HYD vs TAN, 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update - Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21, Elite B Group

Match Details

The Elite B Group match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 will be played between Hyderabad and Tamil Nadu at Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata.

The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM local time and IST on January 16th.

Preview

Top placed Tamil Nadu will take on the third-placed Hyderabad side in an important Group B encounter. While Tamil Nadu have won all three of their matches thus far, Hyderabad have lost two of the three games that they have played.

In their previous encounter against Odisha, Tamil Nadu were dominant in all departments of the game. They restricted their opposition for a score of just 132, and then reached the target in just 15.1 overs, with Narayan Jagadeesan scoring a 38 ball 61. On the other hand, the Hyderabad side went down to Bengal by 6 wickets in their last game. Hyderabad batted first and put on 157 on the board. However, the Bengal side proved too good for them as opener Shreevats Goswami scored 69 off just 48 balls to help his side beat Hyderabad with 10 balls to spare.

Weather Report

The temperature in Kolkata for tomorrow’s game will be around 26 degrees Celsius. There is zero percent chance of rain, with clear skies welcoming both sides tomorrow. The humidity will be 58%.

Pitch Report

This pitch will definitely be one where the batsmen can make merry. In the previous game that was played on this pitch, Virat Singh made full use of the conditions and scored a 53 ball 103. It will surely be hard work for the bowlers.

Average first innings score

The average first innings score in the matches played at his venue is 166.

Record of chasing teams

The teams chasing have won just one out of the three games played at this venue.

Injury and Availability News

There is no update as of now.

HYD vs TN Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Hyderabad

Tanmay Agarwal (c), Pragnay Reddy (wk), Tilak Varma, Himalay Agarwal, Bavanaka Sandeep, Rahul Buddhi, Yudhvir Singh, Kartikeya Kak, Telukupalli Ravi Teja, Tanay Thyagarajan, Chama V Milind

Bench

Mickil Jaiswal, Kolla Sumanth, Ajay Dev Goud, Prateek Reddy

Tamil Nadu

Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shahrukh Khan, Arun Karthik, M Mohammed, Murugan Ashwin, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Aswin Crist, Sandeep Warrier

Bench

Vijay Shankar, Baba Indrajit, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Jagatheesan Kousik, Jaganath Srinivas, Sonu Yadav, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Manimaran Siddharth, G Periyaswamy

Probable Top Performers for today’s 11 wickets match

N Jagadeesan

The Tamil Nadu opener showed his class in the last game by scoring 61 at a strike rate of 160.53. The right-hander has also plundered 166 runs in this tournament at an average of 83.00 and a strike rate of 143.10.

HariNishanth

HariNishanth has proved to be the perfect foil for Jagadeesan at the top of the order. The left-hander averages 168.00 in this tournament and has scored his runs at a strike rate of 133.33. Expect him to indulge in some fireworks in tomorrow’s encounter.

Murugan Ashwin

Ashwin has been impressive with the ball for Tamil Nadu this season. The spinner has picked up 6 wickets in 3 games at an average of just 9.66. His economy rate is just 4.83 runs per over in this tournament.

Tilak Verma

Tilak Verma has been very impressive in this tournament thus far. The 18-year-old scored a classy 50 in the match against Bengal yesterday. He can be dangerous if he gets going tomorrow.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – N Jagadeesan, Tilak Varma, Dinesh Karthik

Vice-Captain Options – C Hari Nishanth, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Tanmay Agarwal

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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for HYD vs TAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket

Keeper – N Jagadeesan (C), Dinesh Karthik, Arun Karthik

Batters – C Hari Nishanth (VC), Tilak Varma, Tilak Verma, Bavanaka Sandeep

All-Rounders – Telukupalli Ravi Teja

Bowlers – Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Murugan Ashwin, Tanay Thyagarajan, Himalay Agarwal

12th Man – Tanmay Agarwal

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for HYD vs TAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket

Keeper – N Jagadeesan

Batters – C Hari Nishanth (C), Baba Aparajith, Tilak Varma, Bavanaka Sandeep (VC)

All-Rounders – M Mohammed, Ravi Teja

Bowlers – Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Murugan Ashwin, Tanay Thyagarajan, Himalay Agarwal

12th Man – K Sumanth

Expert Advice

Tilak Verma can turn out to be the star performer in tomorrow’s game. He looked very comfortable at the crease in the last game, and he is a man on whom you can bet your monies on.

Today’s HYD vs TN Probable Winners

Tamil Nadu have been excellent so far in this tournament. Expect them to continue their winning streak in this match as well.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.