A potential mismatch awaits as the table-toppers, Tamil Nadu plays against Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. While Tamil Nadu has won all its games so far, Jammu And Kashmir have won only one out of their three games. Riding on Dinesh Karthik’s form, Tamil Nadu look certain off proceeding to the knockouts. Against a decent Jammu and Kashmir side led by Parvez Rasool, TN will face a stern test in their bid to extend their winning run at the KL Saini Stadium.
Match Details:
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20
KL Saini Stadium, Jaipur
October 4, 2019
9:00 AM IST
Weather Report:
Mostly sunny weather with no chances of rain and the temperature ranging around 27 degrees Celsius is expected during the course of the game.
Pitch Report:
The pitch should favour strokeplay although spin will play a major part as the game progresses. Batting first upon winning the toss would be the ideal option with some swing on offer in the latter half of the match.
Predicted Playing XI:
Tamil Nadu:
Washington Sundar could return for the South Indian side which would add strength in both the batting and bowling departments. The rest of the side should remain the same with Vijay Shankar and Baba Aparajith in fine form along with Dinesh Karthik, who has already scored a couple of fifties while batting at number five and six. Their bowling unit also looks well settled with Natarajan and Vignesh being the key.
N Jagadeesan, Abhinav Mukund, Baba Aparajith, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, M Mohammed, Murugan Ashwin, K Vignesh and T Natarajan
Jammu and Kashmir:
Jammu and Kashmir shouldn’t be making many changes to their side after a decent performance against Railways. Against a strong TN side, the onus will be on their middle order to guide them to a decent score. While Shubham Khajuria and Shubham Pundir are in decent form, Parvez Rasool is their best bet with both bat and ball. Ram Dayal is one to watch out for after troubling the likes of Bengal and Rajasthan over the course of this tournament.
Qamran Iqbal, Ahmed Banday, Shubham Pundir, Shubham Khajuria, Parvez Rasool, Abdul Samad, Ram Dayal, Fazil Rashid, Umar Nazir, Abid Mushtaq and Mujtaba Yousuf
Top Picks:
Dinesh Karthik’s form makes him a must-have pick for this game while Vijay Shankar also scoring some runs since his return to the side. Shubham Pundir and Shubham Khajuria are in decent form and are picked alongside Baba Aparajith, whose all-round abilities could have a say in the proceedings as well. Ram Dayal and Natarajan are ones to watch out for with the ball as well on Friday. Mohammed has accounted for nine wickets so far and looks good for more.
Captaincy Options:
1: N Jagadeesan
2: Baba Aparajith
3: T Natarajan
Dream XI & Points Projection:
N Jagadeesan, Points: 60-62, Grade: A
Abhinav Mukund, Points: 40-42, Grade: A
Baba Aparajith, Points: 52-54, Grade: A
T Natarajan, Points: 58-60, Grade: A
Vijay Shankar, Points: 44-46, Grade: A
Shubham Khajuria, Points: 46-48, Grade: A
Parvez Rasool, Points: 58-60, Grade: A
Shubham Pundir, Points: 48-50, Grade: A
M Mohammed, Points: 44-46, Grade: A
M Ashwin, Points: 42-44, Grade: A
Ram Dayal, Points: 48-50, Grade: A
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