Bellary Tuskers will take on Bijapur Bulls in the 8th fixture of the Karnataka Premier League 2019. Tuskers have done things right so far and have won their first two games in the tournament.
A close victory against Hubli Tigers in the previous game would have surely boosted their confidence. It would not be easy for the Bulls to create troublesome for the Tuskers.
On the other hand, Bijapur Bulls have started their tournament a tie due to rain interruption and now they would be hoping for a full and look forward to avoiding Tuskers from making a hat-trick.
The match is scheduled to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru around 3:00 PM IST.
Bijapur Bulls vs Bellary Tuskers, 8th game, Karnataka Premier League 2019
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
20th August 2019, 3:00 PM IST
The surface at M Chinnaswamy hasn’t shown us much high scoring games this year. Same is expected in this game as well. Team winning first has more chance of winning this game.
Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 3, Tied – 1
Bellary Tuskers opt to bowl
BT changes
KP Appanna not playing, S Reddy comes in
Bellary Tuskers Squad: KP Appanna, CM Gautam (c), Abrar Kazi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nizar Niyas, Gaurav Dhiman, Abhishek Reddy, Zeeshan Ali Sayeed, Bhavesh Gulecha, Srinivas Sharath, Karthik CA, Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal, Santok Singh, Ruchir Joshi , Vishnu Priyan, Suraj Reddy, Sharana Basawa
Bijapur Bulls Squad: Bharath Chipli (c), Raju Bhatkal, Santhebennur Akshay, Bhareth NP, Suneel Raju, Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi, KC Cariappa, Naveen MG, Prateek Jain, Liyan Khan, Samarth Ooty, R Praveen Kumar, Pranav Bhatia, Jashwanth Acharya, Swapnil Yelave, Suraj Kamath, Shimon Luiz, Mohit BA
Bellary Tigers:
Karthik CA, Abhishek Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, CM Gautam (c & wk), Krishnappa Gowtham, Zeeshan Ali Sayeed, Abrar Kazi, Bhavesh Gulecha, Prasidh Krishna, S Reddy , Vishnu Priyan
Bijapur Bulls:
Fantasy Picks from Bijapur Bulls:
Anand Doddamani was the most economical bowlers for Bulls as he conceded just 15 runs from four overs with one scalp.
Rohan Raju bagged two wickets at an economy of 6.50.
In the previous game, Sharath scored 22 runs before the game was shut due to rain.
Fantasy Picks from Bellary Tuskers:
Devdutt Padikkal scored 54 and 70 runs in the first two games for Tuskers.
Abhishek Reddy has scored 35 and 34 runs respectively in the first two games.
Karthik CA has bagged four wickets in two games, while P Krishna nad Krishnappa Gowtham has three wickets each from two games.
WicketKeeper – C Gautam
Batsmen – B Chipli, S Yelave, A Reddy, D Padikkal
All-Rounders – K Gowtham, C Karthik
Bowlers – K Cariappa, S Akshay, P Jain, P Krishna
Captain and Vice-Captain: D Padikkal & C Karthik
Captain and Vice-Captain: A Reddy & K Gowtham