Preview:
Karnataka will take on defending champions Mumbai in the Elite Group B contest of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021/22 on Saturday. It’s a crucial game as both sides have lost to Tamil Nadu earlier in this tournament and with one more loss from here on, they will be almost out of the tournament. Karnataka wrapped up a convincing win over Puducherry in their tournament opener by 236 runs, but then a major batting collapse in their second encounter against archrivals Tamil Nadu handed them an 8-wicket loss.
Mumbai, on the other hand, somehow managed to get past the finishing line via VJD method in a rain-marred game against Baroda on Thursday. Suryakumar Yadav is available for the rest of the tournament which is the biggest boost for them. They are placed at the fourth spot in the Elite Group B standings with 4 points.
Match Details:
Karnataka vs Mumbai, Elite Group B
Venue: KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram
Date & Time: December 11th at 9:00 AM IST and local time
Pitch Report:
It’s a good sporting wicket, and there will be enough assistance for the batters to score runs and even the bowlers will get support as well. It’s a tough ask to chase the targets here, hence batting first is a good option. Looks like anything over 250 is a competitive score on this wicket.
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Probable Playing XIs for KAR vs MUM:
Karnataka
Ravikumar Samarth, Rohan Kadam, KV Siddharth, Manish Pandey (c), Karun Nair, Srinivas Sharath (wk), Jagadeesha Suchith, Praveera Venkatesh Murthy, Vidyadhar Patil, KC Cariappa, V Koushik
Mumbai
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Armaan Jaffer, Hardik Tamore (wk), Surya Kumar Yadav, Shams Mulani (c), Sairaj Patil / Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Tanush Kotian
Top Picks for KAR vs MUM Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Karnataka
Manish Pandey looks a different batter when he plays for his state team Karnataka and has won numerous matches. In the last 2 matches in this tournament, he has scored 104 runs at an average of 104.
Ravikumar Samarth is an experienced player and a regular member of Karnataka in 50 over and in the longest format of the game. Karnataka opener has scored 95 runs in the last 2 matches at a strike rate of 85.58.
Top Picks – Mumbai
Yashasvi Jaiswal is a true competitor who likes to give more than 100 per cent every time. Mumbai left-hand batter has scored 46 runs in 2 matches in this competition with the highest score of 41*.
Shams Mulani is a good pick in the all-rounder’s category. Mumbai skipper has scored 80 runs in 2 matches and picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 4.8.
KAR vs MUM Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) |
| Manish Pandey | 104 runs |
| Ravikumar Samarth | 95 runs |
| KV Siddharth | 67 runs |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 46 runs |
| Shams Mulani | 80 runs and 3 wickets |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KAR vs MUM Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Srinivas Sharath, Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar Yadav, Ravikumar Samarth, KV Siddharth (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Jagadeesha Suchith, Shams Mulani, Dhawal Kulkarni, V Koushik, Tushar Deshpande
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KAR vs MUM Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Srinivas Sharath, Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar Yadav (c), Ravikumar Samarth (vc), KV Siddharth, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Shams Mulani, Dhawal Kulkarni, KC Cariappa, Tanush Kotian
KAR vs MUM Risky Captaincy Choices:
Wicketkeeper-batter Srinivas Sharath has scored 58 runs in the last 2 matches, which includes a half-century as well. He is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Shivam Dube hasn’t done anything worth remembering in this tournament. He is an excellent all-round cricketer and a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Hardik Tamore is an experienced player at this level. It’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
