MAH vs TN: Maharashtra will be playing the defending champions of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Tamil Nadu, for their opening game of this year’s competition.
Maharashtra had a tough season last year. They failed to find momentum and didn’t do really well in the group stage matches. They were a part of Elite Group C and in five matches, they managed to win just one game and lost four matches. With this poor performance, they finished a position above the bottom in their group’s leaderboard. Kedar Jadhav was the top scorer with 193 runs for Maharashtra, but they didn’t have any successful bowler to make it in the top list of highest wicket-takers.
On the other hand, Tamil Nadu were on song last year when it came to handing tormenting defeats to their opponents. They picked up five wins out of their five group matches and went on to continue their journey towards winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21. Narayan Jagadeesan was the top run-scorer for Tamil Nadu and the league top scorer with 364 runs in 8 games, while M Mohammed picked up ten wickets to be the highest wicket-taker for them.
In the upcoming encounter, Tamil Nadu will be the likely favourites to win the match and get a solid head start to their campaign.
Match Details
Match: Maharashtra vs Tamil Nadu
Date & Time: 4th November 2021, 8:30 AM
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Pitch Report
The pitch is a rather tricky one to compete on. It is a little slow and has help on offer for both the batsmen and bowlers. The toss won’t play any role as both the team batting first and the team chasing will have a good opportunity to adhere to their dominance.
Weather Report
It’s expected to be hot and humid throughout the course of the game. There are no signs of precipitation whatsoever.
MAH vs TN Predicted Playing XI
Maharashtra
Rahul Tripathi, Satyajeet Bachhav, Divang Hinganekar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Swapnil Gugale, Naushad Sheikh, Ashay Palkar, Kedar Jadhav, Swapnil Fulpagar (WK), Mukesh Choudhary, Azim Kazi
Tamil Nadu
Vijay Shankar, Baba Aparajith, Murugan Ashwin, Hari Nishaanth, Narayan Jagadeesan, RS Srinivas, M Mohammed, Sandeep Warrier, Sharukh Khan, Sonu Yadav, T Natarajan
MAH vs TN Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Narayan Jagadeesan (vice-captain)
Batters: Kedar Jadhav, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sharukh Khan, Hari Nishaanth
Allrounders: Vijay Shankar, Azim Kazi
Bowlers: Sandeep Warrier, Murugan Ashwin, Satyajeet Bachhav, Mukesh Choudhary
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