MCA vs TND Match Preview
Mumbai started the season on expected lines as it won both its opening matches quite easily. It was expected to do the same in their latest match against Saurashtra, against whom they had never lost a match in their history.
Shams Mulani was once again exceptional with his left-arm spin and took 10 wickets in the match for 174 runs. Ajinkya Rahane, who scored a double century in the previous match against Hyderabad fell for 24, while both SKY and Sarfaraz Khan went on 2 score half-centuries.
There have been some brilliant individual performances by Tamil Nadu top-order batsmen this season. Sai Sudharsan has scored 2 centuries in his journey to 420 runs from 6 innings. Baba Aparajith and N Jagadeesan are in good form too, scoring runs at a consistent rate. The middle order, while not much exposed, has failed to impress so far.
The bowling effort to has been pretty average. Sandeep Warrier and Sai Kishore have picked up 16 wickets each, while L Vignesh is close behind with 13.
Weather Report
The sky is expected to remain clear and temperature will remain between 20-30 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Brabourne Stadium is good to bat on and batsmen will find it easy to score runs. While the quicker bowlers do not get much assistance, the spinners will come into the picture as the match progresses. As the track deteriorates, there will be a good turn on offer.
Notable stats
Sarfaraz Khan’s Phenomenal Average
Sarfaraz Khan has been a prolific scorer for the Mumbai team in the last couple of seasons. In the last 10 matches, Sarfaraz Khan has scored 1391 at an average of 107.00.
Team News
There are no reports of any injuries from either of the squads. Suryakumar Yadav will be joining the Indian team for the series against Sri Lanka and we might see Tanush Kotian replacing him in this match.
MCA vs TND Probable 11
MCA Playing 11
- Prithvi Shaw
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Ajinkya Rahane (C)
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Hardik Tamore (Wk)
- Shams Mulani
- Tushar Deshpande
- Tanush Kotian
- Mohit Avasthi
- Shashank Attarde
- Musheer Khan
TND Playing 11
- Sai Sudharsan
- N Jagadeesan (Wk)
- Baba Aparajith
- Baba Indrajith (C)
- Washington Sundar
- Vijay Shankar
- Pradosh Paul
- Sai Kishore
- Aswin Crist
- Sandeep Warrier
- L Vignesh
Dream11 Prediction
Mumbai is one of the strongest teams this season. The batting line-up consists of some of the biggest hitters in the game, including Sarfaraz Khan, Rahane, and Prithivi Shaw. Given the fact that the bowlers of the Tamil Nadu team aren’t in the best of forms, we are backing Mumbai to win this match.
Top Picks
Narayan Jagadeesan: Jagadeesan is easily one of the best batsmen for Tamil Nadu this season. After a phenomenal run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Jagadeesan has carried his form in first-class cricket too. His average in the last 8 matches is 52.75.
Shams Mulani: Shams Mulani was the leading wicket-taker in the last season of the Ranji Trophy. This year too, he has picked up 24 wickets in 3 matches played so far, including 2 5-wicket hauls.
Tanush Kotian: The young all-rounder has picked up 13 wickets in 2 matches and has also scored a half-century in the one inning that he has batted this season.
MCA vs TND Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: N Jagadeesan
Batters: A Rahane, S Khan, P Shaw, S Sudharsan (VC)
All-rounders: R Sai Kishore, T Kotian, S Mulani (C)
Bowlers: S Warrier, L Vignesh, T Deshpande
