize the powerplay overs for the maximum extent. The runs are hard to come by in the middle phase of the match. Anything 150 is a defendable score on this surface.
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Probable Playing XIs for SHA vs BUL:
Sharks XI
P Logesh, A Jerish, Premraj, Anand Subramanian, G Chiranjeevi (c), Nipun Gaikwad (wk), Mohit Mittan, Raghu Sharma, T A Abeesh, Vishal Khokhar, Akshay Jain S
Bulls XI
S Karthik, Vikneshwaran Marimuthu (c), Jay Pandey, P Surendiran (wk), Mohamed Safeequddin, Karthik B Nair, Amarnath Akki, M Pooviarasan, Marc Morais, N Vengadeshwaran, Sathya Kumar
Top Picks for SHA vs BUL Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Sharks XI
P Logesh is the second-highest run-scorer in this competition with 241 runs in 7 matches at an average of 40.16 and a strike rate of 118.13.
Skipper G Chiranjeevi is a decent all-rounder. He has scored 84 runs in 7 matches and has also scalped 8 wickets at an economy of 7.33
Top Picks – Bulls XI
S Karthik has scored the most runs for Bulls XI in this competition. He has scored 188 runs in 7 innings at an average of 26.85 and a strike rate of 146.87, including the highest score of 87 runs in the last match against Tigers XI.
Jay Pandey will be a decent pick for your fantasy teams. He has scored 130 runs in 7 innings at an average of 21.66 and a strike rate of 97.74. Pandey has picked up a wicket as well.
SHA vs BUL Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| P Logesh | 241 runs | 343 |
| G Chiranjeevi | 84 runs and 8 wickets | 405 |
| T A Abeesh | 10 wickets and 48 runs | 409 |
| S Karthik | 188 runs | 339 |
| Jay Pandey | 130 runs and one wicket | 217 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SHA vs BUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Nipun Gaikwad, S Karthik (c), Mohit Mittan, P Logesh, Jay Pandey, Vikneshwaran Marimuthu, G Chiranjeevi (vc), Raghu Sharma, M Pooviarasan, Karthik B Nair, T A Abeesh
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SHA vs BUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
S Karthik, Anand Subramanian, P Logesh (c), Premraj, Jay Pandey (vc), Mohamed Safeequddin, G Chiranjeevi, Raghu Sharma, N Vengadeshwaran, Karthik B Nair, T A Abeesh
Today’s SHA vs BUL Probable Winners:
Sharks XI are expected to win this match.
