Japan Premier League, 2020: West Kanto Hurricanes vs South Kanto Super Kings – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The match between West Kanto Hurricanes and South Kanto Super Kings in the Japan Premier League, 2020 will be played at the Sano International Cricket Ground – 1.

The match starts at 10:30 AM local time (7:00 AM IST) (1:30 AM GMT).

Preview:

West Kanto Hurricanes and South Kanto Super Kings will lock horns in the Japan Premier League game on Friday morning. Both the teams started their respective campaigns with victories during the rain-affected matches on Thursday. Both the teams registered narrow wins against North Kanto Lions and East Kanto Sunrisers in the games that were reduced to 6 overs-a-side. The South Kanto Super Kings will be up against the Kansai Chargers after this game while West Kanto gets to rest before Saturday’s double-header.

Weather Condition/Report:

No rain is expected at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Friday morning despite the clouds hovering the venue.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The Sano International Cricket Ground 1 wasn’t a very high-scoring venue during the previous edition of the Japan Premier League. The average scores were little over 120 but the chasing teams enjoyed fair amount of success.

Average first innings score: 122 (During JPL 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 2

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

West Kanto Hurricanes:

Tomoki Ota (C), Wataru Miyauchi, Raheel Kano, Nozomi Tomizawa, Supun Nawarathna, Naotsune Miyaji, Rajan Karki, Oshantha Nanayakkara, Kakeru Ebisui, Takurou Hagihara, Masaomi Kobayashi,

Bench – Masato Morita, Asala Wickrama Arachchige, Takuya Ono, Arjun Gautam, Yoshitaka Uehara, Koji Iwasaki, Shogo Kimura.

South Kanto Super Kings:

Sabaorish Ravichandran (C), Vinay Iyer, Alex Patmore, Nikhil Chhajed, Gurman Singh (VC), Karthick Vellingiri, Manoj Bhardwaj, Raman Tanwar, Prashanth Kale, Kohei Kubota, Ankush Mahasaheb.

Bench – Piyush Kumbhare, Raj Kamal, Rohit Kesari, Daniel Mee, Mohamed Yusry, Hiroshige Murakawa, Rasika Chandimal.

Top Picks:

Alex Patmore has scored 558 runs at an impressive average of 111.6 across 13 domestic T20s with help of five fifties and a strike rate close to 130.

Kakeru Ebisui claimed 23 wickets in the 14 T20 games in domestic cricket and also scored 110 runs at an average of 25.5 in six innings.

Vinay Iyer has smashed 801 runs from only 19 domestic T20s with the help of a century and seven fifties. He has a batting average of 53.4 and also picked up 23 wickets at an average of 10.57 only.

Sabaorish Ravichandran has impressive batting record as he amassed 693 runs from 19 domestic T20s. He also picked up 25 wickets to his name in those matches.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain options – Vinay Iyer, Sabaorish Ravichandran

Vice-Captain options – Raheel Kano, Alex Patmore, Nikhil Chhajed

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Alex Patmore

Batsmen – Tomoki Ota, Raheel Kano, Masaomi Kobayashi, Prashanth Kale

All-Rounders – Sabaorish Ravichandran (VC), Naotsune Miyaji (C), Nikhil Chhajed

Bowlers – Takurou Hagihara, Gurman Singh, Nozomi Tomizawa

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Supun Nawarathna

Batsmen – Raheel Kano (VC), Vinay Iyer (C), Prashanth Kale

All-Rounders – Sabaorish Ravichandran, Naotsune Miyaji, Karthick Vellingiri

Bowlers – Oshantha Nanayakkara, Kakeru Ebisui, Gurman Singh, Nozomi Tomizawa

Expert Advice:

Vinay Iyer hasn’t been picked by many fantasy teams probably due to him missing out of the playing XI on Thursday. However, we expect him to play on Friday morning and even star with both bat and ball. Vinay’s ability could easily make him the most valuable player of this match.

Probable Winners:

West Kanto Hurricanes are likely to earn an edge over the South Kanto Super Kings on Friday morning.

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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.