India B vs India D, DPT, Today Match Prediction 19 September 2024

IND B vs IND D Match Prediction & Analysis

India B had to settle for just a point in the match against India C. It was an even game that provided plenty of highlights for India B, who are looking to push to the top of the table with a victory in the game. The club are just two points behind India C following this result. They will be aware of the difficulties set to unfold against Shreyas Iyer’s team despite the opposition managing no points so far in the campaign.

It has been a difficult start to the season for India D and any signs of improvement seem unlikely to arrive at this juncture.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

IND B

W

IND A

231/10 in 72.4 3.18

DPT

India B beat India A by 76 runs 05 Sep 2024

IND B

198/10 in 53.0 3.74

IND D

L

IND C

168/10 in 62.2 2.7

DPT

India C beat India D by 4 wickets 05 Sep 2024

IND D

233/6 in 61.0 3.82

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

India B Preview

India B are two points behind India C coming into the encounter. After having had a disappointing draw with the table leaders in the previous match, India B will be keen to build on the few positives after picking up just one point. India C were able to stretch their advantage further with three points.

Abhimanyu Easwaran produced a captain’s inning after coming up with an unbeaten 157 in the recent draw with India C. Easwaran has now become the third top scorer in the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy series so far. Narayan Jagadeesan was able to assist him quite well with 70 runs before being sent to the stands by Kamboj, who had a brilliant innings for India C.

Mukesh Kumar came up with a four-wicket haul in the first innings against India C but he was unable to repeat the magic in the second. He is the second top scorer in the league with 10 wickets from his four innings at an average of 27.7. Mukesh Kumar is expected to have an early impact on the first day if India B gets to bowl in their first innings.

India B Predicted Playing XI:

Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Narayan Jagadeesan, Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar

India B Actual Playing XI:

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Mohit Avasthi, Narayan Jagadeesan, Navdeep Saini, Suyash Prabhudessai, Suryakumar Yadav

India D Preview

India D have had a disappointing series so far with no points picked up from the two matches. It has been a troubled period with the bat for India D, who have failed to get past 200 in their first innings of the last two matches. 

Even though India D have struggled to put up big totals on board, Ricky Bhui has been the top run scorer for the team so far in the series with 184 from four innings. The 27-year-old came up with his first century of the series in the last game against India A and he looks good to make a decent impact. Devdutt Padikkal comes second with 149 runs from the four innings even if he has lacked consistency.

The pick of the bowlers for India D in the game against India A was Harshit Rana, who came up with four wickets in his first innings. Harshit Rana is the fifth top scorer in the division with eight wickets so far in the series. Harshit Rana is once again expected to have a big impact in the early moments of the new ball. The 22-year-old has one five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

India D Predicted Playing XI:

Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Shreyas Iyer (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Saurabh Kumar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa

India D Actual Playing XI:

Shreyas Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat, Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Nishant Sindhu

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch is expected to have a balanced nature. The average first innings score from the three matches stand at 326 while the away team has put up an average first innings score of 227. The weather conditions in Anantapur should be perfectly fine for cricket with partly cloudy conditions in the first four days while there could be overcast conditions in the final day.

IND B vs IND D Pitch Report

The Rural Development Trust Stadium "A" in Anantapur has witnessed a result in three out of the four matches so far in the series. India D are yet to get a point on this ground after having lost in both matches.

Toss: To Bowl

In all three matches at the Rural Development Trust Stadium "A" in Anantapur, the toss winner has elected to field. However, just one of those decisions has become fruitful with the team going on to win the game. Still, the toss winner is likely to be keen on bowling first.