Advance Balance Riders vs Plus Infinity Tigers, Hapur Premier League, Today Match Prediction 23 Mar 2020

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Match 28 of the 2020 Hapur Premier League pits Ankush Begal’s Advance Balance Riders against Budesh Sharma’s Plus Infinity Warriors at Kanti Prasad Cricket Stadium in Hapur on Monday.

Advance Balance Riders are coming off a dominant win against Arora Aces, courtesy spectacular bowling performances Mohammad Shakir Ali and Amit Siwal. Advance Balance Riders are on a three-match winning streak and will be keen to keep their proud record intact in this contest.

On the other hand, Plus Infinity Tigers slumped to their fourth straight defeat with an eight-wicket loss to Hapur Police Yodhas. Captain Budesh Sharma will be looking to make changes to their playing XI in a bid to end their losing streak in the competition.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Advance Balance Riders Preview

In the points table, Advance Balance Riders are currently at the top spot with 10 points in six matches played this season. A win in this contest for Advance Balance Riders would help them extend their lead in the competition.

In the previous game, the bowling unit put in a clinical performance to dismiss Arora Aces for just 64 runs. Pacer Mohammad Shakir Ali and medium-pacer Amit Siwal produced a probing spell with new-ball to pick up five wickets between them.

Mohammad Shakir Ali was the standout bowler on display for Advance Balance Riders and finished with figures of 4 for 1 in 2.4 overs. Amit Siwal was also excellent in the previous game and picked up four wickets in his four overs.

Chasing 65 runs for victory, Yash Tyagi put on a scintillating performance with the bat. He launched an onslaught on the opposition bowlers from the start. Yash Tyagi produced blistering innings of 45 off 11 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes. He was well supported by Avnish Sharma, who chipped with unbeaten 10 off 8 balls. Due to a 64-run opening wicket partnership between Yash Tyagi and Avnish Sharma, Advance Balance Riders completed the chase in the 4th over of the innings.

Advance Balance Riders Predicted Playing XI:

Yash Tyagi, Avnish Sharma, Amit Kumar, Prashant Choudhary , Ankush Begal (c) , Yugdeep Saini (wk) , Amit Siwal , SACHIN Kumar , Vinayak , Mohammad Shakir Ali (Chiku) , Vikram Kasana

Plus Infinity Tigers Preview

Plus Infinity Tigers are in dire straits with just one and two points from five matches played so far this season. It is a must-win game for Plus Infinity Tigers in order to give themselves a decent chance of finishing in the top four in the competition

In the previous game, Plus Infinity Tigers completely failed to adjust to the pitch conditions and lost wickets at regular intervals. On a decent strip, Plus Infinity Tigers were bundled out for 97 runs in 18.5 overs. With the side reeling at 32 for 7 after 7.4 overs, Tail-enders Cintu and Bhavesh Yadav led the fightback for the side and help them get close to the 100-run mark.

Surprisingly, Tail-ender Cintu was the lone warrior in the batting lineup and finished the innings with the top-score of 44 runs off 33 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes. Besides Cintu, Faisal Ansari and Bhavesh Yadav were the other two batsmen to post double-digit scores for Plus Infinity Tigers.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Bilal Saifi, Sumit Aneja and Cintu to make crucial breakthroughs. In the previous game, Bilal Saifi and Sumit Aneja put in decent spells and claimed one wicket apiece.

Plus Infinity Tigers Predicted Playing XI:

Budesh Sharma (captain), Ankit Kukreja, Faisal Ansari, Sumit Aneja, Bilal Saifi, Cintu, Pravesh, Ravinder Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Shamsad Saifi, Bhavesh Saifi.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared for the game is expected to aid the spinners. The batsmen will need to show patience and application to produce notable scores for their respective teams. The weather forecast is going to clear skies throughout the day.

Venue Details

Kanti Prasad Cricket Stadium is going to host the 28th match of 2020 Hapur Premier League between Advance Balance Riders and Plus Infinity Tigers

Toss: To Bat

With the game scheduled to start in the afternoon, the side that wins the toss would be keen to bat first and make first use of the pitch.