Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20: Kerala vs Vidarbha, Group B, Round 5 – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Group B, Round 05 match of the 2019-20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be played between Kerala and Vidarbha at St. Xavier’s College in Thiruvananthapuram.

The match starts at 9:30 AM IST (4:00 AM GMT).

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

Kerala is on a two-match winning streak and will be hoping to extend it when they square off against Vidarbha on Thursday. They come into this all-important fixture on the back of a comprehensive 75-run-win over Manipur. The victory was spearheaded by Sachin Baby’s swashbuckling 35-ball 48 and a four-wicket haul from Sudhesan Midhun (4-5); one that helped Kerala bowl Manipur out for a mere 74.

They’ll have a stiff task on their hands, though, as their opponents Vidarbha are on a red-hot three-match winning streak, with their last game resulting in a 70-run rout of Manipur. Vidarbha also managed to win the thriller against Rajasthan on Wednesday.

Weather Report

Not a piece of encouraging news as far as the weather report is concerned. According to the report, it is expected to be a day of isolated thunderstorms. The temperature is expected to hover between 24-31 degrees celsius with the chances of humidity and rain being 70% and 30% respectively.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The surface has witnessed low scoring matches so far and the trend is expected to continue for this match too. The team winning the toss is expected to bat first as chasing has found to be tough at this venue so far in the four matches.

Average first innings score: 132 (In 4 T20 played at the venue this season)

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

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be shared when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs for Dream11 Fantasy

Kerala

Vishnu Vinod,  Rohan Kunnummal, Sanju Samson (wk), Sachin Baby, Robin Uthappa (C), Jalaj Saxena, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Basil Thampi, Asif KM, Sudhesan Midhun, Nidheesh M D.

Bench: Vinoop Manoharan, Ponnam Rahul, Akshay Chandran, Sandeep Warrier

Vidarbha

Faiz Fazal (C), Akshay Kolhar, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Akshay Wakhare, Rushabh Rathod, Shalabh Shrivastava, Yash Thakur, Akshay Wadkar, Shrikant Wagh, Darshan Nalkande, Akshay Karnewar

Bench – Aditya Sarwate, Rajneesh Gurbani, Ganesh Satish

Top Picks

Kerala- Sachin Baby (138 runs at 46.0), Rohan Kunnumal (74 runs at 24.66), Vishnu Vinod (63 runs at 21.00) and Sanju Samson will lead the batting unit while Jalaj Saxena (5 wickets) and Sudhesan Midhun (5 wickets) will lead the bowling.

Vidarbha– Akshay Kolhar (104 runs at 104.00), Faiz Fazal (117 runs at 29.25) and Akshay Karnewar (83 runs) will lead the batting while Darshan Nalkande (10 wickets) and Yash Thakur (6 wickets) will be crucial with the bowl. These players will be crucial to be picked in the Dream11 Fantasy teams.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Sachin Baby, Sanju Samson, Akshay Kolhar, Faiz Fazal

Vice-Captain Options – Sudeshan Midhun, Darshan Nalkande, Vishnu Vinod

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jitesh Sharma

Batters –  Sachin Baby, Vishnu Vinod, Rohan Kunnummal, Faiz Fazal (c)

All-Rounders – Srikant Wagh, Akshay Karnewar, Akshay Kolhar

Bowlers – Basil Thampi, Darshan Nalkande, Sudhesan Midhun (VC)

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sanju Samson

Batters –  Robin Uthappa, Vishnu Vinod, Faiz Fazal, Sachin Baby

All-Rounders – Srikant Wagh, Akshay Karnewar, Akshay Kolhar (VC)

Bowlers –  Basil Thampi, Yash Thakur,  Darshan Nalkande (c)

Expert Advice

Sanju Samson has joined Kerala and could be raring to have some time in the middle. It wouldn’t be a bad ploy to make him captain of your Dream11 Fantasy side.

Sudheshan Midhun picked 4 wickets for just five runs in his four overs against Manipur in the previous game. But Vidarbha is expected to provide a better response to him. But still, you can make him a captain or vice-captain in grand leagues.

Probable Winners

Vidarbha is expected to win this match.

*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.