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SL vs HT Dream11 Team Prediction of KPL 2018: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Shivamogga Lions vs Hubli Tigers match. We are covering SL vs HT Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the KPL T20 match. The match is to be played at KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli.

Hubli Tigers won their first encounter of series by four wickets. Bowling first, Their bowlers bowled brilliantly stopping Bijapur Bulls at 128. Mahesh Patel took three scalps while Anil IG took two scalps for his team. Chasing the total, M Taha single-handedly made major contribution scoring 62 runs.

They will hope a similar all round performance from team to carry the momentum forward.

KPL 2017 Semi-finalists Shivamogga Lions will hope for a good start in their opening match of the series. Last year, They topped the points table but unfortunately lost the semi-final.

They have a strong squad with many experienced players in batting as well as bowling department. The Key players for the lions will be captain Anirudha Joshi, Abhimanyu Mithun, Liyan Khan and Kishore Kamat.

When and Where:

SL vs HT, 4th match, Karnataka Premier League, 2018.
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli
6:30 PM IST, 19th August.

Squads:

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.

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:

Shivamogga Lions:

Retained players are Anirudha Joshi, Liyan Khan and Nihal Ullal.
Liyan Khan will open the innings.Jonathan R, Liyan Khan and Anirudha Joshi will be the key batsmen. They were among the top scorers last season.

K Kamat and A Somanna will lead the pace attack. S Ashraf, S Moinuddin and A Joshi will be the key spinners.

Abhimanyu Mithun will not play this match as he is playing in Duleep trophy.

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.

M Taha played a magnificent knock in their previous match.Vinay Kumar will play as an allrounder batting in middle order and bowling his full quota of overs.P Dubey, Mahesh Patel and and Anil IG will lead the spin attack while Vinay Kumar and Kranti Kumar will be the main pacers.

A Sakhuja who was highest wicket taker of KPL 2017 did not play last match and can come in Praveen Dubey or Darshan MB if available for selection.

Probable Playing XI:

SL:
Liyan Khan, BR Sharath, Nihal Ullal, Anirudha Joshi, R Jonathan, N Shekhawat/Rohit Kumar, K Kamath, P Shekhawat, S Asraf, A Somanna, K Hoysala.

HT:
Mohammed Taha, Abhishek Reddy, Sunil Jain, Sujith Gowda, Nitin Bhille (wk), Vinay Kumar (c), Praveen Dubey, Mahesh Patel, Kranthi Kumar, IG Anil, Darshan MB.