Preview :
The 2019-20 season of Vijay Hazare Trophy has kicked off today. In the group B, Uttar Pradesh will begin their campaign against Baroda in Vadadora tomorrow. Uttar Pradesh will reply mainly on Rinku Singh, Shivam Mavi, Ankit Rajpoot and Akshdeep Nath and will miss Suresh Raina this time. On the other hand, Baroda will be hoping for a better season this time under new captain Krunal Pandya and players like Kedar Devdhar, Yusuf Pathan and Deepak Hooda will also play an important role.
Match Details :
Match : UP vs BRD, Uttar Pradesh vs Baroda, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20
Date and time : 25 September 2019, 9.00 AM IST
Venue : Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Uttar Pradesh Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. Suresh Raina will not play in this season as he is recovering from knee surgery and in his absence Samarth Singh will captain UP team.
2. Kuldeep Yadav isn’t included in the squad due to India’s Test against South Africa starts next week.
3. Rinku Singh is back in the team after serving three months ban from playing cricket.
Expected XI :
Abhishek Goswami, Upendra Yadav (wk), Samarth Singh (c), Akshdeep Nath, Rinku Singh, Umang Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Saurabh Kumar, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohit Jangra, Shanu Saini
Baroda Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. Baroda’s opening match against Odisha washed out due to rain.
2. Krunal Pandya will captain Baroda in this season of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
3. Hardik Pandya isn’t selected in the squad as he is still not 100% fit.
4. There are no major injury concerns for Baroda team camp.
Expected XI :
Kedar Devdhar, Aditya Waghmode, Krunal Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Vishnu Solanki, Mitesh Patel (wk), Swapnil Singh, Lukman Meriwala, Babashafi Pathan, Rishi Arothe
UP vs BRD Dream11 Prediction :
Wicketkeepers : Upendra Yadav
Batsmen : Kedar Devdhar, Rinku Singh, Samarth Singh
All rounders : Krunal Pandya, Akshdeep Nath, Deepak Hooda
Bowlers : Lukman Meriwala, Babashafi Pathan, Shivam Mavi, Shanu Saini
Captain and Vice Captain :
Captain Krunal Pandya or Deepak Hooda and vice captain Akshdeep Nath or Samarth Singh
Stats and facts :
1. Last seasons performance
Uttar Pradesh – 1 win, 5 losses, 2 No results
Baroda – 4 wins, 2 losses, 2 No results
2. Following players from Uttar Pradesh did well in the last season of Vijay Hazare Trophy
Akshdeep Nath – 258 runs @ 51.60 in 6 inns (1*100, 2*50) and 4 wickets @ 25.50
Samarth Singh – 227 runs @ 113.50 in 3 inns (1*100, 1*50)
Shivam Mavi – 8 wickets @ 29.50 and 40 runs in 6 matches
Upendra Yadav – 233 runs @ 38.85 in 6 inns (1*50)
3. Following players from Baroda did well in the last season of Vijay Hazare Trophy
Kedar Devdhar – 401 runs @ 57.28 in 7 inns (2*100)
Krunal Pandya – 274 runs @ 45.66 in 7 inns (3*50) and 11 wickets @ 17.54 (1*5-for)
Deepak Hooda – 270 runs @ 54 in 7 inns (3*50) and 3 wickets
Yusuf Pathan – 175 runs @ 58.33 in 6 inns (2*50) and 2 wickets
Babshafi Pathan – 7 wickets @ 20.57 in 6 inns (1*5-for)
Lukman Meriwala – 7 wickets @ 25.42 in 7 inns
4. Some good players like Rinku Singh, Ankit Rajpoot and Aditya Waghmode had a disappointing season last year and they should bounce back this year.
5. Both the teams are at same level and it should be a good close contest.