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MD vs SL, Maharaja Trophy 2023: Cricket Fantasy Tips and Predictions for the 3rd Match (Source: Twitter)

Mangalore Dragons (MD) collide with Shivamogga Lions (SL) in Match No.3 of the ongoing second season of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 competition. The encounter is scheduled to take place on a doubleheader Monday, August 14th, 2023 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore at 1.00 PM IST. Both sides will meet again in Match No.23 on Thursday, the 24th at the very same venue. 

However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.

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Speaking of the current campaign, the Dragons will be the new franchise entering the fray. On the other hand, the re-branded Lions side played ten games last season with three wins and seven losses. With six points and a net run rate of -0.680, they finished at rock bottom at the sixth spot in the table. 

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MD vs SL, Must Picks

Mangalore Dragons

Rohan Patil

• Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2022 Stats: 397 runs in 12 innings
• Recent Form: 40 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)

Nikin Jose

• Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2022 Stats: 289 runs in ten innings
• Recent Form: 81 runs in the last three innings (across formats)

Shivamogga Lions

Rohan Kadam

• Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2022 Stats: 290 runs in seven innings
• Recent Form: 234 runs in the last five innings (T20s)

Abhinav Manohar

• Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2022 Stats: 352 runs in nine innings
• Recent Form: 70 runs in the last three innings (T20s)

MD vs SL, Risky Picks

Mangalore Dragons

Aniruddha Joshi

• Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2022 Stats: 220 runs in ten innings
• Recent Form: 60 runs in the last three innings (T20s)

Shivamogga Lions

S Shivaraj

• Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2022 Stats: 161 runs in 11 innings
• Recent Form: 34 runs in the last four innings (T20s)

MD vs SL, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices

Rohan Patil (MD)

Reasons

• Rohan Patil ended last year's season as the fourth highest run-getter
• The left-handed batter struck close to 400 runs at an average of 39.70 with two centuries and one fifty

Abhinav Manohar (SL)

Reasons

• Having represented Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Abhinav Manohar smashed over 350 runs at an average of 70.40 with four half-centuries in the 2022 edition of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.

Rohan Kadam (SL)

Reasons

• Rohan Kadam also struck almost 300 runs last year at an average of 41.42 which included four fifties

MD vs SL, Cricket Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests

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Wicketkeeper: BR Sharath
Batters: Rohan Patil, Nikin Jose, Rohan Kadam, Abhinav Manohar
All-rounders: K Gowtham, HS Sharath, Shreyas Gopal
Bowlers: Ronit More, V Koushik, Pranav Bhatia

Captain: Abhinav Manohar
Vice-captain: Rohan Patil

MD: 5 Players, SL: 6 Players

MD vs SL, Cricket Fantasy Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Krishnamurthy Siddharth
Batters: Nikin Jose, Aniruddha Joshi, Rohan Kadam, Abhinav Manohar, S Shivaraj
All-rounders: K Gowtham, BU Shivakumar
Bowlers: Ronit More, MG Naveen, V Koushik

Captain: Rohan Kadam
Vice-captain: Nikin Jose

MD: 7 Players, SL: 4 Players

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