The Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will see a doubleheader on August 14. The first game will be played between Mysuru Warriors and Shivamogga Strikers. The next game will be played between Gulbarga Mystics and Mangalore United. Talking about the Warriors, they lost their previous game against Gulbarga Mystics. On the other hand, the Strikers have also lost their last game against Bengaluru Blasters.
Talking about the Mystics, they carried their winning momentum against Hubli Tigers and smashed them by nine wickets and 20 balls left. On the other hand, United is coming off a heavy defeat against Blasters. Now, three of these teams will be looking to get back to the winning momentum. Now, let’s have a look at what the fans might witness in the next games.
Match 15: Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Strikers
The Karun Nair-led Mysuru’s batting has been extremely inconsistent so far. In the four games they have played, they amassed, 172/5, 112/5, 141/0, and 160/4. There is a lot of scope for improvement in batting consistency. Talking about their bowling, they have been able to take 10 wickets only once, that too against strikers. In the reverse fixture between the two teams, Karun Nair’s men won by 69 runs.
In the upcoming game, the Krishnappa Gowtham-led Strikers will be looking for a much-better performance. Talking about the team, they haven’t been able to defend totals in three out of four games they played. Just like Mysuru, their bowling needs to be sorted out as well.
MW vs SS Probable XI:
Hubli Tigers: Nihal Ullal (wk), Karun Nair (c), Naga Bharath, Pavan Deshpande, S Shivraj, Shubhang Hegde, Shreyas Gopal, Vidyadhar Patil, Prateek Jain, Lochan Appanna, Aditya Goyal
Shivamogga Strikers: BR Sharath (wk), Rohan Kadam, Vinay Sagar, Chaitanya S, Krishnappa Gowtham (c), D Avinash, Stalin Hoover, KC Kariappa, Devaiah KS, Rajendra Danganavar, Uthan Aiyappa.
Match Details
Time: 3 PM
Date: 14th August 2022
Venue: Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Stadium, Mysore
Live Stream: FanCode
Match 16: Gulbarga Mystics vs Mangalore United
The Manish Pandey-led Mystics have been very good while chasing targets apart from their first game against Bengaluru. In the three games after the Bengaluru one, they have chased down targets with ease. Talking about their bowling, they have been disciplined enough to stop the opposition and not to let them get a big total.
On the other hand, the Ravinkumar Samarth-led United has been an all-around performing team and won their first three games. However, they couldn’t carry this momentum in their last game. They would be looking to get back to the winning momentum.
GM vs MU Probable XI:
Gulbarga Mystics: Devdutt Padikkal, Rohan Patil, Jeswath Acharya, Manish Pandey (c), Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Manoj Bhandage, Ajit Karthik, Rithesh Bhatkal, Shreesha Achar, Abhilash Shetty, Vidhwath Kaverappa.
Mangalore United: Ravikumar Samarth (c), Macneil Noronha, Nikin Jose, Abhinav Manohar, Amit Verma, Aneeshwar Gautam, Sujay Sateri (wk), Muralidhara Venkatesh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, HS Sharath, Rohit Kumar
Time: 7 PM
Date: 14 August 2022
Venue: Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Stadium, Mysore
Live Stream: FanCode
Pitch Report:
The wicket at Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Stadium, Mysore has hosted all the games so far. Till now, some games have been high scoring while some have been low ones. There is a quiet possibility that in both games, spinners might enjoy bowling, and could be a low-scoring weekend.
