ODL vs OPA Dream11 Team Prediction: In match 21 of the MGM Odisha T20 league, Odisha Lions will take on Odisha Panthers on 5 January. The Lions have won 2 matches out of 5 so far while the Panthers have won 5 of their 6 games. The Lions are in contention for a semi-final berth but a defeat in this game can push them down. The Panthers are at the top place and they will love to maintain a distance from the rest of the teams. Hence both teams will be keen to win this game. So lets look at the ODL vs OPA match prediction.
Fixture: Odisha Lions vs Odisha Panthers; Odisha T20
When: 5 January, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Live Stream Online: Watch Odisha Lions vs Odisha Panthers; live cricket streaming on Fancode
ODL vs OPA Playing 11
ODL Team News:
Playing combination: The pair of S Mishra and S Samal hasn’t been effective so far. So it will be interesting to see whether the management gives them a long rope. S Lenka looked solid at number 3 in the last game. So he will continue to bat in the top-order. R Pattanaik, N Bhanja, and C Sahoo will bat in the middle order. Alok Mangaraj will lead the bowling attack with Sibhasish Sahoo.
ODL Playing 11:
S Mishra, S Samal, R Pattanaik, S Lenka, R Bihari, D Behera, B Rout, N Bhanja, Ansuman Tripathy,Alok Mangaraj,Sibhasish Sahoo
OPA Team News:
Playing combination: K Barik will keep the wickets while S Somani and A Yadav will lead the batting department. C Biswal will be the all-rounder. B Mohanty will handle bowling responsibilities.
OPA Playing 11:
Krushna Barik, Sparsh Somani, Ankit Singh, Abhishek Yadav, Pradeep Pradhan, Binit Mohanty, Dinesh Srivastav, Alok Chandra Sahoo, Chandramani Biswal, Basant Mohanty, Jayanta Behera.
In ODL vs OPA Dream 11 prediction, Lions’ batting will revolve around R Pattanaik and S Lenka while in bowling A Mangaraj’s opening spell will set the tone for the team. K Barik and C Biswal are key players for OPA.
ODL vs OPA Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: S Lenka, Pailkaray
Batsmen: B Rout, A Singh, A Yadav
All-rounder: R Pattanaik, D Behera, A Sahoo
Bowlers:S Sahoo, N Bhanja, P Pradhan
Captain and vice-captain:
A Sahoo made terrific use of the conditions and wreaked havoc with his bowling in the last game. He claimed 3 wickets and gave away just 13 runs in 4 overs.
A Yadav is a very consistent batter and has chipped in with important scores. He made 32 runs from 34 balls in the previous game. He also came good with the ball and picked up 2 wickets.
A Tripathy made 34 runs from 24 balls in the last game with 3 fours and 2 sixes. He looked in great touch. So expect him to add to his runs tally today.
N Bhanja hammered 24 runs from 13 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes and was very effective with the ball too as he claimed 1 wicket in 4 overs.
The Odisha Panthers are a better side as they have more stability in their playing XI. So in the ODL vs OPA Dream11 today match prediction, expect OPA to win the game.