KPL 2019: Match 4, Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 4th match of the Karnataka Premier League 2019 will be played between Mysuru Warriors and Shivamogga Lions at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The match starts at 3:00 PM local time (IST) (11:30 AM GMT).

Preview

It is still early days in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2019 and teams are putting their best foot forward to get off to a positive start in the tournament. The Mysuru Warriors, who featured in the first game of the tournament against the Bengaluru Blasters, had to share the points as that game was abandoned due to rain. Now, the team will be back in action for their second game of the tournament against the Shivamogga Lions.

The Lions have registered a great win against the Hubli Tigers on Saturday itself and will be back on the field within a day’s gap. However, the win in the previous encounter should keep them in good spirits. After losing all the six games last season, this must-have come as a huge sigh of relief.  The Lions would definitely be hungry to get more victories under their belt.

Weather Report

Bengaluru has witnessed a lot of rain in different parts of the city in the last few days. On Sunday as well, scattered thunderstorms are predicted. While these two teams will have their fingers-crossed, the chances of rain only increase as the evening progresses.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The track at the Chinnaswamy Stadium has been a decent one to bat on. With the humid and overcast conditions, bowlers will get some swing early on. If the batsmen survive this phase, they can manufacture runs comfortably later on.

Average first innings score: 154 (This year in the KPL – Till Match 2)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 0, Tied – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Mysuru Warriors:

Dega Nischal, Aniruddha Joshi, Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Devaiah KS, Amit Verma (C), Jagadeesha Suchith, Shoaib Manager, Vinay Sagar (WK), Vyshak Vijay Kumar, M Ventakesh, Kishan Bedare.

Bench: Manjesh Reddy, Saurabh Yadav, Sankalp Shettinavar, BU Shivkumar, Ram Sarikh Yadav, Jayesh Babu, Kushal Wadhwani.

Shivamogga Lions:

Arjun Hoysala, Nihal Ullal, Akshay Ballal, Pavan Deshpande, HS Sharath, Prithviraj Shekhawat, Abhimanyu Mithun (C), Nidhish M, Rishabh Singh, Sujith N Gowda, T Pradeep.

Bench: Manjunath SP, Prashanth S, Rohit K, Hoysala K, Rohit Gowda, Pradeep Gangadhar, Shivaraj S.

Top Picks:

Nihal Ullal looked in great touch in the encounter against the Hubli Tigers. He scored an unbeaten 88 off 60 balls and was also the ‘Man of the Match’. Thus, he should be your top pick for this match. Pavan Deshpande, J Suchith are other in-form players.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – N Ullal, K Siddharth, P Deshpande

Vice-Captain Options – J Suchith, H Sharath, A Verma

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – N Ullal (C)

Batters – A Hoysala, K Siddharth, S Manager

All-Rounders – J Suchith (VC), P Deshpande, A Joshi, A Verma

Bowlers – R Singh, T Pradeep, D K S (Devaiah KS)

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – N Ullal

Batters – A Ballal, D Nischal, K Siddharth (C), K Bedare

All-Rounders – P Deshpande, H Sharath (VC), J Suchith

Bowlers – A Mithun, R Singh, V Vijaykumar

Expert Advice:

These are still early stages of the tournament. While picking your Dream11 Fantasy team, you’ve got to consider the recent form of the player as you the sample size isn’t big enough to judge by the performances in this tournament alone.

Probable Winners:

Mysuru Warriors are predicted to win this encounter.

*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.