Manipur vs Services, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24, Today Match Prediction 27 November 2023

mnpr vs serv Match Prediction & Analysis

Manipur will be facing yet another tough competitor in this tournament as they face Services in their second match at this venue in Jaipur. Going by the forecast it seems like there will be cloudy weather and we reckon bowlers could find some movement through the air.

Manipur’s top-order failed in both matches so far and unless the openers bounce back, Manipur are staring at yet another loss. Johnson’s fifty in the middle-order takes up a lot of deliveries and eventually has no impact on the game.

Services, on the other hand, have been impressive with the bat, and except for the lack of a good finish in the last outing, they’ve been in good form. They will be looking at this as an opportunity for an easy win and a quick return to winning ways.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Manipur Preview

Manipur will need a lot of improvements in every department, particularly in the batting if they are to put any pressure on Services. They don’t look like a team that can beat Services with their current state of affairs.

However, Johnson Singh, K Priyojit Singh, and skipper L Keishangbam have shown their batting abilities with a few good knocks, but their strike rates have been poor and not suitable for one-day matches.
Though there hasn’t been a big score from the team, these three are the best Manipur have at the moment. And if they lose early wickets, they are likely to finish with something between 150-220 runs.

There are many who can bowl in this side but not everyone has the potential to deliver breakthroughs. Rex Rajkumar, Bikash Singh, and L Kishan Singh are among the most promising bowlers in the squad.

Manipur Predicted Playing XI:

Prafullomani Singh (wk), Basir Rahman, Kangabam Priyojit Singh, Johnson Singh, Langlonyamba Keishangbam (c), Rex Rajkumar, Bikash Singh, L Kishan Singha, Ajay Lamabam Singh, Bishworjit Konthoujam, Sultan Karim

Services Preview

Services had the chance of making it two in two wins but their lower-order batters failed to deliver a good finish and they ended up with 288 runs on the board batting first against Maharashtra.

As the opposition’s lower middle-order stepped up and delivered a good finish, Services lost the match by 5 wickets. This is exactly where Services will look to improve - their lower order. Nakul and Arjun Sharma will be ones to watch out for in the lower middle order.

However, Anshul Gupta has been consistent at number 3 with 98 and 91 in his last two outings. And the positive from the last match for Services will be how the middle-order staged a comeback after the openers were out cheaply.

R Paliwal and Vineet Dhankar are the key batters in the middle order expected to make the biggest impact for Services. Services have been decent with the ball and as they go up against a struggling Manipur, Varun Chaudhary and Arjun Sharma will be eager to perform and get their team on top.

Services Predicted Playing XI:

Shubham Rohilla, Rajat Paliwal (c), Vineet Dhankhar, Nakul Sharma (wk), Arjun Sharma, Varun Choudhary, Ravi Chauhan, Anshul Gupta, Nitin Yadav, Vikas Umesh Yadav, Abhishek Tiwari

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It is a batting-friendly surface that offers even bounce and pace allowing the ball to come onto the bat nicely. Batters will be keen on making the most of these conditions and scoring a big total. It will be partly cloudy with a high of 21 degrees Celsius in Jaipur on the match day.

Venue Details

Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground in Jaipur is the venue for this clash. It is a high-scoring venue and though Manipur were bowled out cheaply in their last outing here, it doesn’t change the fact that there is plenty of help for the batters on the surface. The team batting first can put on 300+ runs total and that should be quite competitive.

Toss: To Bat

There will be a lot of runs on offer at this venue and batting first, having runs on the board will put the batting team far ahead in the contest. Services won their first game here while batting first and will be looking to do the same again.