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The Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2023 is in its final phase after a fascinating nearly two-week competition. The Eliminator of the inaugural MPL 2023 will be played between Eagle Nashik Titans (ENT) and Puneri Bappa (PB). The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will host this exciting clash on Tuesday (June 27). The game is scheduled to begin at 8 pm IST.
In their previous encounter during the league stage on Monday (June 19), the Titans emerged victorious over the Puneri by the slightest margin of one run.
The Titans are heading into the playoffs after earning three victories in five matches. They finished third in the points table. On the other hand, Puneri had started the tournament well by winning two consecutive matches on the trot. But after that suffered defeats in the next three remaining fixtures. Both teams lost their last matches against Ratnagiri Jets (RJ). The Titans lost the match by 12 runs against the jets. While, Bappa lost their last fixture against the Jets by 8 runs.
Pitch Report
In recent matches at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, the pitch has become slower, favouring the spinners. The slowish nature of the pitch has made it difficult for the batters to score freely, resulting in a decrease in the average innings score to around 120.
Probable XI
Puneri Bappa:
Pawan Shah, Yash Kshirsagar, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rohan Damle, Advay Shidhaye, Harsh Sanghvi, Suraj Shinde (wk), Vaibhav Chougalle, Shubham Kothari, Sachin Bhosale, Piyush Salvi
Eagle Nashik Titans:
Rahul Tripathi (c), Arshin Kulkarni, Harshad Khadiwale, Kaushal Tambe, Siddhesh Veer, Mandar Bhandari (wk), Dhanraj Shinde, Prashant Solanki, Akshay Kalokhe, Akshay Waikar, Samadhan Pagare
Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Suraj Shinde, Mandar Bhandari
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi (vc), Pawan Shah, Dhanraj Shinde
All-rounders: Arshin Kulkarni, Rohan Damle
Bowlers: Sachin Bhosale, Prashant Solanki, Piyush Salvi
Squads
Eagle Nashik Titans: Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Veer, Ashay Palkar, Dhanraj Shinde, Aditya Rajhans, Arshin Kulkarni, Izhaan Sayed, Rehan Khan, Rishab Karwa, Razek Fallah, Omkar Akhade, Akshay Waikar, Prashant Solanki, Siddhant Doshi, Sahil Parikh, Vaibhav Vibhute, Kaushal Tambe, Harshad Khadiwale, Rohit Hadke, Varun Deshpande, Mandar Bhandari, Shubham Nagawade, Sharvin Kiswe.
Puneri Bappa: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rohan Damle, Prashant Kore, Advay Shidhaye, Azhar Ansari, Shubhankar Hardikar, Vaibhav Choughule, Roshan Waghsare, Piyush Salvi, Aditya Daware, Saurabh Dighe, Shubham Kothari, Sohan Jamale, Saish Dighe, Sachin Bhosale, Abhimanyu Jadhav, Yash Kshirsagar, Pawan Shah, Shripad Nimbalkar, Harsh Sanghavi, Digvijay Patil, Ajay Borude, Adarsh Bothara, Bhushan Navande, Kunsh Dixit, Harsh Oswal, Suraj Shinde.