PITCH AND CONDITIONS
The Greenfield Stadium is generally a batting pitch and the surface is expected to behave the same in this match too.
Kerala
- Sanju Samson will not be available in the first few games as he is a part of the national squad playing against Bangladesh.
- Robin Uthappa will be leading the side in this tournament.
- Skipper Robin Uthappa and Vishnu Vinod will open the innings.
- Sachin Baby, M Azharuddeen and Jalaj Saxena will follow the openers.
- Sandeep Warrier, Basil Thampi and M Nidheesh will be its key bowlers.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Kerala
M Azharuddeen, Robin Uthappa, Vishnu Vinod, Sachin Baby, Sanju Viswanadh, Jalaj Saxena, V Manoharan, Sandeep Warrier, Basil Thampi/KM Asif, M Nidheesh, S Midhun.
Tamil Nadu
- The all-rounder Washington Sundar will be unavailable as he is the part of the ongoing national T20 squad for the T20I series.
- Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund has been dropped from the squad.
- So, Murali Vijay will be opening the innings for Tamil Nadu along with Abhinav Mukund.
- Shahrukh Khan and Baba Aparajith will follow the openers.
- Vijay Shankar, who is set to be the vice-captain, will bat at No. 5 with skipper Dinesh Karthik at No.6.
- Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Sai Kishore, and Murugan Ashwin will be its key bowlers.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Tamil Nadu
Dinesh Karthik, N Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith, M Vijay, Shahrukh Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Ravi Sai Kishore, T Natrajan, M Ashwin, M Siddharth/K Vignesh.
OUR FANTASY LEAGUE PICKS FOR Kerala vs Tamil Nadu Round 1, Group B | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 ARE MENTIONED BELOW:
- Dinesh Karthik
- Robin Uthappa (c)
- Abhinav Mukund
- Baba Aparajith
- Sachin Baby
- Vishnu Vinod
- Vijay Shankar
- Basil Thampi
- T Natarajan
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Murugan Ashwin
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*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*