The eighth match of the Legends League Cricket pits the two bottom teams against each other. Bhilwara Kings and Manipal Tigers would be looking to get to the top two in this next match.
Let’s look at all the details of the upcoming match in LLC 2022.
Match 8: Bhilwara Kings vs Manipal Tigers
The Irfan Pathan-led Bhilwara Kings have played three matches so far with one win and one loss whereas another having abandoned due to rain. The team is in third place with three points in three matches. Kings got off to a great start in the league as they won against the Manipal Tigers by three wickets in the match second.
Their second match however was a complete contrast to their first as they came up with poor batting and bowling performance to lose the match by a massive 78 runs. The fact that Bhilwara Kings have already won against the Manipal Tigers once in the LLC will come as a huge confidence boost for the Bhilwara team.
Manipal Tigers linger at the bottom with no win in the league. They are the only team to remain winless in the league so far. Harbhajan Singh-led side have been poor with the bat as they have failed to put a good score on the board. Having already lost once against the Bhilwara Kings, this game brings an opportunity for revenge at the Tigers’ doors.
Probable XI:
Bhilwara Kings: Naman Ojha, Nick Compton, Matt Prior, Rajesh Bishnoi, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan (c), Tanmay Srivastava, Tim Bresnan, Tino Best, Fidel Edwards, Dinesh Salunkhe, Monty Panesar
Manipal Tigers: Shivakant Shukla, Swapnil Asnodkar, Mohammad Kaif, Tatenda Taibu, Ravikant Shukla, Pardeep Sahu, Corey Anderson, Harbhajan Singh (c), Parvinder Awana, Ryan Sidebottom
Players to Watch out for:
Bhilwara Kings: Naman Ojha, Yusuf Pathan, Tino Best
Manipal Tigers: Corey Anderson, Harbhajan Singh, Shivakant Shukla
Pitch Report:
This will be the first match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The pitch is a bowler’s paradise and is quite difficult to score runs at. The highest at the pitch is 180/3 while there are three under-100 scores in three matches.
Weather report suggests no chance of rain with a temperature of 28 degrees Celcius.
Match Details:
Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 26 September 2022
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
TV and Live Stream: Star Sports and Hotstar
