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SL vs BIJ Dream11 Team Prediction of KPL 2018: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Bijapur Bulls vs Shivamogga Lions match. We are covering SL vs BIJ Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the KPL T20 match. The match is to be played at S.N. Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore.

Bijapur Bulls are fourth on points table with two wins and one loss yet in the series. They won their last match by 2 runs. BIJ is already qualified for semi finals. B Chipli played a brilliant knock and was well supported by M Abbas. Suneel Raju also played a good cameo in death overs. In Bowling, KC Cariappa once again proved his worth taking two wickets at an economy below 6. They will hope to win tomorrow’s match and qualify for semi-finals.

Shivamogga Lions have not won a single encounter this season and are in very poor form. They have lost four matches and are out of race for semi-final. In last match, N Ullal and A Joshi were the only positives with bat while A Mithun was the only bowler able to put a good performance for his team. They will hope to end this year’s tournament on a good note by putting a good show in last two matches.

When and Where:

BIJ vs SL, 19th match, Karnataka Premier League, 2018.
S.N. Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore, India.
02:00 PM IST, 2nd September.

Squads:

BIJ:
KP Appanna, Bharat 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.

SL:
Aniruddha Joshi (c), Rongsen Jonathan, Prithvi Shekawat, S S Shettennavar, Rohit K, Abilash Shetty, Sarfaraz Ashraf, Sharath BR (wk), Bharath Dhuri, Kishore Kamat, Syed Khaja Moinuddin, Nishant Shekhawat, Liyan Khan, Nihal Ullal (wk), K Hoysala, Srinivas Sharath, Aditya Somanna, Abhimanyu Mithun.

Team News:

Bijapur Bulls:

B Chipli, G Naveen, R More and KC Cariappa are the retained players from last season. No major changes are expected in the playing XI.

B Chipli, M Abbas, S Raju, 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, Zahoor and More will lead the pace attack. All are in good form.

Shivamogga Lions:

Retained players are Anirudha Joshi, Liyan Khan and Nihal Ullal. L Khan can be replaced by Rohit K. Spinner S Ashraf or S Moinuddin can also come in for A Shetty.

Sharath BR, N Ullal, Jonathan R, P Shekhawat and Anirudha Joshi will be the key batsmen. A Somanna will be the finisher for team. A Somanna and A Mithun will lead the pace attack along with K Kamat and B Dhuri. P Shekhawat and A Joshi will be the key spinners.

Probable Playing XI:

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

SL:
Sharath BR, N Ullal (wk), L Khan/Rohit K, Rongsen Jonathan, Aniruddha Joshi (c), B Dhuri, Aditya Somanna, P Shekhawat, Kishore Kamath, A Mithun, A Shetty/S Ashraf/S Moinuddin.