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AA vs SPL Dream11 Team Prediction of MPL 2019: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for ARCS Andheri vs Shivaji Park Lions match. We are covering AA vs SPL Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

ARCS Andheri is fourth on the points table with one win and one loss to their name. They won their last match against NaMo Bandra Blasters by 5 wickets. Bowling first, Tushar Deshpande took two scalps while Azhar Ansari took one wicket to restrict Blasters at 176. Chasing the target, Akhil Herwadkar played stroke-filled knock of 56 runs and was supported by Ranjane, Jathar, and Ansari to chase the target comfortably. ARCS will put their best effort to defeat Shivaji Park Lions and further improve their standing in the points table.

Shivaji Park Lions were the runner-up of MPL’18 and lost the finale by just four runs. Led by Player of the tournament 2018, Shivam Dubey they will be keen to claim the trophy this year around. They have a well-balanced squad containing quality batsmen tops of the order like Siddhesh Lad, Talented Allrounders like Shivam Dubey and Raunaq Sharma along with wicket-taking bowlers like Vijay Gohil and Shivam Malhotra. They will hope to get a good start to the season giving a tough challenge to ARCS Andheri.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

AA vs SPL, 7th Match, Group B, Mumbai Premier League, 2019.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
03:30 PM, 17th May 2019.

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 187
Average 2nd innings score: 183

Pitch will be batting friendly. The early advantage of pacers can be expected.

Squads:

AA:
Akhil Herwadkar, Kevin Almeida, Praful Waghela, Tanmay Mishra, Amogh Bhatkal, Azhar Ansari, Gaurav Jathar, Iqbal Abdulla, Kadir Patel, Pankaj Jaiswal, Shubham Ranjane, Vaidik Murkar, Sufiyan Shaikh, Sumit Meher, Ankur Singh, Atharva Poojari, Salil Agarkar, Tushar Deshpande, Vineet Sinha.

SPL:
Rudra Dhanday, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (wk), Raunaq Sharma, Swapnil Pradhan, Shivam Dube (C), Arun Yadav, Shivam Malhotra, Vijay Gohil, Tanush Kotian, Jai Kothari, Rudra Dhanday, Nikhil Patil, Sachin Yadav, Siddharth Raut, Atish Gawand, Gaurav Bengre.

Team News:

ARCS Andheri:

No changes are expected in their playing XI.

Sufiyan Sheikh and Akhil Herwadkar are likely to open the innings. K Almeida, S Ranjane, Pankaj Jaiswal and Gaurav Jathar will handle the middle order.

Iqbal Abdulla, S Ranjane, Azhar Ansari and G Jathar will play the role of an allrounder. Tushar and Ankur can also big shots.

Tushar Deshpande, Azhar Ansari, and Vineet Sinha will be the key pacers along with Ankur Singh and Shubham Ranjane while Iqbal Abdulla will be handling the spin attack. K Almeida can also bowl a few overs of medium pace.

Shivaji Park Lions:

Rudra Dhanday can open the innings along with Onkar Jadhav or Siddhesh Lad. Hardik Tamore, Raunaq Sharma, Swapnil Pradhan, and Shivam Dubey will follow them.

Shivam Dubey, Arun Yadav, and Raunaq Sharma will play the role of an allrounder.

Vijay Gohil and Arun Yadav will handle the spin attack along with S Lad while Shivam Malhotra, Shivam Dube, and Atish Gawand will be the key pacers. Raunaq Sharma will support them.

Nikhil Patil can also play in place of Onkar Jadhav while T Kotian can get a chance in place of A Gawand.

Probable Playing XI:

AA:
Sufiyan Sheikh (wk), Akhil Herwadkar, K Almeida (c), S Ranjane, Pankaj Jaiswal, Gaurav Jathar, Azhar Ansari, Iqbal Abdulla, Tushar Deshpande, Ankur Singh, Vineet Sinha.

SPL:
Rudra Dhanday, Onkar Jadhav/Nikhil Patil, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (wk), Raunaq Sharma, Swapnil Pradhan, Shivam Dubey (c), Arun Yadav, A Gawand/Kotian, Shivam Malhotra, Vijay Gohil.