KAR vs UTP Prediction, 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update – Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21, Elite A Group

Karnataka are expected to win this match.

Published - 18 Jan 2021, 03:58 IST | Updated - 18 Jan 2021, 03:58 IST

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Match Details:

The Elite A Group match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 will be played between Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh at KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur.

The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM local time and IST on January 18th.

Preview:

Karnataka are currently placed at the second position of Elite Group A. Out of the 4 matches they have played, they have won 3 and lost 1 game. While they are coming into this game on the back of a victory, Karnataka will not only need to win their remaining games but also keep a look at the other results in their group. Things are not as complicated for Uttar Pradesh, since their chance of advancement into the next stage is nil.

What would be a consolation for them is the few comparatively unknown players who got them their first win of the season in the last game. They will have not much but pride on the line.

KAR vs UTP Weather Report:

The sun will be shining bright here at Alur, as the temperature will be around 28 °C. The chances of rainfall are nil.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The wicket is a slow one, which makes lives a bit difficult for the batsmen, especially in the second innings. A score of around 150 should be competitive here.

Average first innings score:

145 (Last 4 matches played on this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 2, Lost – 2, Tie – 0

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Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

KAR vs UTP Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Karnataka

Rohan Kadam, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, KL Shrijith (wk), Krishnappa Gowtham, Abhimanyu Mithun, Praveen Dubey / Jagadeesha Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Prasidh Krishna, Aniruddha Joshi, V Koushik

Bench:

Ronit More, Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Sharath BR, Pavan Deshpande, Manoj S Bhandage, Prateek Jain, Darshan M B, Shubham Hegde, Prateek Jain

Uttar Pradesh

Karan Sharma, Priyam Garg (c), Suresh Raina, Aryan Juyal(wk), Shivam Mavi, Aquib Khan, Sameer Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Abhishek Goswami, Shanu Saini, Hardeep Singh

Bench:

Dhruv Jurel, Samarth Singh, Rinku Singh, Madhav Kaushik, Shubham Chaubey, Bhuveshwar Kumar, Ankit Rajpoot, Shiva Singh, Mohit Jangra, Nalin Mishra, Purnank Tyagi

KAR vs UTP Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:

Devdutt Padikkal is showing that his magnificent performance in the IPL was not a one-off. The youngster has scored 173 runs in 4 matches at an average of over 55.

Aniruddha Joshi had a great game against Railways. Had it not been for his unbeaten 40-ball 64, Karnataka might not have been in the game.

Krishnappa Gowtham has picked up 4 wickets, but what makes him a decent pick is his exceptional strike rate. To add to that, he can also be handy with the bat.

Suresh Raina is not having the best of times, having scored 98 runs in 4 matches. However, Raina has got all the experience of the world in his kitty and can turn things around any time.