Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka vs Punjab, Super League – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details

The Super League game between Karnataka and Punjab will be played at CB Patel International Cricket Stadium at Surat.

The match starts at 9.45 AM  local time (IST) and 4 PM (GMT).

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy:

Karnataka are table toppers and will take on second-placed Punjab in this encounter. Punjab have been bolstered with Shubman Gill joining the team after being released from the Indian team. They have won their previous game by a comfortable margin of 109 runs. Abishek Sharma, Mandeep Singh were the top performers with the bat and Markande was the star with the ball.

On the other hand, Karnataka won the game against Tamil Nadu by a comfortable margin. They also won a close game against Jharkhand by just 13 runs. KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal are in brilliant form and if the opposition gets past them, Manish Pandey comes out to bat and there is no respite further. Karnataka is in superb form this season and it will take special effort from Punjab to beat them.

Weather Report

The weather is expected to be a sunny morning with cloud cover. No rain is in the forecast.The temperature will be around 34-degree celsius as per AccuWeather.

Pitch Condition/Report:

This will be the fifth match to be played on the pitch in four days. The pitch is expected to be on the slower side. However, with a couple of days rest, it might also behave decently for the batsmen. Expect the team winning the toss to bowl first.

Average first innings score: 153 (Last four matches at the venue)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2; Lost – 2

Injury and Availability News:

Shubman Gill has joined Punjab squad and will play this match.

Probable Playing XIs for Dream11 Fantasy

Karnataka:

KL Rahul (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Manish Pandey (c), Karun Nair, Pavan Deshpande, Praveen Dubey, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Abhimanyu Mithun, Ronit More, V Koushik

Bench – Krishnappa Gowtham, Prateek Jain, Nihal Ullal, Luvnith Sisodia, Srikar Bharath, Aniruddha Joshi, Ravikumar Samarth

Punjab:

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mandeep Singh (C), Anmolpreet Singh, Harpreet Brar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anmol Malhotra (wk), Krishan Alang, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Mayank Markande

Bench – Baljet Singh, Karan Kaila, Simran Singh, Sharad Lumba, Nikhil Chaudhary

Top Picks:

Devdutt Padikkal and KL Rahul could be your top picks the way they’ve provided the starts to Karnataka. Manish Pandey is another batsman in great form and with the ball, Shreyas Gopal and Ronit More should be good picks. Shubman Gill and Mandeep Singh will play an important role for Punjab while Kaul and Mayank Markande can be picked in your Dream11 Fantasy side.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Shubman Gill, Mandeep Singh, Devdutt Padikkal

Vice-Captain Options – Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, V Koushik

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper- KL Rahul (VC)

Batsmen – Manish Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (C), Shubman Gill

All-Rounders – Mandeep Singh, Praveen Dubey

Bowlers – Ronit More, V Koushik, M Markande, Harpreet Brar

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – KL Rahul

Batsmen – Devdutt Padikkal, Anmolpreet Singh, Shubman Gill (C)

All-Rounders – Mandeep Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann

Bowlers – Ronit More, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, V Koushik (VC), Harpreet Brar

Expert Advice:

Risk can be taken making the bowlers C and VC given that the pitch might be slow as well and scoring runs might turn out to be difficult.

Probable Winners:

Karnataka is expected to win this game.

*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.