T20 Mumbai League 2019, Match 17: SoBo Supersonics vs Shivaji Park Lions – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

SoBo Supersonics’ winning streak finally came to an end when they clashed with the NaMo Bandra Blasters on Monday evening. Supersonics won each of their first three matches before going down to Bandra while defending their total of 151/8. No batsman stepped up and batted long for the Supersonics as they ended up with a below par total.

They will face the struggling Shivaji Park Lions team in their 5th match. The Shivaji Park team made it to the final of the previous edition but are yet to win a match this season. They ended up on the losing in all the three matches they played this year. One of the key reasons for their debacle has been their batting failure as they are failing to put on big totals.

Match Details:

The 17th match of the T20 Mumbai League 2019 will be played between SoBo Supersonics and Shivaji Park Lions at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

The match starts at 3:30 PM local time (IST) (10:00 AM GMT).

The game will be live on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD and Star Sports 3. Live streaming available on Hotstar.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The chasing teams have benefited during the afternoon games as they’ve won six of the eight matches. 150+ scores have been a norm in the day and same is expected on the penultimate day of the league stage.

Average first innings score: 160 (Afternoon games in T20 Mumbai 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 6, Lost – 2

Probable Playing XIs:

Sobo Supersonics:

Jay Gokul Bista (C), Hersh Tank, Dhrumil Matkar, Parag Khanapurkar, Japjeet Randhawa, Yogesh Takawale (WK), Rohan Raje, Khizer Dafedar, Vaibhav Mali, Deepak Shetty, Badrey Alam/Shashank Attarde.

Bench – Agni Chopra, Mansingh Nigade, Tushar Srivastav, Adeeb Usmani, Sandeep Kunchikor, Aatif Shaikh, Akshay Barma, Harsh Tanna

Shivaji Park Lions:

Rudra Dhanday, Sachin Yadav, Siddhesh Lad (C), Nikhil Patil, Shivam Dube, Hardik Tamore (WK), Raunaq Sharma, Vijay Gohil, Shivam Malhotra, Varun Joijode, Siddharth Raut.

Bench – Tanush Kotian, Swapnil Pradhan, Arun Yadav, Atish Gawand, Gaurav Bengre, Jai Kothari.

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Match-wise points of selected players (Power Picks):

Rohan Raje – 21, 19, 20.5, 36

Raunaq Sharma – 8, 16, 37

Parag Khanapurkar – 31, 38, 25, 68

Dhrumil Matkar – 9.5, 32, 16, 17.5

Shivam Dube – 2.5, 77.5, 33

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Parag Khanapurkar and Shivam Dube are the biggest picks from this game and have to be captain and vice-captain. Jay Bista’s inconsistency can be risked while Rohan Raje’s consistency can be trusted with one of the multipliers.

Other captain/vice-captain options – Shreyas Iyer, Jay Bista, Siddharth Chitnis, Nikhil Patil, Eknath Kerkar.

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Yogesh Takawale

Batsmen – Hersh Tank, Parag Khanapurkar (C), Siddhesh Lad, Raunaq Sharma

All-Rounders – Rohan Raje, Khizer Dafedar, Shivam Dube (VC)

Bowlers – Deepak Shetty, Shivam Malhotra, Varun Joijode

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Yogesh Takawale

Batsmen – Jay Gokul Bista (VC), Parag Khanapurkar, Sachin Yadav, Raunaq Sharma

All-Rounders – Rohan Raje (C), Khizer Dafedar, Dhrumil Matkar

Bowlers – Badrey Alam, Vijay Gohil, Shivam Malhotra

Expert Advice:

Shivaji Park Lions have been quite poor in the batting department. Only Raunaq Sharma looks ideal among batsmen from their team while Siddhesh Lad can be picked due to his experience and bowling ability.

Probable Winners:

Shivaji Park Lions are expected to register their first win and end the 3-match losing streak.

*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.

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