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AT vs TK Dream11 Team Prediction of MPL 2019: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Aakash Tigers vs Triumphs Knights match. We are covering AT vs TK Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Defending Champions Triumphs Knights had a memorable season last year and will come with a similar expectation this year too. They have arrived with a similar squad with little changes. They have star domestic players in the form of Suryakumar Yadav, Royston Dias and Akash Parkar along with talented allrounders Parikshit Valsangkar, Kalpesh Sawant and Vinayak Bhoir. Wicket-keeper Sumit Ghadigaonkar and Pacer Vaibhav Singh will also be the key with bat and ball respectively. They will hope to begin the season with a clinical performance against Aakash Tigers.

Aakash Tigers also have a balanced squad this year and will target their maiden Mumbai Premier League trophy. They possess quality all-rounders like Arjun Tendulkar and Shams Mulani along with experienced Dhawal Kulkarni. And they also have quite a few solid batsmen like Kaustubh Pawar and Bhavin Thakkar along with their most expensive pick wicket-keeper Doraiswamy Subramanian. They will come all guns blazing in Inaugural match of MPL’19 and give a tough challenge to mighty Triumphs Knights.

A good match can be expected between both teams to begin MPL 2019.

When and Where:

AT VS TK, 1st Match, Group A, Mumbai Premier League, 2019.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
03:30 PM, 14th May 2019.

Venue Stats:

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

Pitch will be highly batting friendly. Early advantage of pacers can be expected.

Squads:

AT:
Ajay Pandey, Doraiswamy Subramanian, Kaustubh Pawar, Suryansh Shedge, Y Pawar, Aakarshit Gomel, Arjun Tendulkar, Bhavin Thakkar, Nehal Katakdhond, Shams Mulani, Siddharth Akre, Akash Anand, Mehboob Shaikh, Anjdeep Lad, Dhawal Kulkarni, Minad Manjrekar, Salman Khan, Sylvester Dsouza.

TK:
Gaurav Chavan, Karan More, Suryakumar Yadav, Bharat Patil, Kalpesh Sawant, Karan Shah, Mohit Avasthi, Parikshit Valasangkar, Prasad Patil, Puneet Tripathi, Shivam Nirupam, Umesh Gurjar, Vinayak Bhoir, Yash Dicholkar, Shikhar Thakur, Siddhant Adhatrao, Sumit Ghadigaonkar, Royston Dias, Vaibhav Singh, Akash Parkar

Team News:

Aakash Tigers MWS:

Kaustubh Pawar and Bhavin Thakkar can open the innings. Siddharth Akre, Doraiswamy Subramanian and Aakarshit Gomel will handle the middle order.

Anyone among Ajay Pandey, Y Pawar or S Shegde can play to strengthen the batting order.

Arjun Tendulkar and Shams Mulani will be the key allrounders. Bhavin Thakkar and Siddharth Akre can also bowl a few overs.

Dhawal Kulkarni, Arjun Tendulkar, and Anjdeep Lad will lead the pace attack while Shams Mulani will be the key spinner along with Siddharth Akre. Any two among Anjdeep Lad, Minad Manjrekar or Sylvester Dsouza will support them.

Triumphs Knights MNE:

Availability of Suryakumar Yadav is not confirmed. We will update if we get any information.

Either batsmen Gaurav Chavan or spinner Prasad Patil can play.

Shikhar Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav can open the innings. Sumit Ghadigaonkar, Siddhant Adhatrao, Parikshit Valsangkar, and Akash Parkar will handle the middle order.

Parikshit Valsangkar, Akash Parkar, Kalpesh Sawant and Vinayak Bhoir will play the role of an allrounder.

Royston Dias, Kalpesh Sawant, and Vaibhav Singh will be the key pacers while Vinayak Bhoir will handle the spin attack. Parikshit Valsangkar and Akash Parkar will support them.

Probable Playing XI:

AT:
Kaustubh Pawar, Bhavin Thakkar, Siddharth Akre, Doraiswamy Subramanian (wk), Aakarshit Gomel, Y Pawar, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Dhawal Kulkarni, Anjdeep Lad

TK:
Shikhar Thakur, Suryakumar Yadav, Sumit Ghadigaonkar (wk), Siddhant Adhatrao, Gaurav Chavan/Prasad Patil, Parikshit Valsangkar, Akash Parkar, Kalpesh Sawant, Vinayak Bhoir, Royston Dias, Vaibhav Singh.