Who will win Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls, KPL 2019?
Hubli Tigers and Bijapur Bulls will look to build on their first wins when they face each other in the 2019 Karnataka Premier League at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, on August 22. The live action starts at 19:00 local time.
After starting with back-to-back defeats, Hubli Tigers pulled off a big chase to beat Belagavi Panthers last time out. They now face the team who beat them in last year’s semi-final with renewed confidence.
Bijapur Bulls, the defending champions, got their title defence back on track by beating Mysuru Warriors, meanwhile. Last year’s top run scorer Bharat Chipli was their main man in a dominant eight-wicket win chasing 141.
HT vs BIJ, KPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live streaming: Hotstar
HT vs BIJ Toss Prediction
Both teams won the toss and fielded first last time out, which is the generally done thing in Bangalore. It was the first time Bijapur had been able to do so, and the Bulls will be keen to win another toss this time out.
HT vs BIJ Weather Report
The forecast is for more thunderstorms, with temperatures in the 20s and humidity high. Both teams will hope the scattered showers miss them but the forecast is bleak.
HT vs BIJ Pitch Condition
Having been uncharacteristically bowler-friendly to start with, the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium has become more like its usual self in the most recent games – that means plenty of runs, with a good bounce and those short boundaries.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls, KPL 2019...
Hubli Tigers Team News & Playing 11
HT Team News
Hubli Tigers have not been afraid to tweak their line-up so far, with the latest change seeing Shisir Bhavane replacing M Vihswanathan last time out. Luvnith Sisodia was behind the stumps as a result. After finally getting off the mark, it could be that the Tigers now opt to stick with this line-up.
HT Key Players
Mohammed Taha: Starred in this fixture in the group stage last season and got back to his best form with 75 from 55 balls – including five sixes – last time out.
David Mathias: Came into the team for their second game and picked up two wickets and added 2-18 from his two overs of medium pace last time out too.
Praveen Dubey: Excellent all-round contribution from the leggie last time out. He hit 33* to continue a run of useful batting scores and then took his first wicket too as he posted 1-19 with the ball.
HT Team Form
Back-to-back scores of 154 were not enough in defeats to Shivamogga Lions and Bellary Tuskers, but Hubli Tigers bounced back last time out. Chasing 181 to beat the Belagavi Panthers, Mohammed Taha hit 75 of them and the Tigers got home with five wickets and one ball remaining.
Hubli Tigers Predicted Playing 11
Mohammed Taha, Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Shisir Bhavane, Krishnan Shrijith, KB Pawan, Vinay Kumar (c), Praveen Dubey, David Mathias, Aditya Somanna, Mitrakanth Yadav, Vidyadhar Patil
Bijapur Bulls Team News & Playing 11
BIJ Team News
Suraj Kamath came into the team last time out in the only change from the previous two KPL 2019 matches and the Bulls could stick with their winning team this time out .
BIJ Key Players
Bharat Chipli: Last year’s top KPL run scorer is getting better and better this season, following innings of 39, 50 and 77 so far.
Prateek Jain: Led the bowling last time out with 2-16 with his left-arm medium pace, to follow up his 1-21 against Bellary in the previous match.
Gneshwar Naveen: Took 1-18 to follow up his 1-28 in the previous match, while he also delivered with the bat for the first time too – he hit 45 from 31 balls to get back to the sort of form expected of him.
BIJ Team Form
Bharat Chipli’s fine batting form paid off as Bijapur Bulls got back to winning ways last time out. After a half-century in a losing cause against Bellary Tuskers, Chipli top-scored with 77 as the Bulls beat Mysuru Warriors by eight wickets in 14.4 overs last time out chasing 142 to win.
Bijapur Bulls Predicted Playing 11
Gneshwar Naveen, Bharat Chipli (c), Raju Bhatkal, GS Chiranjeevi (wk), Sunil Raju, NP Bhareth, KC Cariappa, Swapnil Yelave, Suraj Kamath, Prateek Jain, Pranav Bhatia
Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls Head to Head
Bijapur Bulls have won five of their six previous matches against Hubli Tigers in the Karnataka Premier League. Their only defeat came in the group stage last season, when Mohammed Taha hit 62 in a four-wicket Hubli win, chasing 130. The Bulls got their revenge in the semi-final, however – MG Naveen (62*) and Bharat Chipli (73) leading them to a nine-wicket win, chasing 135, in just 14.5 overs.
HT vs BIJ Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
HT Won |
BIJ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls Betting Odds
Defending champions Bijapur Bulls are 1.80 to beat Hubli Tigers with Bet365. The Tigers are 2.00 to win.
🏆 Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls Prediction
Both teams got back to winning ways last time out but Bharat Chipli’s outstanding form makes the Bulls favourites.
Aug 22, 2019
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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