Maharaja Trophy 2024: Semi-Final 2, MW vs HT Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between MW vs HT?

MATCH: Mysuru Warriors vs Hubli Tigers
DATE: August 31 Saturday
TIME: 7:00 pm IST
VENUE: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
TOURNAMENT: Semi-Final 2024

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Mysuru Warriors (MW) take on Hubli Tigers (HT) in the second semifinal of the Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Saturday, August 31.

The Warriors, led by their inspirational skipper Karun Nair, finished second on the points table at the end of the league phase. They won six and lost four out of the six games they played so far in the competition. Mysuru are coming off two consecutive wins and will be high on confidence heading into the knockout fixture because of their excellent record in the tournament against the Tigers.

In their first meeting with Hubli in this year’s competition, Mysuru emerged victorious by 56 runs. Earlier this week, they faced each other once again and Mysuru registered another comfortable win by a 74-run margin.

Manish Pandey-led also won six and lost four out of their 10 games in the round-robin phase of the tournament. However, their net run-rate (NRR) of -0.540 placed them at No. 3 behind Mysuru, who finished with an NRR of +0.687. The Tigers are coming into this encounter after losing their last couple of matches.

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Probable Playing XI for MW vs HT

Mysuru Warriors:

SU Karthik, Codanda Ajit Karthik, Karun Nair (c), Manoj Bhandage, Sumit Kumar (wk), Harshil Dharmani, Srinivas Sharath, Jagadeesha Suchith, Krishnappa Gowtham, Smayan Srivastava, Dhanush Gowda.Hubli Tigers:

Mohammed Taha, Kruthik Krishna (wk), Krishnan Shrijith, Manish Pandey (c), Aneeshwar Gautam, Karthikeya KP, Manvanth Kumar L, Rishi Bopanna, KC Cariappa, Madhav Prakash Bajaj, LR Kumar.

Probable Best Batter: Karun Nair

The Mysuru captain has led from the front, as he is the second-highest run-getter in the tournament, only behind Abhinav Manohar. The discarded India cricketer has smashed 490 runs from 10 matches at an average of 61.25 and a strike rate of 187.74. Karun Nair has also scored four half-centuries so far and if he gets himself set at the crease, Hubli Tigers bowlers will be in for a lot of trouble.

robable Best Bowler: LR Kumar

Hubli Tigers’ pacer LR Kumar could be the bowler to watch out for in the upcoming encounter against the Mysuru Warriors. In eight matches, he has bagged 14 wickets at an average of 18.79. He will be confident of making a significant impact in the do-or-die fixture with the ball in his hand.

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