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MAH vs RAI Dream11 Team Prediction of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Maharashtra vs Railways match. We are covering MAH vs RAI Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.

Team Maharashtra are in very good form and have won all three matches in Super League. In last match, They defeated Jharkhand by 14 runs. Batting first, Ankit Bawne and Vijay Zol played impressive knocks of 64* and 50 respectively to give a target of 154 to Jharkhand. Defending the target, Satyajeet Bachhav spun his web to take three wicket-haul while Samad Fallah took two scalps to provide a 14-run win to the team. They will be determined to defeat Railways and enter the finale of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 with momentum on their side.

Railways have lost their form in crucial stage of the tournament having lost all three of their matches in super league. In last match, They lost to Gujarat by 7 wickets. Batting first, Railways only managed to score 110 runs with Harsh Tyagi being top performer for his unbeaten 32* run knock. They also failed miserably to defend the total having target chased in 14 overs losing three wickets. Manjeet Singh, Anureet Singh and Ambikeshwar Mishra took one wicket each. They will hope to end their forgettable run in Super League with a win.

A good match can be expected between both teams in their last match of Super League. Maharashtra are clear favourites to win the encounter.

When and Where:

MAH VS RAI, Super League, Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019.
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.
12th March, 01:30 PM

Form Guide :

Railways – L L L L W
Maharashtra –W W W NR W

Squads:

MAH:
Rahul Tripathi (c), Nikhil Naik (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Vijay Zol, Naushad Shaikh, Ankit Bawne, Azim Kazi, Divyang Himganekar, Satyajeet Bachhav, Samad Fallah, Domnic Muthuswami, Swapnil Gugale, Rohit Motwani, Vishal Gite, Hitesh Walunj, Yash Nahar, Manoj Ingale.

RAI:
Amit Paunikar (wk), Anureet Singh (c), Mrunal Devdhar, Pratham Singh, Gandhar Bhatawadekar, Amit Chopra, Prashant Awasthi, Harsh Tyagi, Amit Mishra, Manjeet Singh, Ambikeshwar Mishra, Prashant Gupta, Ashish Yadav, Abhinav Dixit, Krishnakant Upadhyay.

Team News:

Maharashtra:

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi will open the innings. Vijay Zol, Ankit Bawne and Nikhil Naik will follow them.

Naushad Sheikh, Azim Kazi and Divyang Himganekar will play the role of allrounder.

Satyajeet Bachhav will lead the spin attack along with Azim Kazi and Naushad Sheikh.

While Divyang Himganekar, Samad Fallah and Domnic Muthuswami will be the key pacers. Rahul Tripathi can support them.

Railways:

Batting all-rounder Ashish Yadav is likely to return in the playing XI replacing Amit Chopra or Manjeet Singh.

Mrunal Devdhar and Pratham Singh will open the innings. Gandhar Bhatawadekar, Amit Chopra/Ashish Yadav, Prashant Awasthi and Amit Paunikar will follow them.

Anureet Singh and Harsh Tyagi can also contribute with bat.

Anureet Singh, Amit Mishra, Manjeet Singh and Ambikeshwar Mishra will be the key pacers while Harsh Tyagi will lead the spin attack along with Prashant Awasthi. Ashish Yadav if plays can support them.

Probable Playing XI:

MAH:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi (c), Vijay Zol, Naushad Sheikh, Ankit Bawne, Nikhil Naik (wk), Azim Kazi, Divyang Himganekar, Satyajeet Bachhav, Samad Fallah, Domnic Muthuswami.

RAI:
Mrunal Devdhar, Pratham Singh, Gandhar Bhatawadekar, Amit Chopra/Ashish Yadav, Prashant Awasthi, Amit Paunikar(w), Anureet Singh(c), Harsh Tyagi, Amit Mishra, Manjeet Singh, Ambikeshwar Mishra.