Maharaja T20, Match 27 | HT vs MD Playing XI Prediction, Cricket Tips, Preview & Live Streaming

Manish Pandey for Hubli Tigers. [PC: Twitter]

Hubli Tigers will lock horns against Mangaluru Dragons Match 27 of the ongoing second edition of the Maharaja Trophy T20 League. The enthralling contest will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Team Previews

Hubli Tigers

Hubli Tigers are currently comfortably sitting at the top of the points table with seven wins out of the nine games they played so far. Captain Manish Pandey must be very happy with the way his team has played throughout the tournament and will be hoping to continue the same going forward to the semi-finals.

They will be coming into this match on the back of a hard fought win over Shivamogga Lions. In addition, as they have already qualified for the knockouts, the Tigers might continue to try their bench strength and give rest to their star players.

The Tigers defeated Mangaluru Dragons by a huge 63-run margin in their last meeting earlier in the tournament. They will be hoping to repeat the same in this match and finish their league stage on a high ahead of the knockouts.

Mangaluru Dragons

Mangaluru Dragons' season has been full of peaks and valleys. They haven't performed to their potential throughout the tournament and as a result, have failed to maintain a consistent run.

They are currently sitting at fourth position in the points table with four wins in eight games. Furthermore, with only two league games left in their bag, the Dragons cannot afford to lose another game at this stage of the tournament in order to qualify for the semi-final.

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Captain Krishnappa Gowtham and his men are coming into this match on the back of a win against Shivamogga Lions. In order to stay alive in the semi-final race, the Dragons will be keen to continue their winning streak and sustain their top four position in the points table.

Match Details

Pitch Report: The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium is expected to remain favorable for the batters. Bowlers will have a difficult time bowling on this deck with batters dominating the major part of the game. In addition, it is not going to change much throughout the game and therefore, the team winning the toss should bowl first. The first innings score is expected to go above the 200-run mark.

Probable Playing XIs

Hubli Tigers: Mohit BA, Mohammed Taha, Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Manvanth Kumar L, Manish Pandey (c), Praveen Dubey, Naga Bharath, MB Darshan, KC Cariappa, Santok Singh, Mitrakanth Yadav

Mangalore Dragons: Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Rohan Patil, Sharath BR (wk), Thippa Reddy, Aniruddha Joshi, Krishnappa Gowtham (c), Kruthik Krishna, Aditya Goyal, Naveen MG, Sankalp Shettennavar, Paras Gurbaux Arya

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Prediction

Considering the current form and team on paper, Hubli Tigers will start this game as favorites against the Mangaluru Dragons