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BIJ vs HT Dream11 Team Prediction of KPL 2018: Preview | 2nd Semi-final

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Bijapur Bulls vs Hubli Tigers match. We are covering BIJ VS HT Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the 2nd Semi-final match. The match is to be played at S.N. Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore.

Bijapur Bulls ended third on points table with three wins and one loss. They won their last match by 2 wickets. KP Appanna took four wickets while B Gulecha took three wickets and both single-handedly destroyed the batting attack of opponents. B Chipli and M Abbas chased the total and helped team in ending group stages with momentum. They will hope to reach the finals putting a good show in semi-final.

Hubli Tigers finished second on points table with four wins and one loss. They are in good form and won their last match comfortably by 44 runs. A Reddy was the star of the match for his 74 run knock. P Dubey also played a good knock and was well supported by Vinay Kumar and Darshan MB in death overs. Vinay Kumar was brilliant with ball taking four scalps while M Patel and Anil IG also took two wickets each. They will expect similar performance from all players in tomorrow’s crucial match.

Both teams will put their best effort in the do-or-die encounter.

When and Where:

BIJ vs HT, 2nd Semi-final, Karnataka Premier League, 2018.
S.N. Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore, India.
6:30 PM IST, 5th September.

Squads:

BIJ:
KP Appanna, Bharath Chipli, Ronit More, Suneel Raju, KC Cariappa, Naveen MG, KN Bharath (wk), Mir Kaunain Abbas, Bhavesh Gulecha, Zahoor Farooqui, Anurag Bajpai, Rishabh Singh, KL Shrijith, S Bhavane, B Naga, S Kamath, A Ghale, Rituraj B, Praveen Kr.

HT:
Vinay Kumar, Sunil Kumar Jain, Mayank Agarwal, Nitin Bhille, Abhishek Sakuja, Abhishek Reddy, Kranthi Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Mohammed Taha, AM Kiran (wk), Anil I G, Rahul Naik.

Team News:

Bijapur Bulls:

B Chipli, G Naveen, R More and KC Cariappa are the retained players from last season. R More rested in last encounter will make comeback while B Gulecha who impressed with his bowling will retain his position replacing Z Farooqi.

M Abbas, S Raju, B Chipli, KN Bharath and Naveen MG will be the key batsmen. B Chipli, KN Bharath, M Abbas and Naveen MG are in good form.

KC Cariappa, KP Appanna and S Raju will lead the spin attack while Naveen and More will lead the pace attack. B Gulecha or Z Farooqi will support them.

Hubli Tigers:

V Kumar, A Reddy, A Sakhuja and P Dubey are the retained players. Mayank Aggarwal will not play as he is playing for India-A Side.

K Kumar is not in good form so s Seshadri can replace him to strengthen the pace attack.

Captain Vinay Kumar will play as an allrounder batting in middle order and bowling his full quota of overs. M Taha, A Reddy, P Dubey and V Kumar will be the key players with bat.

P Dubey, Anil IG and Mahesh Patel will lead the spin attack while Vinay Kumar and Darshan MB will be the main pacers. Mahesh Patel is in brilliant form taking twelve wickets in five matches.

Probable Playing XI:

BIJ:
Bharath Chipli (c), Shishir Bhavane, Mir Kaunain Abbas, KN Bharath, KL Shrijith (wk), Naveen MG, Suneel Raju, Ronit More, KP Appanna, Zahoor Farooqi/B Gulecha, KC Cariappa.

HT:
Mohammed Taha, Abhishek Reddy, Sujith Gowda, S Jain, Vinay Kumar (c), Praveen Dubey, Darshan MB, AM Kiran (wk), Mahesh Patel, Kranthi Kumar/S Seshadri, Anil IG.