T10 League 2018: Match 8, Northern Warriors vs Punjabi Legends, Match Prediction: Who will win the Match?

The Northern Warriors will have to rectify their mistakes quickly before heading into this game.

Published - 22 Nov 2018, 21:34 IST | Updated - 22 Nov 2018, 21:34 IST

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Big scores, massive hitting and thorough entertainment is bread and butter in the T10 League. All the matches are entertaining the fans a great deal and it will be the turn of Northern Warriors and Punjabi Legends to do the same in the third game on Friday. The Northern Warriors failed terribly in their previous game.

Although they look an extremely strong side on paper, they couldn’t manage to execute their plans on the field. The team has got quite a few things to be sorted before they head into the next game. The challenge for them would be the lack of time as they do not have much of a break between games.

Pitch and Weather

As a bowler, dare you to miss your lines and lengths while bowling at Sharjah. Even the smallest margin of errors could end up being very costly. The pitch is still fresh and has a lot to offer for the batsmen. The temperature is predicted to be 27º C throughout the game and shouldn’t bother the players much.

Team Combinations

Northern Warriors

The Northern Warriors have got one of the fiercest batting lineups in the tournament. Each of their batsmen is capable of scoring runs with a massive strike rate and they bat deep. However, it is their bowling which would be a slight matter of concern. Except for Hardus Viljoen, no one else delivered what was required in the previous game. Hence, they could possibly consider bringing Chris Green into the XI who is a miser as far as conceding runs is concerned and exactly opposite with the bat in hand.

Predicted XI: Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simmons, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ravi Bopara, Darren Sammy (C), Chris Green/Harry Gurney, Wahab Riaz, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Haider.

Punjabi Legends

Luke Ronchi and Evin Lewis will open the innings for the Punjabi Legends. Umar Akmal will be the key for the side in the middle-order as he is the most experienced campaigner. With some T20 specialists in their bowling line-up, they will have their task cut out to restrict the batting heavy opposition to a reasonable score.

Predicted XI: Luke Ronchi (C & wk), Evin Lewis, Shaiman Anwar, Umar Akmal, Tom Moores, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Jade Dernbach, Praveen Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Zahir Khan.