Squads –
KAR –
M B Darshan, M Prasidh, B R Sharath, K L Shrijith, V Vyshak, Shubhang Hegde, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Mithun A, Shreyas Gopal, K L Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, M S Bhandage, Gowtham K, Suchith J, Mayank Agarwal, Pavan Deshpande, Ronit More, Koushik V, Nihal U, Prateek Jain, Rohan Kadam, Siddharth K V, Aniruddha, Pravin Dubey, Abhinav Manohar
PUN –
Mandeep Singh (c), Gurkeerat Singh Mann (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Ramandeep Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Barinder Singh Sran, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Brar, Baltej Singh Dhanda, Krishan, Gitansh Khera, Rohan Marwaha, Abhinav Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Anmol Malhotra, Sanvir Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Karan Kaila, Mayank Markande.
Team News –
KAR –
– Karnataka the defending champions started their 2021 title defence win a win by 43 runs over a weaker Jammu Kashmir team. Prasidh Krishna with ball and KL Srijith with the bat were the stats of 1st game for Karnataka.
– Devdutt Padikkal and Karun Nair will open for Karnataka. Both are known faces especially Devdutt who took IPL2020 by storm.
– Young Rohan Kadam will bat 1 down. He is a great talent and will surely have a good season this year.
– Pavan Deshpande batted 2 down last game. He scored 21 and can also be handy with the ball.
– Wicket keeper Shrijith and Aniruddha Joshi will handle the middle lower middle order. Shrijith scored attacking 48 against JK last game.
– J Suchith and Krishnappa Gowtham will be the spin options for Karnataka. Gowtham will also be very handy with his hitting.
– Ronit More, Prasidh Krishna and Abhimanyu Mithun will be the pace attack for Karnataka.
PUN –
– Punjab had a similar start to their 2021 SMAT campaign as their opponents by defeating UP by 11 runs with Prabh Simran Singh being the top scorer and Siddhart Kaul taking 2 Wickets.
– PrabhSimran Singh and Young Abhishek Sharma will open for Punjab. Both have IPL experience. Abhishek will contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Mandeep Singh will bat 1 down. He will be followed by his ex IPL teammate Gurkeerat Mann. Both are highly experienced. Gurkeerat scored 17 and Mandeep 9 last game.
– Anmolpreet Singh and Ramandeep will bat in middle. Anmolpreet is actually a Opener. Anmolpreet scored 35 last game while Ramandeep bowled 1 over where he was wicketless and scored 11 runs.
– Harpreet Brar and Mayank Markande will handle the spin department.
– Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma and Siddhart Kaul will handle the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
KAR –
Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Rohan Kadam, Pavan Deshpande, K Shrijith, Anirudha Joshi, K Gowtham, Ronit More, Abhimanyu Mithun, J Suchith, Prasidh Krishna
PUN –
Prabhsimran Singh(wk), Abhishek Sharma, Mandeep Singh,Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Sandeep Sharma, Sidharth Kaul, Arshdeep Singh
Pitch Report –
KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Both teams 1st game were played on the same venue and Wicket here looks neutral supporting both batters and bowlers equally.
Average Score : 150-160
Team Blueprint –
WK –
P Singh( Open + wk, played form KXIP in IPL, 43 last game, Must )
K Shrijith ( Middle order + wk, excellent 48(31b) 1st game against JK, try only if dropping top order of Kar )
BAT –
D Padikkal( Open, 580 runs last SMAT being + 473 runs for RCB this IPL, Must have, C/VC )
Karun Nair( Open, international experience, 27 last game, decent last SMAT with 207 runs )
Mandeep Singh ( 1 down, well known face, very attaching, 9 runs last game)
Anmolpreet Singh( 3 down, good FC cricketer but plays a bit slow in t20s, 35(26b) last game)
Gurkeerat Mann( 2 down, IPL experience with RCB, good Striker of the ball, 1700 t20 runs, 17 last game )
Ramandeep Singh( RHB + medium pacer, contributed with both bat and bowl last game, 10 with bat, can try in GL )
Rohan Kadam ( 1 down, 1 run last game, 795 runs with an average of 46 in t20s, Must try )
ALL –
K Gowtham ( Off spin + hard hitting, IPL experience, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
Abhishek Sharma ( Open + full time spin option, Slow left arm spin, 358 runs + 11 Wickets in t20s, Must )
P Deshpande ( 2 down + part time off spin, can strike the ball big, 447 runs with a SR of 148 in t20s, 21 last game)
BOWL –
S Gopal( Leggie, very experienced with 85 t20 Wickets, 19 Wickets last SMAT, didn’t played last game)
Arshdeep Singh ( Left arm fast medium, 9 Wickets in 8 games this IPL, 1w last game, Must have)
Sandeep Sharma ( Medium pacer, known for his swing bowling, 14 Wickets in IPL2020, 1w last game)
A Mithun( Medium pacer, bowls with decent pace, 67 t20 Wickets, eco slightly high, 2 Wickets last game)
P Krishna ( Right Arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 3 Wickets in last game)
Siddharth Kaul( Medium fast, death specialist, IPL experience, 2 Wickets last game)
J Suchith( Left arm spin, 44 Wickets in 51 t20 innings, 2 Wickets last game)
Mayank Markande ( Leggie, played IPL from MI in 2018, 16 IPL Wickets in 17 games)
Ronit More( Medium pacer, bowled really good last game, unfortunately got just 1 Wicket )
H Brar( Left arm orthodox, played IPL from KXIP, 14 Wickets in 13 t20s, 16 runs with bat last game)
C/VC –
KAR –
Devdutt Padikkal
Krishnappa Gowtham
Karun Nair
PUN –
Mandeep Singh
Abhishek Sharma
Gurkeerat Mann