Who will win Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions, KPL 2019?
Shivamogga Lions will look to maintain their winning start to the 2019 Karnataka Premier League when they take on Bengaluru Blasters at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on August 20. The live action begins at 19:00 local time.
The Lions are enjoying a much-improved season so far, with two wins from two thanks to six wickets from T Pradeep among other contributory factors. They will bid to make it three from three this time out.
The Blasters, on the other hand, need better luck with the weather after only batting for a combined 18 overs so far. Their first match ended in a no result and their second in a VJD-method tie. Last season’s table toppers, who strengthened well in the draft, have a lot to offer should the weather afford them a window to do so.
BLB vs SML, KPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live streaming: Hotstar
BLB vs SML Toss Prediction
Shivamogga Lions are yet to win the toss so far this season despite their two wins. The tendency, if they do win the toss at the third time of asking, is to field first – even if they did win setting a target last time out.
BLB vs SML Weather Report
Thunderstorms are forecast throughout Tuesday, not least in the evening when this match will take place.
BLB vs SML Pitch Condition
While renowned for being a batting wicket, there has been enough in the Bangalore wicket for the bowlers too so far. The battle between bat and ball has not been as one-sided as in previous matches at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions, Karnataka Premier League 2019...
Bengaluru Blasters Team News & Playing 11
BLB Team News
Bengaluru were unchanged from their first rained-off fixture last time out and there is no reason to change this time out either – their batsmen are yet to really have a chance to show themselves and the bowling effort was excellent against Bijapur Bulls.
BLB Key Players
Rohan Kadam: Run-out without facing a ball last time out, the Karnataka opener – who was in excellent run-scoring form at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – will not suffer such misfortune next time.
BR Sharath: Kadam’s fellow Karnataka opener looked to be getting back to his fluent best last time out, having hit an unbeaten 22 from 18 balls, including three fours and a six. It was a useful knock which could be the platform for more to follow.
Nikin Jose: Unbeaten with the bat when the rain has come in each of the last two games, he was finding it slow going last time out but he has done enough to prove why he is highly rated as a batsman already.
BLB Team Form
Only 13 overs were possible in the Blasters’ first match of the 2019 tournament – they were 88/3 when the rain curtailed the game. Last time out, they only batted five overs and had reached 29/1 in reply to Bijapur Bulls’ 133/6. The VJD method judged it a tie, meaning another point apiece.
Bengaluru Blasters Predicted Playing 11
BR Sharath (wk), Rohan Kadam, Nikin Jose, Jonathan Rongsen (c), Naga Bharath, Manoj Bhandage, Bharath Dhuri, V Koushik, Doddamani Anand, Rohan Raju, D Bharath
Shivamogga Lions Team News & Playing 11
SML Team News
Manjunath came into the team last time out, but Shivamogga have otherwise been unchanged between their two wins and that same winning combination could be renamed once again.
SML Key Players
Nihal Ullal: The wicket-keeper-batsman was the star of Namma Shivamogga’s first win, scoring an unbeaten 88 against Hubli Tigers, and he raced to 28 last time out before getting out. He also took four catches in the last match.
Pavan Deshpande: After hitting 20 in the first game, the Karnataka all-rounder top-scored with 53 last time out to maintain Shivamogga Lions’ excellent start.
T Pradeep: Six wickets in two matches already, with his figures of 3-22 last time out a much-improved economy rate on his previous performance too.
SML Team Form
Shivamogga Lions have won two from two so far. Nihal Ullal was their top batsman against Hubli Tigers as his unbeaten 88 led them to a six-wicket defeat of Hubli Tigers. Last time out, Pavan Deshpande top-scored with 53 in a total of 166/7 against Mysuru Warriors. In reply, T Pradeep (3-22) and HS Sharath (3-36) were key bowling figures as they restricted the Warriors to 152 all out.
Shivamogga Lions Predicted Playing 11
Arjun Hoysala, Nihal Ullal (wk), Akshay Ballal, Pavan Deshpande, HS Sharath, Mohanram Nidesh, Manjunath, Abhimanyu Mithun (c), Prithviraj Shekhawat, Rishabh Singh, T Pradeep
Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions Head to Head
Bengaluru Blasters and Shivamogga Lions have one win apiece against each other in KPL 2019 fixture. The Lions lost to everybody last season, however, and it was no different in a two-wicket defeat to the Blasters. Abhishek Bhat’s late hitting was the difference, as Bengaluru reached 147/8 in 19.1 overs.
BLB vs SML Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
BLB Won |
SML Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions Betting Odds
In light of their excellent start, Shivamogga Lions are big favourites to beat Bengaluru Blasters at 1.72 with Bet365. The Blasters, by contrast, are as high as 2.10 to win.
🏆 Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions Prediction
Bengaluru Blasters have strengthened well this season, but the Shivamogga Lions’ form is hard to ignore and the Lions look the best bet for this one.
Aug 20, 2019
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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