Bengal vs Madhya Pradesh, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24, Today Match Prediction 29 November 2023

ben vs mp Match Prediction & Analysis

We will see a close Group-E contest in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023. Bengal must recover from the humiliating loss they suffered as they take on Madhya Pradesh in the 60th match. It was a bad day for Bengal with the bat against Tamil Nadu, and they will look for a better performance. Madhya Pradesh defeated Punjab by a huge margin, and the players have high confidence.   

Madhya Pradesh has won three games in a row and sits comfortably at the top of the points table. Key players are in good form, adding to their confidence. Bengal’s batsmen failed in the last game, and their players will need a lot of effort to do well. But they are a good side, and we expect a close match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Bengal Preview

After starting the season with two consecutive wins, Bengal had a poor outing in the last game against Tamil Nadu. The batting line-up miserably failed and put up only 84 runs on the board, losing the game by 5 wickets. Sudip Kumar Gharami and his men would look to put this loss behind them and put up a good show in the next game.  

Abhimanyu Easwaran has batted well in two games, and he must deliver a confident start in this game along with Abishek Porel. The middle order failed in the last game, and the team will need a better show from Akash Deep, Sudip Kumar Gharami, and Anustup Majumdar. Shakir Gandhi, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Karan Lal will look to do well in this game and  

Akash Deep and Ishan Porel are the team's key bowlers and must strike early to put the side in a strong position. The side will need good spells from Mohammad Kaif and Shahbaz Ahmed in the middle overs, as Madhya Pradesh has good batters. Karan Lal and Anustup Majumdar must do well in the supporting role. 

Bengal Predicted Playing XI:

Sudip Kumar Gharami (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Abishek Porel (wk), Sudip Anustup Majumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Kaif, Shakir Gandhi, Karan Lal, Pradipta Pramanik, Akash Deep, Ishan Porel

Madhya Pradesh Preview

Shubham Sharma would thank his bowlers, who defended a low total in the last game against Punjab to win by 88 runs. With this win, the side has reached the top of the points table. Sharma wants his side to continue with the momentum and improve their prospects of getting to the knockout stage.  

Yash Dubey and Harsh Gawli have batted well at the top, and the team will look for a good performance from them at the top. Shubham Sharma will look to anchor the innings in the middle order and build partnerships with Rajat Patidar and Venkatesh Iyer. Akshat Raghuwanshi and Rahul Batham add solidity to the batting line-up.  

The bowling attack performed brilliantly in the previous game. The side will expect a good show with the new ball from Kulwant Khejroliya and Arshad Khan. Venkatesh Iyer adds experience to the attack and will look to do well in the middle overs with Rahul Batham. Kumar Kartikeya adds an X-factor to the attack, making it strong.

Madhya Pradesh Predicted Playing XI:

Shubham Sharma (c), Yash Dubey, Harsh Gawli (wk), Rajat Patidar, Venkatesh Iyer, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Saransh Jain, Kulwant Khejroliya, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Rahul Batham

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There are predictions for a hot and humid day in Thane. We expect a flat surface where the ball will come to the bat nicely, allowing batsmen to play their strokes. Bowlers have to bowl tight lines to do well on this track. A score of 300 runs would be a good total for the side batting first.

Venue Details

Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane, is a good venue for the batsmen. The short boundaries offer hitting opportunities to the batters, who can play their strokes freely. Spinners enjoy bowling on this surface as the ball bounces and turns sharply. There isn't much assistance for the fast bowlers unless conditions are perfect. 

Toss: To Bat

We have seen a good batting surface at this venue. The wicket wears down in the second innings, where the spinners can trouble the batsmen. The side winning the toss would like to take advantage of the conditions by batting first in this game.