MNT vs SSS: Manipal Tigers is all set to lock horns with Southern Super Stars at the Molana Azad Stadium in Jammu & Kashmir. Tigers will search their third win. The Stars have lost their last two matches as their batting woes became worse.
On the other hand, Tigers were impressive with the bat as their top order has found its rhythm back with stunning knocks in his last outing. Their bowling attack looks fabulous and is kicking in every aspect. A great variety of champion bowlers who seem to be in great touch and are on top of their game will be lethal.
MNT vs SSS TEAMS PREVIEW
Manipal Tigers Preview
Harbhajan Singh has led the Tigers to two consecutive wins in the LLC 2023. They look the most competitive team at the moment with their lethal bowling attack. Mitchell McClenaghan bounced back after a lethal start in the first game. He delivered an economical spell while delivering a breakthrough.
Along with Parvinder & Harbhajan, Imran too has led their bowling attack with a 3 wicket haul against Kings while defending 211 runs total. Their batting order has depth with the presence of Thisara Perera and Colin de Grandhomme in the middle-order. Their openers Chadwick Walton and Robin Uthappa has provided Tigers with a stable start with a massive opening stand. Along with top order their middle & lower order too looks stable with Angelo Perera & Mohammad kaif in the attack. The power-hitter Corey Anderson hasn’t featured in XI & we expect them to get a chance in this match. Tigers team has a solid order & with their key players in good form we can expect an array of wins for Tigers.
Manipal Tigers Predicted Playing XI:
Robin Uthappa (wk), Chadwick Walton, Hamilton Masakadza, Colin de Grandhomme, Mohammad Kaif, Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera, Imran Khan, Harbhajan Singh (c), Mitchell McClenaghan, Parvinder Awana, Praveen Gupta
Southern Super Stars Preview
Coming to Stars they are winless so far & will be eager to bounce back with a win in this clash. This will be a tough challenge as they face Tigers bowling attack in Legends League cricket 2023.
Ross Taylor & CO has failed to chase down a score of 156 runs in the opening clash against Urbanisers Hyderabad. In their next fixture their batting struggles repeated as except Chaturanga’s 56 off 34 balls none other batters could actually make the mark. It was his efforts that helped the stars to cross the 160 runs mark.
There are issues in their batting order which Taylor needs to address ahead of this fixture. He has to improve his form & stands at the top. Aaron Finch and Jesse Ryder can be a great opening pair or Ryder could also open with Tharanga.
Along with openers the batter at No 4 has a major role to play. Now all their hopes will be with De Silva who has to be a great match finisher for the team. Their bowling attack has big names & bowling first & give them edge over the opponents.
Southern Super Stars Predicted Playing XI:
Aaron Finch, Upul Tharanga, Dilshan Munaweera, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Chaturanga de Silva, Ross Taylor (c), Rajesh Bishnoi, Pawan Negi, Bipul Sharma, Suranga Lakmal, Hamid Hassan
MNT vs SSS PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
The nature of this pitch is basically not known. However, considering the nature of the tournament we think that the curators will curate a batter friendly pitch . The weather will be cloudy with a high of 23 degrees Celsius in Jammu on the match day. There haven’t been many fixtures played at this pitch but considering the current form of both the team 180+ total in first innings will be a competitive score.
Toss: To Bowl
The team winning the toss will opt to bowl first. For Taylor Stars their batters aren’t in a best form while their bowlers can ensure a strong performance. Whereas, the Tigers have an in-form bowling attack that can restrict the struggling Stars’ batting lineup to a par score.
MNT vs SSS Winning prediction
Considering the form of both the teams we think that Tigers will have an upper hand over Stars. Tigers have the confidence of consecutive wins while Stars are coming into this clash on the back of consecutive losses. We predict Manipal Tigers to win this clash.
We Predict Manipal tigers to win this clash.
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