OPA vs ODL Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update – Odisha Cricket League 2020/21, Final

Match Details:

The final of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 will be played between Odisha Panthers and Odisha Lions at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

The match is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM local time and IST and it will be streamed live on Fancode.

Preview:

Odisha Panthers and Odisha Lions will face each other in the all-important final of the Odisha Cricket League 2020/21 on Wednesday. Both the teams deserve to be in the final as they topped the points table and also won the semi-finals. Odisha Panthers are the highly successful team having lost only one match in this competition. They outplayed the Tigers by 5 wickets in the semi-finals and entered the finals in a grand fashion. They have a good track record against the Lions since they beat them twice in the league stage.

On the other hand, Odisha Lions too had an excellent tournament having won 6 matches in the league stages and they went on to beat Pumas quite comfortably by 75 runs, thanks to Swastik Samal for his outstanding batting has he registered the first century of the tournament. Having lost to the Panthers twice already in this tournament they are seeking to give back to them in the finals. The stage is all set for Finals and we can expect a thrilling contest between the top two sides.

OPA vs ODL Weather Report for Final:

The skies will be clear in Cuttack, with the temperature ranging between 24 to 28 degrees Celsius and the humidity levels are high at 90 percent. There is no chance of precipitation for this match.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The surface has favored the bowlers throughout the tournament and we have hardly seen the teams scoring huge runs. Only 4 times the teams have scored 150 plus runs including the 2nd semi-final. We can expect another low scoring match in the high-pressure final. Whoever wins the toss should bat first.

Average first innings score:

122 (Last 5 matches played on this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won ­– 2, Lost – 3, Tie – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

OPA vs ODL Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Odisha Panthers

Basant Mohanty (c), Binit Mohanty, Alok Chandra Sahoo, Abhishek Yadav, Ranjit Paikaray (wk), Nisikanta Rout, Sidhant Jena, Subham Nayak, Jayanta Behera, Ankit Singh, Pradeep Pradhan

Bench:

Sparsh Somani, Krushna Barik, Ashutosh Das, Dinesh Srivastav, Chandramani Biswal

Odisha Lions

Swastik Samal, Subhrajyoti Mishra, Rakesh Pattanaik, Sujit Skhetra Lenka (c & wk), Nauttam Bhanja, Bikash Rout, Deepak Behera, Abhisek Giri, Sibashish Sahoo, Alok Mangaraj, Chinmay Sahoo

Bench:

Ajay Goura, Biswabhusan Bihari, Saroja Panda, Ansuman Tripathy, Durgaprasad Behera

OPA vs ODL Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Abhishek Yadav is 2nd in the list of most run-scorers in this tournament. He has scored 300 runs in 9 innings at an average of 50 with a strike rate of 123.45. He has picked up 2 wickets as well at an economy of 7.88.

Ankit Singh has scored 222 runs in 10 innings at an average of 31.71 with a strike rate of 78.16.

Alok Chandra Sahoo is the leading wicket-taker in this tournament having picked up 22 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 5.14. With the bat, he has scored 142 runs in 9 innings at an average of 23.66 and a strike rate of 102.89.

Jayanta Behera is just below his fellow teammate Alok Chandra Sahoo in the leading wicket-takers list. He has picked up 19 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 5.34.

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Swastik Samal currently holds the record of most run-scorer in the tournament, scoring 301 runs in 11 innings at an average of 33.44 at a strike rate of 105.98. He had an excellent match in the semi-final against Pumas where he scored 110* from just 68 balls.

Rakesh Pattanaik has scored 223 runs in 10 innings at an average of 24.77 with a strike rate of 113.77. He has impressed with his bowling by picking 10 wickets at an economy of 5.48.

Lions skipper Sujit Skhetra Lenka has led from the front scoring 217 runs in 10 innings at an average of 31 and a strike rate of 91.94.

Deepak Behera has picked up 17 wickets in 11 matches at an excellent economy of 5.14 while with the bat he has scored 75 runs in 8 innings at a strike rate of 92.59.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Swastik Samal, Deepak Behera, Sujit Skhetra Lenka

Vice-Captain Options – Alok Chandra Sahoo, Rakesh Pattanaik, Jayanta Behera

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for OPA vs ODL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper –  Sujit Skhetra Lenka

Batters – Ankit Singh, Abhishek Yadav, Swastik Samal (c), Bikash Rout

All-Rounders – Alok Chandra Sahoo (vc), Rakesh Pattanaik, Deepak Behera

Bowlers – Jayanta Behera, Sibashish Sahoo, Nauttam Bhanja

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for OPA vs ODL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sujit Skhetra Lenka

Batters – Abhishek Yadav, Swastik Samal, Bikash Rout

All-Rounders – Alok Chandra Sahoo, Rakesh Pattanaik (vc), Deepak Behera (c)

Bowlers – Pradeep Pradhan, Jayanta Behera, Basant Mohanty, Nauttam Bhanja

Expert Advice:

Swastik Samal has become the first centurion of this tournament as he went on to score in the important semi-final match. He must be in your Dream11 fantasy team and can lead the side as well.

Today’s OPA vs ODL Probable Winners:

Odisha Panthers 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.