Who Will Win Shivamogga Lions vs Bijapur Bulls, KPL 2019?
Shivamogga Lions will look to seal their place in the playoffs when they take on the Bijapur Bulls in this 21st game of the Karnataka Premier League 2019. The match will be played on August 27 at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground in Mysore. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 7 PM local time.
SML vs BIJ, KPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Shivamogga Lions vs Bijapur Bulls, KPL 2019...
Shivamogga Lions Team News & Playing 11
Despite their impressive batting performance, Shivamogga Lions ended up losing their last match against Belagavi Panthers. They have only their bowlers to blame for that defeat who failed to defend a big total of 175. Arjun Hoysala and Pavan Deshpande starred with the bat with scores of 77 and 59 respectively. Deshpande is amongst the tournament's top five batsmen having scored 181 runs which includes a couple of half-centuries and he will hold the key for the Lions at number four. Wicketkeeper Nihal Ullal is having a strike-rate of 157 and he too is another one to watch out for.
Shivamogga's bowling depends primarily on the pace trio of Pradeep T, HS Sharath and captain Abhimanyu Mithun. Sharath and Pradeep have taken six wickets apiece so far in KPL 2019 and both will be backed by the team to do some serious damage against Bijapur Bulls. Mithun (four wickets at economy of 8.73) will be leading the team's bowling attack and he will be expected to strike early in the powerplay.
Shivamogga Lions Predicted Playing 11
Arjun Hoysala, Nihal Ullal (wk), Abhimanyu Mithun (c), Pavan Deshpande, S P Manjunath, M Nidhish, Akshay Ballal, Sujit N Gowda, HS Sharath, Prithviraj Shekawat , Pradeep T
Bijapur Bulls Team News & Playing 11
Bijapur Bulls have a pretty strong top-order batting and they will want their heavyweights Bharath Chipli, Raju Bhatkal and Naveen to come good with the bat in Tuesday's encounter against Shivamogga Lions. Bharath Chipli is one of the tournament's leading run-getters. The skipper recently struck 67 against Hubli Tigers and he also looked promising in his knock of 33 last time out against Belagavi Panthers. The Bulls will also have high expectations from Raju Bhatkal, who is averaging 41.25 and has a couple of fifties under his belt, to make a sizeable contribution at number three.
Bijapur Bulls will bank on the likes of Suraj Kamath, Prateek Jain and KC Cariappa to do the job for them with the ball. Suraj Kamath has been the pick of their bowlers this season. He notched up a three-wicket haul against Hubli Tigers last week and he is more likely to finish with the best figures for his side in this match. Prateek Jain has also been amongst the wickets and it will be up to him to pick up wickets upfront with the new ball.
Bijapur Bulls Predicted Playing 11
Naveen MG, Bharath Chipli (c), Raju Bhatkal, Jashwanth Acharya, Suneel Raju, Bhareth NP, Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi (wk), Swapnil Yelave, KC Cariappa, Prateek Jain, Suraj Kamath
Shivamogga Lions vs Bijapur Bulls Head to Head
Shivamogga Lions and Bijapur Bulls have played five matches against each other in the Karnataka Premier League with the scoreline 4-1 in favor of the latter.
Bijapur Bulls have beaten Shivamogga Lions on the previous two occasions - at Hubballi in 2017 by four wickets and most recently at Mysore last year by two wickets.
SML vs BIJ Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
SML Won |
BIJ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Shivamogga Lions vs Bijapur Bulls Betting Odds
Shivamogga Lions are favorites to win this 21st game of the Karnataka Premier League 2019 at 1.53 with Bet365 and 1.55 with Betway and 10CRIC. Bijapur Bulls begin as underdogs amongst the bookmakers and they are being offered at a higher price of 2.37 on Betway, 2.50 on Bet365 and 2.45 on 10CRIC.
🏆 Shivamogga Lions vs Bijapur Bulls Prediction
Bijapur Bulls have an impressive record against Shivamogga Lions in the KPL with four wins from five meetings. So the Bulls clearly have the upper hand as far as head-to-head count is concerned. However, the champions of the previous season have not had much success this year whereas the Lions have fared better and are currently placed second on the leaderboard with three wins from five matches. Both the teams have a few quality batsmen in their line-up but the Lions have a little more strength in their bowling which gives them the edge. The Abhimanyu Mithun-led Lions may have faced defeats in their last couple of fixtures, but we expect them to return to winning ways on Tuesday.
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