Puducherry vs Sikkim, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24, Today Match Prediction 27 November 2023

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Puducherry got off to a wonderful start as they punched above their weight in the Vijay Hazare trophy by beating Railways. Puducherry, however, lost their next match by a huge margin and will look to make a comeback in the upcoming match.

Sikkim need to get hold of their performances as soon as possible before matters get out of hand. They have now lost back to back matches in the competition and are winless right now. Sikkim will look to win their upcoming match and climb the points table.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Puducherry Preview

Puducherry lost their last match by 80 runs. They bowled first in the match and restricted the opposition to 222 runs. Sagar Udeshi and Gaurav Yadav were the stars of the first innings for Puducherry as they picked up 3 wickets each to knock over their batsmen.

The chase was a very weak one by the Puducherry batsmen as they failed to chase down this low total by 80 runs. Arun Karthik was the only batsmen to get some sort of runs on board for the team with his 48 run contribution. Nobody else stepped up for the team in this match.

Key players: Arun Karthik, Sagar Udeshi, Gaurav Yadav

Puducherry Predicted Playing XI:

Damodaran Rohit (c), Paras Dogra, Arun Karthik (wk), Gaurav Yadav, Parameeswaran Sivaraman, Jay Pande, Fabid Ahmed, Vikneshwaran Marimuthu, Sagar Udeshi, Aravind Akash, Abin Mathew

Sikkim Preview

Sikkim too enter this contest on the backs of a loss. Sikkim fielded first in this match and conceded 300 runs in the first innings. Palzor Tamang and Sumit Singh got 3 wickets each in the innings for the team. However, the other bowlers were expensive.

This match was a rain interrupted one. However, Sikkim lost the match due to DRS method. They managed to reach 91 runs for the loss of 4 wickets before the match being called off. Sikkim will be desperate for a win in the upcoming match.

Key players: Palzor Tamang, Sumit Singh

Sikkim Predicted Playing XI:

Arun Chettri, James Lepcha (wk), Ashish Thapa, Nilesh Lamichaney (c), Sumit Singh, Palzor Tamang, Lee Yong Lepcha, Saurav Prasad, Ankur Malik, Bhim Luitel, Md Saptulla

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Alur venue is not likely to be conducive to batters. Bowlers are expected to make hay, and a high-scoring contest is unlikely. For teams, fielding first should be the way to go.

The temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius during the day with hardly any chances of rainfall. This will be a good match which will take place here.

Venue Details

The match between Puducherry and Sikkim will take place at the KSCA ground in Alur.

Toss: To Bowl

The toss will be quite important here on this wicket as the team wining the toss should elect to bowl first and look to chase down a low total.