Goa vs Bengal, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24, Today Match Prediction 03 December 2023

goa vs ben Match Prediction & Analysis

This Bengal side is in a stupendous form at the moment in the Vijay Hazare trophy. Winning three matches out of four, they have proved their worth so far. Bengal will want to make it their fourth win in the upcoming match and seal their place in the top 2.

Goa started the trophy quite poorly, losing 3 back to back matches in the competition. However, they won their most recent match by a humongous margin which will definitely inspire them to improve in the matches ahead.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Goa Preview

Bengal won their last match by 193 runs. Team Bengal batted first in this match posted a total of 254 runs. Abhimanyu Easwaran was the top scorer of the innings with his 73 run knock. This helped Bengal reach this score.

The bowling was sensational in the second innings by the Bengal bowlers. They got the opposition all out for 61 runs in the match. Shahbaz Ahmed was the best bowler as he picked up 4 wickets in the innings. Akash Deep was brilliant as well picking up 3 wickets which took Bengal to second in the points table.

Key players: Akash Deep, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abhimanyu Easwaran

Goa Predicted Playing XI:

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

Bengal Preview

Goa too won their previous match by 232 runs against Nagaland. They batted first in the match and set the opposition a target of 383 runs in 50 overs. There were two centurions for the team.  Snehal Kauthankar scored 118 runs and Prabhudessai scored 132 runs in 81 balls to help the team reach this mammoth total.

The chase went nowhere as the Goa bowlers were on point with their line and lengths. Arjun Tendulkar was instrumental in this as he picked up 4 wickets. It was a very easy and convincing win for the team and will look to continue this form.

Key players: Prabhudessai, Snehal Kauthankar, Arjun Tendulkar

Bengal Predicted Playing XI:

Darshan Misal (c), Deepraj Gaonkar, Krishnamurthy Siddharth (wk), Ishaan Gadekar, Rahul Tripathi, Snehal Kauthankar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijesh Prabhudessai, Mohit Redkar, Arjun Tendulkar, Lakshay Garg

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Mumbai site hasn't seen many matches. Scores in the range of 245 to 275 are likely. The captain who wins the toss should choose to bat first.

Temperatures around 26 degrees Celsius are forecast to make for good playing conditions. There will be no cloud cover, thus there will be no rain for the time being.

Venue Details

The match between Bengal and Goa will take place at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai.

Toss: To Bowl

The team winning the toss should bowl first and look to chase a total here. There will be dew in the final stages of the match.