Who will win Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions, KPL 2019?
Mysuru Warriors, bidding to improve on last season’s fourth-placed finish, take on Shivamogga Lions in the 2019 Karnataka Premier League at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, on August 18. The live action starts at 15:00 local time.
The Warriors first match was rained off, after they had restricted Bengaluru Blasters to 88/3 from 13 overs. Jagadeesa Suchith had already made an impact, taking all three wickets to dismiss the Blasters’ Karnataka openers and captain Jonathan Rongsen.
Shivamogga Lions have already exceeded their performance last season, meanwhile. After six defeats last season, Nihal Ullal hit an unbeaten 88 as they started this year’s tournament with a six-wicket defeat of Hubli Tigers.
MW vs SML, KPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live streaming: Hotstar
MW vs SML Toss Prediction
Mysuru Warriors won the toss in their last match and elected to field first, whereas Shivamogga Lions were asked to chase. The Lions, after winning with that tactic, may choose to bat second again this time if they win the coin toss.
MW vs SML Weather Report
The forecast is not good in Bangalore on Sunday, with more rain and thunderstorms forecast. Of the two matches on the day, however, it is this one which appears to have more chance of play.
MW vs SML Pitch Condition
Scores have not been huge so far, but the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is regarded as one of the better batting wickets in India as a result of the improved pace and bounce on offer. Nevertheless, a good batting wicket is still expected.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions, Karnataka Premier League 2019...
Mysuru Warriors Team News & Playing 11
MW Team News
After a strong bowling performance, led by Jagadeesa Suchith, before the rain came last time out, it is unlikely the Warriors will be making any changes.
MW Key Players
Jagadeesh Suchith: Played in the IPL for Delhi Capitals after helping Karnataka to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title already this year. In the opening game, he claimed 3-13 from his three overs to prove his quality.
Aniruddha Joshi: Well known to Shivamogga, the big-hitting all-rounder bowled just one over last time out but it is his explosive batting which opened up a bidding war for his signature at this year’s KPL auction.
Amit Verma: One of the Warriors’ retained players, the left-handed batsman was in good form for Goa in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
MW Team Form
Beaten semi-finalists last season, the Warriors made a decent start to their first game of this year’s tournament against Bengaluru Blasters. Jagadeesh Suchith took 3-13 and the Blasters, the team who beat the Warriors in last year’s semi-final, were 88/3 from 13 overs when the rain came.
Mysuru Warriors Predicted Playing 11
Dega Nischal, Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Devaiah, Vinay Sagar (wk), Shoaib Manager, Amit Verma (c), Kishan Bidare, Aniruddha Joshi, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Jagadeesh Suchith, M Venkatesh
Shivamogga Lions Team News & Playing 11
SML Team News
Shivamogga Lions have already won more games than last season and the 11 who delivered that victory would be disappointed if they did not play again against the Warriors.
SML Key Players
Nihal Ullal: The wicket-keeper-batsman opened in the chase against Hubli Tigers and hit 11 fours and three sixes on his way to 88* from 60 balls in 18 overs. He is just two runs behind his overall tally from last season.
Rishabh Singh: Made his mark in the opening game as he claimed 3-19 from three overs – including eight dot balls – to help restrict the Hubli Tigers.
T Pradeep: The paceman was punished with the ball, conceding eight boundaries and two wides. Crucially, however, he also picked up three wickets and showed the sort of form that has earned him one-day honours with Karnataka.
SML Team Form
Shivamogga Lions lost all six games last season but they wasted little time getting over that record this time out. Rishabh Singh and T Pradeep took three wickets each as the Hubli Tigers were bowled out for 154. In reply, Nihal Ullal hit 88* and ensured a six-wicket win was never in doubt.
Shivamogga Lions Predicted Playing 11
Arjun Hoysala, Nihal Ullal (wk), Sujith Gowda, Pavan Deshpande, Akshay Ballal, Mohanram Nidesh, Abhimanyu Mithun (c), T Pradeep, Prithviraj Shekhawat, HS Sharath, Rishabh Singh
Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions Head to Head
Both Mysuru Warriors and Shivamogga Lions have won two games apiece against each other in the history of the Karnataka Premier League. Last year, Mysuru Warriors bowled Shivamogga out for 146 on their way to a six-wicket win – completed in 17.2 overs. It was revenge for the previous year, when they were all out for 52 on their way to a rain-revised 57-run defeat.
Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions Betting Odds
Mysuru Warriors are 1.80 favourites to beat Shivamogga Lions with Bet365. Despite winning their opening game, the Lions are 2.00 to win with Bet365.
🏆 Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions Prediction
Mysuru Warriors’ bowlers made enough of an impression in their rain-ruined opening game to suggest they could overcome the Lions in their second match.
Aug 18, 2019
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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