Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20: Round 1, Elite Group A & B, Baroda vs Vidarbha: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Round 1 game of the Vijay Hazare trophy 2019-20 between Baroda and Vidarbha will be hosted by Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground in Vadodara.

The match starts at 9:00 AM local time (IST) (3:30 AM GMT).

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy:

Baroda and Vidarbha finally play their round 1 game which was abandoned earlier in the tournament due to rain. Both the teams have 14 points to their name with Baroda being ahead only due to the superior net run-rate. This will also be a quick turn around for Baroda and Vidarbha. They are playing against Himachal and Uttar Pradesh respectively at the moment.

Interestingly, both the teams are also the favourites to win their respective games and will most likely take the field at GSFC ground on Tuesday with a win behind them. Unfortunately, their chances of making it to the top five in the group look grim.

Weather Report

The players are going to be troubled with the excessive heat during the match. The temperatures are expected to soar up to 37 Degrees Celsius in the afternoon. There is no chance of rain making its appearance whatsoever.

Pitch Condition/Report

It has not been easy for the batsmen to score runs at this venue. Only Delhi managed to pile on 299 runs against Odisha but all other games have witnessed low scores. Expect the trend to continue. The team winning the toss is expected to bowl first.

Average first innings score: 195 (five matches at the venue this season)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 3; Lost – 2

Injury and Availability News:

It is still unclear whether Krunal Pandya is available for this game.

Probable Playing XIs for Dream11 Fantasy

Baroda

Aditya Waghmode, Kedar Devdhar (wk), Vishnu Solanki, Deepak Hooda (c), Swapnil Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Ninad Rathva, Bhargav Bhatt, Soyeb Sopariya, Rishi Arothe, Atit Sheth.

Bench – Abhimanyu Rajput, Lukman Meriwala, Babashafi Pathan, Krunal Pandya, Mitesh Patel, Sukrit Pandey

Vidarbha

Faiz Fazal, Wasim Jaffer (c), Ganesh Satish, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Akshay Wakhare, Aditya Sarwate, Akshay Wadkar, Akshay Karnewar, Apoorv Wankhade, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Thakur.

Bench – Sanjay Raghunath, Rushabh Rathod, Atharwa Taide, Shrikant Wagh

Top Picks:

Yusuf Pathan has been extremely consistent this season with the bat and he is a must-have player in your Dream11 Fantasy team. Faiz Fazal and Ganesh Satish are also brilliant batsmen and can be picked.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: Yusuf Pathan, Vishnu Solanki, Ganesh Satish

Vice-Captain Options: Faiz Fazal, Jitesh Sharma, Yash Thakur

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Dream11 Fantasy:

Keeper – Jitesh Sharma

Batters – Faiz Fazal (VC), Ganesh Satish, Yusuf Pathan, Vishnu Solanki (C)

All-Rounders – Akshay Karnewar, Swapnil Singh

Bowlers – Darshan Nalkande, Yash Thakur, Akshay Wakhare, Atit Sheth.

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Dream11 Fantasy:

Keeper – Jitesh Sharma

Batters – Wasim Jaffer, Sanjay Ramaswamy, Yusuf Pathan (C), Kedar Devdhar

All-Rounders – Akshay Karnewar (VC), Deepak Hooda

Bowlers – Aditya Sarwate, Atit Sheth, Ninad Rathva, Lukman Meriwala.

Expert Advice:

It would be wise to not pick many Baroda’s top-order players in your Dream11 Fantasy team because they have been poor this season. Yusuf has played good knocks to notch up victories for them and he should be picked.

Probable Winners:

It is tough to predict the winner of this game. But expected Vidarbha to come up trumps.

*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.