Teams are still scrambling for a place in the top four of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20. Both the upcoming matches would be very important as they would decide the fate of the four teams involved.
Let’s get all the details about the last two matches of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.
Match 29: Shivamogga Strikers vs Gulbarga Mystics
The first match between Shivamogga Strikers and Gulbarga Mystics would be very important to GMY as they would have the chance to go top of the table.
They are sitting at 12 points from nine matches and have the opportunity to go top of the league table with a big win. Gulbarga have a very strong bowling lineup and are often able to restrict the opposition on small scores. The Manish Pandey led also bats well with the help of Jeswanth Acharya, Codanda Ajit Karthik, the captain himself and others.
Shivamogga has had a very poor Maharaja Trophy campaign as they were able to win just two of their nine matches. They have been let down by their batting. SS won their last match against MU so they would be looking to end their tournament on a high.
Shivamogga Strikers vs Gulbarga Mystics Probable XI:
Shivamogga Strikers Probable XI: BR Sharath (wk), Rohan Kadam, Vinay Sagar, Chaitanya S, Krishnappa Gowtham (c), D Avinash, Stalin Hoover, KC Cariappa, Devaiah KS, Rajendra Danganavar, Uthan Aiyappa.
Gulbarga Mystics Probable XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Rohan Patil, Jeswath Acharya, Manish Pandey (c), Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Manoj Bhandage, Ajit Karthik, Rithesh Bhatkal, Shreesha Achar, Abhilash Shetty, Vidhwath Kaverappa.
Shivamogga Strikers vs Gulbarga Mystics Match Details:
Time: 3 PM
Date: 22 August 2022
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Live Stream: FanCode
Match 30: Mangalore United vs Hubli Tigers
The last match of the league stages is also turning out to be one of the most important. The fate of their whole season comes down to this single match as whoever wins this one would enter the next stage while the other one will be kicked out.
Both MU and HT have eight points in nine matches. A win in the next game would allow one team to enter the top four with 10 points. Both these teams have had a similar run of form throughout the league stages. Both have lost their last match and both would need to come up with impressive performances in the last match of the league.
Mangalore United vs Hubli Tigers Probable XI:
Mangalore United Probable XI: Nihal Ulla, Karun Nair (c), Naga Bharath, Pavan Deshpande, Shreyas Gopal, Shivraj S, Shubhanga Hegde, Vidhyadhar Patil, Prateek Jain, Aditya Goyal, Lochan Appanna
Hubli Tigers Probable XI: Abhimanyu Mithun, Luvnith Sisodia (wk) (C), Koushik V, Liyan Khan, Naveen MG, Anand Doddamani, Shivkumar BU, Tushar Singh, Akshan Rao, Zahoor Farooqi, Rohan Naveen
Mangalore United vs Hubli Tigers Match Details:
Time: 7 PM
Date: 22 August 2022
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Live Stream: FanCode
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium offers a balanced surface for both batters as well as bowlers. The pitch is also advantageous to spinners but a short boundary means batters can mishit balls for six. The weather report suggests a partly cloudy sky with a temperature of 25 degrees Celcius.
