Venue: DY Patil Stadium (Dr DY Patil Sports Academy), Navi Mumbai
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Average score at venue (1st inns): 167
Win percentage while batting first: NA
Pitch conditions:
- Fast bowlers will also expect to have a lot of assistance from the pitch at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, which has witnessed contrasting outcomes as far as scoreboards are concerned in the two matches that the venue has so far hosted.
- In the two matches played so far here, there have been teams scoring in excess of 200 — in the game between Punjab and Bangalore — whereas in the other, bowlers ruled the roost in the Kolkata versus Bangalore clash, ensuring a low-scoring contest with a thrilling finish.
- Fast bowlers have a wicket-share percentage of 66.67% compared to 33.33% for the spinners, which is indeed an encouraging aspect at a venue which has had something for all parties involved.
Weather prediction:
After a cloudy start in the wee hours, It will be mostly a sunny day on Saturday in Navi Mumbai with temperatures hitting a high of 34°C around the time of the start of the match, dropping down to 30°C towards the close of play. The humidity levels will remain largely in the range of 40-45% for the majority of the match, but the same will shoot beyond 50% around 6:30 PM local time.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD (overall):
Matches played: 25
Mumbai won: 13
Rajasthan won: 11
No result: -
Top 3 players from Mumbai: R Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah
Top 3 players from Rajasthan: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal
Top picks for H2H/WTA contest (top 5 players each):
Top 5 players from Mumbai: R Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin
Top 5 players from Rajasthan: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna
Q & A:
Fantasy tips and tricks: Should I pick more bowlers, batsmen or all-rounders?
In the two matches played at the DY Patil stadium so far in the Indian T20 cricket league, there have been contrasting outcomes but the first match between Bangalore and Punjab being a high-scoring thriller followed by the second game between Bangalore and Kolkata being a low scoring but captivating contest. Interestingly, Bangalore spinner Wanindu Hasaranga bagged a 4-wicket haul against Kolkata in the most recent match played here, wherein the two-time title winners struck back through their fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Trent Boult. Keeping all this in mind, a right mix of team consisting in-form batsmen, fast bowlers such as Mumbai’s Jasprit Bumrah and Rajasthan spinners such as Yuzvendra Chahal will be the right approach for making the fantasy cricket playing XI.
Devarchit Varma is a cricket writer and journalist with an experience of more than a decade, having worked at Hindustan Times (newspaper) and CricketCountry (website). Along with covering international and domestic cricket, he has also interviewed several current and former top players such as Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith, Dale Steyn, Michael Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Brendon McCullum, Shane Watson, Lasith Malinga and many more. He has also worked in other beats as a journalist in Bollywood (Reliance BigOye) and IT (SiliconIndia) industries.
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