ODL vs OPU Dream11 Team Prediction: In match 24 of the MGM Odisha T20 league, Odisha Lions will take on Odisha Pumas on 7 January. Both teams are currently in the top half of the points table and look good for a semi-final berth. The Lions have played 8 games and have won 3 games while the Pumas have won 5 of their 7 games so far. However, a win in this match will push them further up and will make their semi-final claim more strong.
Fixture: Odisha Lions vs Odisha Pumas; Odisha T20
When: 7 January, 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Live Stream Online: Watch Odisha Lions vs Odisha Pumas; live cricket streaming on Fancode
ODL vs OPU Playing 11
ODL Team News:
Playing combination: S Mishra and S Samal will be the openers. A Gaura will bat in the middle order along with R Pattanail and S Lenka. S Sahoo will be the key bowler along with D Behera.
ODL Playing 11:
S Mishra, S Samal, A Gaura, R Pattanaik, S Lenka, B Bihari, D Behera, B Rout, N Bhanja, A Giri, S Sahoo
OPU Team News:
Playing combination: A Nayak and S Patnaik will be the openers. P Majhi, A Singh and P Das will bat in the middle order along with P Singh. The trio of Prasantha Rana, Dhiraj Singh and T Sahoo will form the bowling arsenal.
OPU Playing 11:
A Nayak, S Patnaik, P Majhi, A Singh, P Das, P Singh, S Mohanty, Prasantha Rana , Jitendra Thapa , Tukuna Sahoo , Dhiraj Singh
In ODL vs OPU Dream 11 prediction, Lions’ batting will revolve around R Pattanaik and S Lenka while for Pumas, T Sahoo’s runs at the top of the order are crucial while P Rana has been the stand out bowler so far.
ODL vs OPU Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: S Lenka,
Batsmen: B Rout, P Rana, S Patnaik
All-rounder: R Pattanaik, D Behera, PK Singh
Bowlers:S Sahoo, N Bhanja, T Sahoo, D Singh
Captain and vice-captain:
D Behera was the stand-out bowler in the last match. He claimed 4 wickets in 4 overs and gave away just 23 runs. So expect him to add more wickets to his tally in this game.
R Pattanaik is an effective all-rounder. He made 26 runs from 18 balls and then with the ball picked up 2 wickets in 4 overs.
S Lenka made 39 runs from 40 balls in the previous game. He is a very consistent batter and has chipped in with crucial runs.
S Patnaik hammered 21 runs from 10 balls in the last game. He has scored 171 runs in 6 games so far and averages 34.20. He has 2 fifties in 6 games.
The Odisha Pumas is the better team as they have more batting depth. So in the ODL vs OPU Dream11 today match prediction, expect OPU to win the game.