GRT vs PCA Match Preview
The Punjab team is currently in 4th position in the points tally after having drawn all their 3 games so far in the competition. They have done a fair job with the bat but their bowlers have failed to get the required 20 wickets in the match to win games for their side. Punjab will be keen to put up a better performance in the batting department. Gujarat on the other hand is lying in the second position in the points table with 1 draw and 2 wins from their 3 matches. Gujarat won their last game with a margin of an innings and 87 runs. This would have given additional confidence to the Gujarat team about winning this crucial Group D fixture.
Gujarat played their last match against Chandigarh. Bowling first the Gujarat team restricted the Chandigarh batters to a score of 304 runs. The Gujarat batters were in terrific touch in their reply with Priyank Panchal in particular being difficult to dislodge. Gujarat managed to put together a massive total of 596 runs on the board for the loss of just 4 wickets. In their second innings, the Chandigarh team could not resist the Gujarat bowlers as they were bowled out for a score of 205 runs. Siddharth Desai and Hardik Patel picked up 4 wickets each for Gujarat.
Punjab played out a draw in their last encounter against Tripura. In a rain-affected game, Punjab scored 203 runs all out in their first innings. In their reply, Tripura scored 322 for 4 before the game ended in a tame draw as there was just not enough time available at hand to enforce a result. There were some useful contributions made by the Punjab batters in their innings such as Prabhsimran Singh scoring 55 runs and Mandeep Singh scoring 41 runs. The wicket-keeper batter Anmol Malhotra also chipped in with a useful 33-run contribution towards the end.
Weather Report
The temperatures during this game at Valsad in Gujarat are expected to be close to 30 degrees tomorrow. We might get sunny days mostly during the match with some high clouds gathering on occasion. There is every likelihood of getting north by northwest winds of 15 km/hr tomorrow. There are no chances of getting any rain interruptions during the match.
Pitch Report
If you consider the two test matches played at this venue you will find that the average first innings total at the ground is 335 runs. The average 2nd innings score is 369 runs. This is a bit higher because the wicket settles down after initial life and the batsmen get used to it more. The average 3rd innings score at the venue is 107 runs and the 4th innings score is 196 runs. So, this looks like a wicket where batters will enjoy the conditions initially but as the game wears on it will help the bowlers.
Notable stats
Priyank Panchal has had a great batting average in recent matches for Gujarat.
Priyank Panchal has scored 675 runs from his last 8 innings with an average of 48.21 for Gujarat.
Siddharth Desai has picked up many wickets in his last few games.
Siddharth Desai has picked up 46 wickets in his last 8 matches with an excellent strike rate of 45.58.
Team News
There is a lot of rest on offer for the players from either side between matches. As a result, there are not too many injury worries reported for this game from either team.
GRT vs PCA Probable 11
GRT Playing 11
- Priyank Panchal (C)
- Karan Patel
- SD Chauhan
- Het Patel (Wk)
- Umang Kumar
- Priyesh Patel
- Hardik Patel
- Chintan Gaja
- SA Desai
- Arzan Nagwaswalla
- Tejas Patel
PCA Playing 11
- Mandeep Singh (C)
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Ramandeep Singh
- Naman Dhir
- Abhishek Sharma
- Sanvir Singh
- P Simran Singh
- S Kaul
- Baltej Singh
- A Malhotra (Wk)
- Harpreet Brar
Dream11 Prediction
We expect Punjab to win this game and improve its position in the points tally. Although they have not recorded a win in this competition so far, they have all the attributes of winning this game. They have players in form and they can exploit the conditions on offer better.
Top Picks
Priyank Panchal: Priyank Panchal is the leading run-getter for Gujarat in this version of the Ranji Trophy. He has scored a whopping 505 runs from 3 matches with an average of 126.
Siddharth Kaul: Siddharth Kaul is the top bowler for Punjab this year. He has picked up 7 wickets from 3 games at an average of 32.
Siddharth Desai: Siddharth Desai is the top wicket-taker for Gujarat in this edition of the Ranji Trophy. He has picked up 21 wickets in this tournament from 3 games with an average of 17.52.
Prabhsimran Singh: Prabhsimran Singh is the top run-scorer for Punjab this year with 278 runs from three games at an average of 92.
GRT vs PCA Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: P. Singh
Batters: Mandeep Singh, P. Panchal, A. Singh
All-rounders: K. Patel, A. Sharma (C), H. Brar (VC)
Bowlers: S. Kaul, C. Gaja, M. Markande, A. Nagwaswalla
