Preview:
Team Sapphire will take on Team Pearl in the 16th match of the KCA T20 Pink Challenge 2021 on Friday. It’s a crucial game for both sides as they share the same 12 points. Team Sapphire are having a pretty good tournament compared to other teams. With 3 wins and 3 losses, they are placed at the second spot in the standings. Drishya Devan and Sajeevan Sajana are the main players in their line-up.
Team Pearl, on the other hand, are also aiming to finish in the top 2 spots. They had a poor outing in the last game against Team Emerald where they couldn’t chase 94 runs and lost the game in the end by 23 runs. They have placed themselves at the third spot in the standings.
Match Details:
Team Sapphire vs Team Pearl, Match 16
Venue: Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha
Date & Time: 24th December at 1:00 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The wicket looked good to bat on and there will be much scope for the bowlers to pick wickets on this surface. Only once the teams have surpassed the 150 run-mark here in this tournament. Winning the toss and batting first is a good option for the captains.
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Probable Playing XIs for SAP vs PEA:
Team Sapphire
Ananya Pradeep (wk), Drishya Devan, Sajeevan Sajana (c), Gireesh Diya, Sunil Ansu, Nandana, T P Ajanya, Sukumar Soorya, Renjusha, Potti Manasvi, Aiswarya Lekshmi
Team Pearl
Joseph Jisna, Aswathy Babu (wk), Sanal Athira, James Keerthi (c), Akhila Ponnukuttan, Ganesh Divya, Anil Kumar Anusree, Loordh Nithya, Gopika Gayathri Devi, Shibu Aleena, Rajan Anju
Top Picks for SAP vs PEA Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Team Sapphire
Drishya Devan is consistently scoring runs for Team Sapphire. In 6 matches, she has scored 221 runs at an average of 55.25 and a strike rate of 131.54.
Sajeevan Sajana is a must-pick player for your fantasy teams. She has done extremely well in this tournament so far. In 5 matches, she has scored 187 runs at an average of 187 and has picked up 7 wickets at an economy of 4.68.
Top Picks – Team Pearl
Ganesh Divya has scored 84 runs in 6 matches so far at an average of 14 with the highest score of 29.
James Keerthi has picked up 8 wickets in 6 matches with the best figures of 3 for 20 and has also scored 67 runs with the bat.
SAP vs PEA Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Drishya Devan | 221 runs | 336 |
| Sajeevan Sajana | 187 runs and 7 wickets | 521 |
| Gireesh Diya | 76 runs and 2 wickets | 216 |
| Ganesh Divya | 84 runs | 134 |
| James Keerthi | 67 runs and 8 wickets | 359 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SAP vs PEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Drishya Devan (c), Akhila Ponnukuttan, Ganesh Divya, T P Ajanya, Ananya Pradeep, Sajeevan Sajana, Sukumar Soorya, Anil Kumar Anusree, Loordh Nithya, James Keerthi (vc), Gireesh Diya
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SAP vs PEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Drishya Devan, Aswathy Babu, Ganesh Divya (vc), T P Ajanya, Ananya Pradeep, Sajeevan Sajana (c), Rajan Anju, Anil Kumar Anusree, Loordh Nithya, James Keerthi, Gireesh Diya
Today’s SAP vs PEA Probable Winners:
Team Pearl are expected to win this match.
