The Kolhapur Tuskers (KT) will lock horns against the Ratnagiri Jets (RJ) in the 4th match of the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2023 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday (June 17). The game will take place at 8 PM IST. The Tuskers will be captained by Kedar Jadhav, while Azim Kazi will lead the Jets.
Tuskers had a disappointing start to the tournament, failing to defend the 144-run total against Puneri Bappa (PB) on Thursday, June 15. Opting to bowl first, the Pune-based franchise restricted Kolhapur to 144, with Ankit Bawne top-scoring for the side with 72 off 57. In reply, Puneri Bappa opener Ruturaj Gaikwad was on full show as he took the rival bowling unit to the cleaners with his aggressive batting and helped his team to a comfortable eight-wicket win in a mere 14.1 overs.
On the other hand, the Jets had a successful start, chasing down 146 against Solapur Royals (SR) with relative ease. The Solapur team got the chance to bat first. However, apart from opener Praveen Deshetty (39) and Rishabh Rathore (44 not out), other batsmen failed to make big innings. Vijay Pavle was the highest wicket taker for the Jets with three wickets. Chasing these runs, opener Tushar Srivastava played an important innings of 44 runs. Finally, Nikhil Naik scored aggressive 19 runs to guide his team to victory.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune is generally good for batting, with some movement and decent bounce early on. Based on the historical data, team winning the toss opts to bowl first. Generally, the first innings total at this venue ranges from 160-165.
Probable XIs:
Kolhapur Tuskers: Kedar Jadhav (c), Ankit Bawne, Naushad Shaikh, Sahil Autade (wk), Kirtiraj Wadekar, Taranjit Singh, Sachin Dhas, Akshay Darekar, Nihal Tusamad, Manoj Yadav, Shreyash Chavan, Vidya Tiwari.
Ratnagiri Jets: Tushar Srivastav, Dhiraj Phatangare, Azim Kazi, Kiran Chormale, Rohit Patil, Nikhil Naik (wk), Divyang Hinganekar, Pradeep Dadhe, Nikit Dhumal, Kunal Thorat, Vijay Pawale, Preetam Patil.
Dream11 Prediction:
- Wicketkeeper: Kedhar Jadhav (vc)
- Batters: Ankit Bawne, Preetam Patil, Sachin Dhas, Tushar Srivastav.
- All-rounders: Azim Kazi (c), Naushad Shaikh.
- Bowlers: Taranjit Singh, Nihal Tusamad, Kunal Thorat, Pradeep Dadhe.
