KPL 2019: Match 11, Hubli Tigers vs Belagavi Panthers: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 11th match of the Karnataka Premier League 2019 will be played between Hubli Tigers and Belagavi Panthers at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The match starts at 7:00 PM local time (IST) (1:30 PM GMT).

This game will be live on Star Sports and live streaming is available on Hotstar.

Preview:

Hubli Tigers are the only team in this KPL to lose more than one game as they ended up on the losing side in both their matches. They lost to Shivamogga Lions by six wickets in the first match who chased down the target of 155 with two overs to spare. In their 2nd game, Hubli fell nine runs short of Bellary Tuskers’ total of 163/8. Losing too many wickets in the middle-overs cost the game for Hubli.

They stand as the only side to not open their account until Tuesday. The Tigers will be up against Belagavi Panthers on Wednesday night. The Panthers began their campaign with a 5-run defeat in a 144-run chase against Bellary Tuskers. They missed the experience of Manish Pandey middle-order after losing early wickets. Pandey featured in the previous game against Mysuru Warriors which got washed out.

Weather Condition/Report:

Only one match played in the night was completed without a rain interruption in this edition. The rain threat remains on Wednesday as well. Light showers with thunderstorm are predicted in the weather forecast.

Pitch Condition/Report:

It is quite tough to predict how the track behaves during the night matches due to the rain interruptions. Only one out of five matches played in the night this season was completed without any interruption. Two matches got washed out even without the completion of the first innings. VJD revisions were needed to decide the winner in another two matches where less than 30 overs of play was possible.

Average first innings score: 167 (Unaffected KPL matches played in the night since 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 3

Injury and Availability News:

Manish Pandey has joined the Belagavi Panthers from Monday.

Probable Playing XIs:

Hubli Tigers:

Mohammed Taha, Vishwanath M, Luvnith Sisodia (WK), Pawan KB, KL Srijith, Praveen Dubey, R Vinay Kumar (C), David Mathias, Aditya Somanna, Mithrakanth Yadav, Vidyadhar Patil.

Bench: Shishir Bhavane, Abhilash Shetty, Mahesh Patel, Shivil Kaushik, Suraj Seshadri, Parikshith Shetty, Dheeraj Shashidhar.

Belagavi Panthers:

Ravikumar Samarth, Stalin Hoover, Mir Kaunian Abbas (C & WK), Manish Pandey, D Negi, Abhinav Manohar, Arshdeep Singh Brar, Ritesh Bhatkal, Shubhang Hegde, Avinash D, Zahoor Farooqui.

Bench: Lochan Appanna, Darshan Machaiah, Rakshith S, Abdul Majid, Sharan Gowda, Darshan MB, Kiran AM.

Top Picks:

Ravikumar Samarth has got the highest batting average of 40.6 in the history of KPL. In fact, he and Mayank Agarwal are the only players with 35+ batting average in KPL. KL Srijith was restricted to keeping in the previous season but began well with scores of 33 and 22 with his solid batting.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – R Vinay Kumar, Manish Pandey, Vishwanath M, D Negi

Vice-captain – Ravikumar Samarth, Aditya Somanna, Mir Kaunian Abbas, KL Srijith

Vinay Kumar is one of the four players with 50+ wickets and one of the eight players with 1000+ runs in the history of Karnataka Premier League. He showed a glimpse of his batting in the KPL during the last match. Vinay has scored five fifties in 46 innings in the league and has a batting average of 27.07.

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Vishwanath M

Batsmen – Manish Pandey, Ravikumar Samarth, KL Srijith

All-Rounders – D Negi (VC), Vinay Kumar (C), Praveen Dubey, Aditya Somanna

Bowlers – Shubhang Hegde, Mithrakanth Yadav, Zahoor Farooqui

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Vishwanath M

Batsmen – Mir Kaunian Abbas, Ravikumar Samarth, KL Srijith, Manish Pandey (C)

All-Rounders – D Negi, Vinay Kumar, Aditya Somanna (VC)

Bowlers – Mithrakanth Yadav, David Mathias, Zahoor Farooqui

Expert Advice:

Mohammed Taha and Pawan KB are the two names Hubli Tigers who couldn’t be fitted in our Suggested XIs. Taha’s price and his form this season are a concern while Pawan is the cheapest pick among the batsmen. However, Pawan has been overlooked for picking consistent performers with the bat.

Probable Winners:

Belagavi Panthers might edge out Hubli Tigers on their way to first win of the tournament.

*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.