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The Qualifier 1 of the inaugural Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2023 will be played between Ratnagiri Jets (RJ) and Kolhapur Tuskers (KT). The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will be hosting this exciting clash on Monday (June 26). The game is scheduled to begin at 8 pm IST. In their previous encounter during the league stage on Saturday (June 17th) the Tuskers emerged victorious over the Jets by four wickets.
Both teams have had an impressive performance, with four wins from five matches. However, the Jets secured the top spot in the table due to their higher net run rate compared to the Tuskers. The winner of this match will directly advance to the final, while the loser will get another opportunity in the Qualifier 2. Eagle Nashik Titans (ENT) and Puneri Bappa (PB) have also qualified for the playoffs and will face each other in the Eliminator match on Tuesday (27 June).
The Jets faced PB in their last league game and beat them by eight runs on the VJD method in a rain-curtailed fixture. On the other hand, the Tuskers squared off against the Titans in their last fixture where they won by nine wickets.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the MCA Stadium is a bit slow in nature. It offers less pace and bounce, which means the ball tends to grip off the surface. The batters will have to adjust to the pace of the pitch before they can start playing high-risk strokes.
Probable XI
Ratnagiri Jets
Dhiraj Phatangare, Preetam Patil, Kiran Chormale, Nikhil Naik (wk), Divyang Hinganekar, Rohit Patil, Azim Kazi (c), Pradeep Dadhe, Nikit Dhumal, Kunal Thorat, Vijay Pawale
Kolhapur Tuskers
Kedar Jadhav (c & wk), Ankit Bawne, Naushad Shaikh, Sahil Autade, Nihal Tusamad, Akshay Darekar, Taranjitsingh Dhillon, Shreyash Chavan, Atman Pore, Manoj Yadav, Siddharth Mhatre
Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Kedhar Jadhav (c), Nikhil Naik
Batters: Ankit Bawne, Siddharth Mhatre, Preetam Patil
All-rounders: Azim Kazi (vc), Divyang Hingarekar, Manoj Yadav
Bowlers: Kunal Thorat, Pradeep Dadhe, Shreyash Chavan
Squads
Ratnagiri Jets
Azim Kazi , Vijay Pawale, Divyang Hinganekar, Ashkan Kazi, Rohit Patil, Prithviraj Shilamkar, Kiran Chormale, Dhiraj Phatangare, Preetam Patil, Krish Shahapurkar, Nikit Dhumal, Pradeep Dadhe, Kunal Thorat, Swaraj Wabale, S. Shahrukh Kadir, Yogesh Chavan, Tushar Shrivastav, Sahil Churi, Akilesh Gawale, Saurabh Shevalkar, Rushikesh Sonavne, Samarth Kadam, Nikhil Naik.
Kolhapur Tuskers
Kedar Jadhav, Naushad Shaikh, Kirtiraj Wadekar, Manojyadav, Vidya Tiwari, Atman Pore, Akshay Darekar, Shreyash Chavan, Siddharth Mhatre, Taranjit Dhillon, Nihal Tusamad, Ravi Chaudhari, Ankit Bawane, Sachin Dhas, Nikhil Madas, Sahil Autade.
