Who will win Belagavi Panthers vs Shivamogga Lions, KPL 2019?
Shivamogga Lions will look to get back to winning ways when the Karnataka Premier League action restarts with their game against Belagavi Panthers. The game, the first to be played at Mysore in this year’s competition, takes place on August 25 and the live action starts at 15:00 local time.
While the Lions, who had won their first three games, lost for the first time last time out, the Panthers won their first game of the 2019 tournament. Both results were comprehensive, with Manish Pandey’s arrival having been key for the Panthers so far.
The Lions are favourites, however – they won three in a row at the start of the tournament and will remain firmly on track for a semi-final spot if they get back to winning ways straight away. The key will be nullifying Pandey.
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Belagavi Panthers won the toss last time out and elected to field first and Mysore is very much a field first pitch too. The Panthers will be keen for their luck at the toss to continue.
BP vs SML Weather Report
The move to Mysore is not going to immediately produce better weather, but it is set to get better with initial forecasts of thunderstorms making way for cloudy conditions later in the day on Sunday.
BP vs SML Pitch Condition
The bowler-friendly Mysore wicket has been untested at the KPL so far this season – the pitch is a fresh one and the seamers and spinners will hope it produces some assistance for them.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Belagavi Panthers vs Shivamogga Lions, KPL 2019.....
Belagavi Panthers Team News & Playing 11
BP Team News
Stalin Hoover made way for MB Darshan last time out but the remainder of the team was unchanged and the Panthers’ faith was rewarded with an overdue win. It could be the same winning XI which faces Shivamogga after Darshan picked up three wickets.
BP Key Players
Manish Pandey: The India international has been in superb form on his arrival at KPL 2019 – a little late due to the tour of West Indies. He hit 102* in the defeat against Hubli Tigers and then 58* as the Panthers beat Bengaluru Blasters.
Zahoor Farooqi: Back on it with his bowling last time out, taking 2-23 to move to five wickets in four games so far this season.
Rithesh Bhatkal: Having been economical in the first few games, he took it one step further last time out as his off-spin bowling brought figures of 2-7.
BP Team Form
Belagavi Panthers’ performances have improved since Manish Pandey’s arrival. He scored 102* from 50 balls against Hubli Tigers but the Panthers failed to defend 180/7 in a five-wicket defeat.
Last time out, meanwhile, MB Darshan took 3-27 on his first appearance of the season as the Panthers restricted Bengaluru Blasters to 110/8. With Pandey in top form, they needed just 11.5 overs to seal an eight-wicket win.
Belagavi Panthers Predicted Playing 11
Ravikumar Samarth, Dikshansu Negi, Shubhang Hegde, Manish Pandey (c), Kaunain Abbas (wk), Abihnav Manohar, MB Darshan, Arshdeep Singh, Rithesh Bhatkal, D Avinash, Zahoor Farooqi
Shivamogga Lions Team News & Playing 11
SML Team News
Akshay Ballal returned in a shake-up to the balance of the Shivamogga line-up as Rishabh Singh made way. His batting was good, however, before Krishnappa Gowtham’s onslaught ripped through the Lions.
SML Key Players
Nihal Ullal: Started in good form with the bat and, after falling in the first over last time out, he will be keen to get back to the form that has already seen him pass 150 runs in the tournament.
Pavan Deshpande: Fell just short of a second half-century last time out, top-scoring with 46 from 37 balls to continue his good batting form.
T Pradeep: Nobody took credit with the ball last time out, but Pradeep has some in the bank from his six wickets in the first two matches.
SML Team Form
Shivamogga Lions won three in a row to start with, beating Hubli Tigers, Mysuru Warriors and Bengaluru Blasters to take control of the group. They had no answer for Krishnappa Gowtham’s bowling against Bellary Tuskers last time out, however. Chasing 204 to win, they were carted for 133.
Shivamogga Lions Predicted Playing 11
Arjun Hoysala, Nihal Ullal (wk), Akshay Ballal, Pavan Deshpande, HS Sharath, Mohanram Nidesh, K Rohit, Manjunath, Abhimanyu Mithun (c), Prithviraj Shekhawat, T Pradeep
Belagavi Panthers vs Shivamogga Lions Head to Head
Shivamogga Lions are still looking for their win against Belagavi Panthers, having lost three and had a fourth rained off when they were struggling with the bat. Last season’s match, also at Mysore, saw Dikshanshu Negi claim the man-of-the-match award as he hit a half-century in the Panthers’ five-wicket win chasing 166.
BP vs SML Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
BP Won |
SML Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Belagavi Panthers vs Shivamogga Lions Betting Odds
Belagavi Panthers are outsiders with Bet365. They are 2.20 to win, whereas Shivamogga Lions are 1.66 with Bet365.
🏆 Belagavi Panthers vs Shivamogga Lions Prediction
Belagavi Panthers got their much-needed win last time out, but the Lions started the tournament well too and can get back to winning ways if they can nullify Pandey.
Aug 25, 2019
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground - Mysore, India
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