ABOUT THE MATCH

Karnataka Tuskers and Qalandars will both be trying to get back to winning ways when they face each other in the T10 League at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. The match takes place on November 21.

Both teams have three points so far and have lost their last two completed games. Karnataka Tuskers profited from no result last time out when the rain spared them a chase of 130 to beat Maratha Arabians.

On the Other hand, Qalandars have improved on their 60/4 in the previous game but Dawid Malan’s 49*, which pushed them to 104/2, was still not enough to chase down 129 against Deccan Gladiators.

TOSS PREDICTION

Karnataka Tuskers have not won the toss in this tournament so they overdo this one. The norm is to field first.

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

The pitch does give something to the best fast bowlers, but the big hitters will be rewarded for big shots with an even bounce.

Karnataka Tuskers have not won the toss in this tournament so they overdo this on rain-curtailed the Tuskers’ last match but there is none on the forecast for Thursday. It should be a perfect day for cricket.e. The norm is to field first.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Karnataka Tuskers

Johnson Charles, Evin Lewis, Hashim Amla (c), Ross Whiteley, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shafiqullah (wk), Ahmed Raza, Nathan Rimmington, Kesrick Williams, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shapoor Zadran

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Qalandars

Tom Banton, Luke Ronchi (wk), Dawid Malan (c), Phil Salt, Jordan Clark, Chris Jordan, Laurie Evans, Sultan Ahmed, Lahiru Kumara, George Garton, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

MATCH PREVIEW

Karnataka Tuskers

• Ryan ten Doeschate returned to the team last time out, as did Nathan Rimmington, while Kesrick Williams available after West Indies’ series with Afghanistan started in place of England’s Pat Brown.
• The other players to drop out of 85 runs were Malinda Pushpakamura and Upul Tharanga. Having not been given the chance to bat, they may stick with that line-up.
• Karnataka Tuskers are still waiting for their first win since the opening game.
• hey were unable to defend 114/1 and then 110/3 with Johnson Charles and Hashim Amla in good batting form on both occasions in their second and third group games.
• And their bowling was expensive last time out too Maratha Arabians had posted 129/4 from their ten overs before the rain arrived and it would have been a tough chase had the weather not intervened.

Qalandars

• Qalandars opted for an extra batsman last time out, as Laurie Evans came into the team, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman made his first appearance after arriving from Afghanistan’s T20i series win against West Indies. Seekkuge Prasanna and Samit Patel dropped out.
• Qalandars started with a tie against Team Abu Dhabi and then a stunning win against Northern Warriors when they bowled the defending champions out for 46.
• They have lost twice since however, posting just 60/4 against Maratha Arabians in their third game of T10 League and then coming up short despite Dawid Malan’s 49* and George Garton’s three wickets last time out. Needing 129 to beat Deccan Gladiators, they could only reach 104/2.

PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:

Qalandars, with the likes of Dawid Malan, George Garton and Chris Jordan in good form, can get back to winning ways by beating the Tuskers.

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