BEN vs TN Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update – Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, Elite B Group

Match Details:

The Elite B Group match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 will be played between Bengal and Tamil Nadu at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

This match is scheduled to start at 07:00 PM Local Time and IST.

Preview:

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a single defeat can go a long way in deciding a team’s fate. Bengal might have started their campaign with three straight wins, with a surprising defeat against Assam has done them a lot of harm. The reason for this being, fellow Elite B Group member Tamil Nadu’s form.

Unlike Bengal, Tamil Nadu have not had a slip-up yet and are looking increasingly likely to top the group. That being said, the complexion of the points table can change to a great extent id Bengal can pull off a win today. Hence, today’s game is arguably going to be the most crucial game of this group.

BEN vs TN Weather Report:

The temperature will drop down to 22 °C during the time of the match. The chances of precipitation are only 10%.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch at Eden Gardens has been a balanced one, where both batsmen and bowlers can excel if they can execute their gameplans well. Chasing might be a bit easier than batting first.

Average first innings score:

151 (Last 5 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 matches)

Record of chasing teams:

Won ­– 3, Lost – 2, Tie – 0

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Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

BEN vs TN Probable Playing XIs:

Bengal:

Manoj Tiwary, Anustup Majumdar (C), Mukesh Kumar, Suvankar Bal, Shreevats Goswami, Vivek Singh, Ishan Porel, Writtick Chowdhury, Kaif Ahmed, Shahbaz Ahamad, Akash Deep.

Bench:

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Chatterjee, Ravikant Singh, Abhishek Das, Aritra Chatterjee, Prayas Ray Barman, Sujit Yadav, Kazi Junaid Saifi, Arnab Nandi.

Tamil Nadu

Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Vijay Shankar, N Jagadeesan, C Hari Nishanth, Sandeep Warrier, KB Arun Karthik, M Mohammed, R Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan, R Sonu Yadav, Murugan Ashwin.

Bench:

R S Jaganath Srinivas, J Kousik, PG Periyasamy, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, B Aparajith, B Indrajith, M Siddharth, L Suryapprakash, Aswin Crist.

BEN vs TN Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Narayan Jagadeesan is a big reason behind Tamil Nadu’s impeccable form, as the wicketkeeper-batsman rarely had a bad day. He has scored 244 runs at an astonishing average of over 120.

For Bengal, Vivek Singh has been the most consistent performer with the bat. He has scored 201 runs at an average of over 100.

Shreevats Goswami has not been as impressive as Singh, but the veteran player has played some crucial knocks. He has scored 137 runs at an average of over 45.

C Hari Nishanth has scored 176 runs in the 4 games he has played. The Tamil Nadu batsman has scored 176 runs at an average of nearly 90.

Murugan Ashwin has caused a lot of trouble with his unpredictable spin bowling. He has picked up 8 wickets and has an economy rate of just over 6 runs per over.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Narayan Jagadeesan, C Hari Nishant

Vice-Captain Options – Vivek Singh, Shreevats Goswami

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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BEN vs TN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Narayan Jagadeesan (C), Dinesh Karthik

Batters – C Hari Nishanth, Vivek Singh (VC), Anustup Mazumder

All-Rounders – M Mohammed, Baba Aparajith, Writtick Chatterjee

Bowlers – Ishan Porel, Murugan Ashwin, Mukesh Kumar

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BEN vs TN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Narayan Jagadeesan, Shreevats Goswami (VC)

Batters – C Hari Nishanth (C), Vivek Singh, Manoj Tiwary

All-Rounders – M Mohammed, Shahbaz Ahmed

Bowlers – Ishan Porel, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Deep, R Sai Kishore

Expert Advice:

Surprisingly, the Eden Gardens pitch has been offering the bowlers some purchase since the last few games. Hence, you can go with 4 specialist bowling options for any one of your Dream11 Fantasy teams.

Today’s BEN vs TN Probable Winners:

Tamil Nadu are expected to win this match.

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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.