Japan Premier League, 2020: Kansai Chargers vs West Kanto Hurricanes – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The match between Kansai Chargers and West Kanto Hurricanes in the Japan Premier League, 2020 will be played at the Sano International Cricket Ground – 1.

The match starts at 2:30 PM local time (11:00 AM IST) (5:30 AM GMT).

Preview:

Kansai Chargers and West Kanto Hurricanes will lock horns in the Saturday’s afternoon match in the Japan Premier League at the Sano International Cricket Ground 1. West Kanto Hurricanes have won one of the two matches they played thus far. A win against East Kanto Sunrisers in the morning could well put the Hurricanes in the finals irrespective of the result against the Kansai team. The Chargers won’t have a realistic chance of making it to the final due to the 116-run defeat they suffered on Friday afternoon.

Weather Condition/Report:

The match between Kansai Chargers and West Kanto Hurricanes could be washed out due to rain.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Scores of 111 and 172 in the first-innings were recorded at the Sano International Cricket Ground 1 on Friday. If the West Kanto Hurricanes bat first on Friday afternoon, they might end up posting a big total over the Kansai Chargers.

Average first innings score: 142 (During Friday matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 1

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Kansai Chargers:

Makoto Taniyama, Akira Kuribayasi, Chanaka Dushmantha, Sota Wada (C), Harambage Sukita, Kohei Wakita, Kenjiro Iwamoto, Yuji Yamamoto, Ryuichi Ashida, Shahen Silva, Ikuya Nishioka.

Bench – Daichi Motoyama, Syed Farooq Ali, Subhan Arshad, Remesh Palakkad, Basit Abbasi, Umair zulfiqar, Mahmood ur Rahman.

West Kanto Hurricanes:

Tomoki Ota (C), Wataru Miyauchi, Raheel Kano, Nozomi Tomizawa, Supun Nawarathna, Naotsune Miyaji, Rajan Karki, Oshantha Nanayakkara, Koji Iwasaki, Shogo Kimura, Takurou Hagihara.

Bench – Masato Morita, Asala Wickrama Arachchige, Takuya Ono, Arjun Gautam, Masaomi Kobayashi, Yoshitaka Uehara, Kakeru Ebisui.

Top Picks:

Ryuichi Ashida played only one match where he picked up one wicket in the four overs and also scored eight runs.

Akira Kuribayasi has scored 20 runs across the two matches played on Friday where he also bagged two wickets.

Raheel Kano aggregated 37 runs that included a 36-run knock with three boundaries and also bowls a couple of overs.

Oshantha Nanayakkara scored 17 runs in two games and also picked up a wicket while conceding runs at 5.5 economy rate.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Akira Kuribayasi, Raheel Kano, Makoto Taniyama

Vice-Captain options – Ryuichi Ashida, Koji Iwasaki, Wataru Miyauchi

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Wataru Miyauchi

Batsmen – Tomoki Ota, Raheel Kano, Sota Wada

All-Rounders – Akira Kuribayasi (C), Makoto Taniyama, Ryuichi Ashida, Koji Iwasaki (VC)

Bowlers – Oshantha Nanayakkara, Takurou Hagihara, Shahen Silva

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Chanaka Dushmantha

Batsmen – Mahmood ur Rahman, Tomoki Ota, Raheel Kano (C)

All-Rounders – Akira Kuribayasi, Makoto Taniyama (VC), Koji Iwasaki

Bowlers – Harambage Sukita, Shahen Silva, Oshantha Nanayakkara, Takurou Hagihara

Expert Advice:

With pretty good chances of rain on Saturday, we can expect all the matches being postponed to Sunday morning and the final being played on Sunday afternoon. In fact, the afternoon matches of Saturday were apparently scheduled to be played on Thursday afternoon but got postponed due to abandonment.

Probable Winners:

The West Kanto Hurricanes are likely to get the better of the Kansai Chargers on Saturday afternoon.

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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.