Who will win Belagavi Panthers vs Hubli Tigers, KPL 2019?
Belagavi Panthers and Hubli Tigers meet in Mysore in the second qualifier of the Karnataka Premier League 2019 play-offs. The winner will advance to the final to face Bellary Tuskers. The second qualifier takes place on August 30 and the live action starts at 19:00.
Belagavi Panthers won their final three league games but go into this game against Hubli Tigers having lost the first qualifier to Bellary Tuskers. In that game, they conceded 201/7 and could only reach 164/7 in reply after a sticky start.
Hubli Tigers, meanwhile, have won four of their last five matches and have found form at just the right time. Vinay Kumar (55) and KB Pawan (56*) led them to victory against Shivamogga Lions in the eliminator, as they helped the Tigers to 190/5. Mitrakanth Yadav and Abhilash Shetty both took three wickets each in reply as they bowled the Lions out for 170.
BP vs HT, KPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live streaming: Hotstar
BP vs HT Toss Prediction
Neither side won the toss in their first play-off fixture, but the Tigers may be happy to bat first again – as they were asked to last time out – if they win the toss.
BP vs HT Weather Report
After more isolated thunderstorms earlier in the day, the evening should instead just be cloudy with a low chance of rain and temperatures no higher than 26 degrees Celsius.
BP vs HT Pitch Condition
Mysore has been a batsman’s wicket in this year’s tournament. Scores in advance of 200 have not been uncommon and anything less than 190 will give the chasing side some hope.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Belagavi Panthers vs Hubli Tigers, KPL 2019...
Belagavi Panthers Team News & Playing 11
BP Team News
With Manish Pandey captaining the India A team against South Africa A, Belagavi have a batting slot to fill. Arshdeep Singh has been tried there, while it was S Rakishith last time out. Neither has caught the eye yet, however, so there is plenty to ponder for the Panthers.
BP Key Players
Abhinav Manohar: Found some form of late, scoring 42* and 62* in his last two innings. In fact, of his five innings so far, it was only against the Tigers he failed to make his mark at all.
D Avinash: Expensive last time out but he does now have nine wickets in the tournament to top the Panthers’ wicket-taking charts and he scored 31 from 17 balls with the bat too.
Stalin Hoover: Claimed 2-35 with the ball when these teams last met but it was his batting in the following game that really caught the eye – the 30-year-old smashing an unbeaten 108* against Shivamogga Lions. He scored 39 last time out.
BP Team Form
Belagavi Panthers won their last three group stage matches but missed Manish Pandey in their first qualifier. Having warmed up for the play-offs with a seven-wicket win against Bijapur Bulls, they fell short against the Bellary Tuskers.
Set 202 to win, Abhinav Manohar hit 62* but it was largely a lone cause as the Panthers finished well short on 164/7.
Belagavi Panthers Predicted Playing 11
Ravikumar Samarth, Stalin Hoover, Arshdeep Singh, Kaunain Abbas (c, wk), Abihnav Manohar, Dikshansu Negi, Shubhang Hegde, MB Darshan, Rithesh Bhatkal, D Avinash, Zahoor Farooqi
Hubli Tigers Team News & Playing 11
HT Team News
Shreyas Gopal’s late arrival has given the Tigers a timely boost. With KB Pawan back in the time – and batting well last time out – the Tigers were unchanged for their eliminator win against Shivamogga Lions and are likely to stick with the same XI again.
HT Key Players
Shreyas Gopal: After 20 wickets in the IPL, Gopal was expensive last time out but his wicket and economical bowling in the final group game were a reminder of what he can do with the ball in his hand.
Vinay Kumar: Followed up his unbeaten 81 in the final group game with 55 last time out, showing he has really benefited from being pushed up the Tigers batting order.
Mohammed Taha: Top scorer when these teams last met, hitting 75, he has scored a breezy 48 and quickfire 41 in his two most recent innings at the top of the Hubli Tigers batting order.
HT Team Form
Hubli Tigers go into this game on the back of four wins in their last five games of Karnataka Premier League. They booked their play-off place with a seven-wicket win against Bengaluru Blasters – Vinay Kumar navigating the chase of 159 to win with ease.
They then earned a place in this fixture with a big win against Shivamogga Lions. Vinay Kumar and KB Pawan both hit half-centuries in a total of 190/5, before Mitrakanth Yadav and Abhilash Shetty each took three wickets to restrict the Lions to 170.
Hubli Tigers Predicted Playing 11
Mohammed Taha, Luvnith Sisodia, Vinay Kumar, KB Pawan, Krishnan Shrijith, Shreyas Gopal, Praveen Dubey, Aditya Somanna, David Mathias, Mitrakanth Yadav, Abhilash Shetty
Belagavi Panthers vs Hubli Tigers Head to Head
Hubli Tigers have an excellent record against Belagavi Panthers, and not even Manish Pandey’s unbeaten century could prevent them from adding to that when they met earlier this month. Pandey scored 102* from 50 balls in a total of 180/7, but Mohammed Taha scored 75 in reply as the Tigers reached 181/5 in 19.5 overs to win by five wickets. The Tigers have won five of their six previous matches with the Panthers.
BP vs HT Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
BP Won |
HT Won |
Tie |
Draw |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Belagavi Panthers vs Hubli Tigers Betting Odds
Hubli Tigers are favourites to beat Belagavi Panthers at 1.72 with Bet365. The Panthers are outsiders, having lost five of their six previous matches with the Tigers, at 2.10 to win with Bet365.
🏆 Belagavi Panthers vs Hubli Tigers Prediction
Hubli Tigers finished the group stage in strong form and carried that into the play-offs. With Manish Pandey absent, the Tigers can take advantage by beating the Panthers and booking their final spot.
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