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MUM VS SAU
The fourth Quarter Final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 is all set to take place between Mumbai and Saurashtra.
Mumbai have been in tremendous form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy winning all their group stage matches with various players stepping at different occasions. Saurashtra too have been in good touch in the tournament.
MATCH DETAILS
This is the 4th Quarter Final of Vijay Hazare Trophy to be played between Mumbai and Saurashtra at Palam A Ground, Delhi on 9th March, 9:00 am IST.
MATCH PREVIEW
With Mumbai’s star player’s Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav and Shardul Thakur missing due to call up from National side, it would be a tough job for them to continue their winning streak. Saurashtra, on the other hand have some amazing talents in their side who can be match winners.
Saurashtra cannot take this Mumbai’s side lightly as they still have their star batsman Prithvi Shaw who has been is amazing form and Dhawal Kulkarni who has rattled the batsman out with his ruthless bowling. Jaydev Unadkat has a tough job in his hand to take Saurashtra over the line.
MUM VS SAU WEATHER REPORT
The weather at Palam A Ground, Delhi is expected to be clear throughout the match with no chances of rain. The temperature will be around 25 Degree Celsius.
MUM VS SAU PITCH REPORT
The pitch at Palam A is a good track for batting. It may offer some assistance to fast bowlers initially with some movement and bounce. The spinners would come into the match lately but would make the most impact in the result of the match. Team winning the toss would look to bat first and set up a good total.
BEST COMBINATION
1-3-4-3
AVERAGE FIRST INNINGS TOTAL
275
MUM VS SAU PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Mumbai XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prithvi Shaw (C), Akhil Herwadkar, Shivam Dube, Adiya Tare (wk), Dhawal Kulkarni, Sarfaraz Khan, Aakash Parkar, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Atif Attarwala
Bench
Chinmay Sutar, Hardik Tamore, Atharva Ankolekar, Sairaj Patil, Sujit Nayak, Tanush Kotian, Prashant Solanki, Siddharth Raut, Mohit Awasthi
Saurashtra XI
Snell Patel (wk), Avi Barot, Vishwarajsinh Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Arpit Vasavada, Harvik Desai, Chirag Jani, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Parth Bhut, Jaydev Unadkat (C), Chetan Sakariya
Bench
Jay Chauhan, Agnivesh Ayachi, Kishan Parmar, Himalay Barad, Kushang Patel, Parth Chauhan, Devang Karamta, Kamlesh Makwana, Divyarajsinh Chauhan
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS
Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav and Shardul Thakur miss out due to National call ups.
PLAYER TO WATCH OUT
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw has been in excellent form scoring 404 runs so far it the tournament including a double century. He is looking in good touch and would most probably will be the difference in the side’s victory.
MUM VS SAU TOP PICKS
Chirag Jani
Chirag Jani is a dependable all rounder who can play in the middle and build partnerships alongside other players. He is also handy with the ball picking up wickets in crucial moments.
Aditya Tare
Aditya Tare is looking in good touch in the tournament. With the unavailability of Mumbai’s star players, there will be a lot of responsibility on him to perform well for his side.
Prerak Mankad
Prerak Mankad is an exciting and explosive all rounder whohas been in good nick in the tournament. He has been consistent throughout with both bat and ball. His top score in the tournament is 174.
Dhawal Kulkarni
Dhawal Kulkarni is an experienced new ball bowler who rattle the opposition’s batting lineup with his swing bowling. He can provide breakthroughs at the start.
CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN SELECTION
Captain Choices: Prithvi Shaw/ Dhawal Kulkarni
Vice Captain Choices: Chirag Jani/ Aditya Tare
DREAM TEAM
Small League Team
Grand League Team
EXPECTED WINNER IN TODAY’S MATCH
Mumbai are expected to win this match as they have multiple players stepping up at difficult occasions with a good experience to go with.
Note: The Dream 11 teams, predictions, match results, expected lineups, Captain and vice captain choices are based on my individual research.