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BB vs MW Dream11 Team Prediction of KPL 2018: Preview | 1st Semi-final

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysuru Warriors match. We are covering BB VS MW Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the KPL 1st Semi-final match. The match is to be played at S.N. Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore.

Bengaluru Blasters are in great form and finished on top of the points table in group stage. They won all five of their matches. All players are performing well for the team. In last match, P Deshpande played a brilliant knock of 76 runs. R Uthappa also played a good knock. In bowling, A Bhat, R Raju, S Gouda and A Doddamani all took two wickets each. They will come all guns blazing in the semi final with momentum in their side.

Mysuru Warriors finished fourth on points table with three wins and three losses. They lost their last match against the same opponent. Bhareth NP, Prateek Jain and A Verma were the positives with ball while S Sharath and SP Manjunath were the only positives with bat. All players will need to perform in unison to defeat mighty Bengaluru Blasters tomorrow.

Both teams will hope to win the do-or-die encounter and reach the finals of KPL 2018.

When and Where:

BB vs MW, 1st Semi-final match, Karnataka Premier League, 2018.
S.N. Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore, India.
06:30 PM IST, 4th September.

Squads:

BB:
Prasidh M Krishna, Pavan Deshpande (R), Mitrakanth Yadav (R), Vishwanath M, Abhishek Bhat (R), Rohan Raju, Koushik V (R), S Gowda, A Doddamani, P KR Das, M Bhandage, A Singh Brar, B Devraj, V Yadav, G Dhiman, KB Pawan, KC Avinash, A Ghatankar.

MW:
Jagadeesha Suchith (c), Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Raju Bhatkal, Amit Verma, Bhareth NP, Arjun Hoysala, Kushal Wadhwani, Vinay Sagar (wk), Shoaib Manager, Luvnith Sisodia, S P Manjunath, KH Manoj, Prateek Jain, Krishnamurthy Siddharth.

Team News:

Bengaluru Blasters:

Pavan Deshpande, Mitrakanth Yadav, Abhishek Bhat, Koushik V are the retained players. In last match, wholesale changes were made in the playing XI but as said by captain best playing XI will be fielded in semi-final. So most probably main players rested will come back in the playing XI.

In wicketkeeper option, any one among K Vishwanath or KC Avinash can play. Chances of K Vishwanath are more. R Uthappa, P Deshpande and KB Pawan will be the key batsmen. A Brar, A Bhat and S Gopal will play role of finisher for the team.

A Doddamani, M Yadav, S Gopal will lead the spin attack along with A Brar. M Bhandage, A Bhat and V Koushik will be the main pacers. All are in good form.

Mysuru Warriors:

Jagadeesha Suchith, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Manjunath SP and Bhareth NP are the retained players. SP Manjunath played a good knock in last match. If team plays an extra batsmen then he will play. However if team goes for a extra spinner then K Wadhwani can play. Prasidh Krishna if available will play in their place.

K Gowtham will not be available for tomorrow’s match due to his participation in India-A squad. R Bhatkal, A Verma, S Manager and A Hoysala will lead the batting department. All four of them are in good form. Bhareth NP, J Suchith and K Siddharth Will provide able support to them.

Captain J Suchith will lead the spin department along with A Verma. V Vijayakumar, P Jain and Bhareth NP will be the key pacers for team. R Bhatkal can support them.

Probable Playing XI:

BB:
M Vishwanath/KC Avinash (wk), KB Pawan, R Uthappa (c), Pawan Deshpande, Arshdeep Singh Brar, Manoj S Bhandage, Mitrakant Yadav, A Doddamani, Abhishek Bhatt, S Gopal, Kaushik V.

MW:
Arjun Hoysala, Raju Bhatkal, Amit Verma, Shoaib Manager, S Sharath (wk), Bhareth NP, K Siddharth, K Wadhwani/P Krishna/SP Manjunath, Jagdeesh Suchith (c), Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Prateek Jain.