India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers, icc/llct20, Today Match Prediction 02 December 2023

INDCAP vs MT Match Prediction & Analysis

After their last game was washed out due to rain, Gambhir and co. have just one match left in their campaign and it is a must-win game against Manipal Tigers. India Capitals need a win here to stay in the race to the playoffs of the Legends League Cricket 2023.

While the Manipal Tigers had a great start to their season with back-to-back wins, they were humbled by the Southern Super Stars in their last game as they finished with 124 for 9 batting first in Jammu.

Now they will face the Capitals at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. They should be looking to turn things around quickly and bounce back with the bat.

There are some promising legends at the top and middle-order in both sides and it will be a close contest between these two sides. Capitals will be confident after their successful run-chase against Southern Super Stars and will give their all to finish with a win here.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

INDCAP

W L L

INDCAP

167/3 in 16.4 10.02

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India Capitals beat Southern Super Stars by 8 wickets 25 Nov 2023

SNSS

163/6 in 20.0 8.15

INDCAP

186/6 in 20.0 9.3

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Urbanrisers Hyderabad beat India Capitals by 3 runs 23 Nov 2023

TYH

189/5 in 20.0 9.45

INDCAP

228/8 in 20.0 11.4

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Bhilwara Kings beat India Capitals by 4 wickets 18 Nov 2023

BWAK

229/7 in 19.2 11.85

MT

L W W

MT

124/9 in 20.0 6.2

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Southern Super Stars beat Manipal Tigers by 5 wickets 27 Nov 2023

SNSS

125/5 in 19.4 6.35

BWAK

122/8 in 20.0 6.1

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Manipal Tigers beat Bhilwara Kings by 89 runs 24 Nov 2023

MT

211/3 in 20.0 10.55

MT

173/8 in 20.0 8.65

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Manipal Tigers won by 10 runs 20 Nov 2023

GUGS

163/9 in 20.0 8.15

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Capitals Preview

A brilliant hundred from Ricardo Powell saw India Capitals chase down a 164-run target with 7 wickets in hand. Though skipper Gautam Gambhir has lost his wicket cheaply in the last two outings, there have been other significant performances from the Capitals’ batting order.

In addition to Powell’s hundred at the top, the Capitals also have Kirk Edwards and Kevin Pietersen in the middle order to look up to. These two have delivered some handy knocks and will be ones to watch out for.

Further down, the Capitals’ batting lineup features Ben Dunk and Ashley Nurse both of whom have been handy lower down the order. Nurse was unbeaten on 41 off 25 balls at number 7 against Urbanrisers Hyderabad as Capitals lost by 3 runs chasing a target of 190.

Batting first against Bhilwara Kings where Gambhir scored a fifty at the top, Dunk scored a quickfire 37 off 16 balls at number 4 helping Capitals on their way to a 200+ runs total.

Ashley Nurse also plays a key role with the ball and along with Pravin Tambe and KP Appanna, is a crucial part of the spin trio. Capitals will likely stick with this bowling combination with 3 spinners and two pacers in Rusty Theron and Isuru Udana.

India Capitals Predicted Playing XI:

Gautam Gambhir (c), Kirk Edwards, Gnaneswara Rao, Ben Dunk (wk), Ricardo Powell, Ashley Nurse, Rusty Theron, Hamish Bennett, Isuru Udana, KP Appanna, Pravin Tambe

India Capitals Actual Playing XI:

Gautam Gambhir, Ricardo Powell, Kirk Edwards, Kevin Pietersen, Bharat Chipli, Ben Dunk, Ashley Nurse, Rusty Theron, KP Appanna, Pravin Tambe, Isuru Udana, Hamish Bennett

Manipal Tigers Preview

Manipal Tigers must be keen on getting back to winning ways and maintaining their position in the top 2 of the points table. They played some outstanding cricket in their first two outings where both batters and bowlers shined with exceptional performances that led the Tigers to consecutive wins.

However, the Tigers had no one to help them bounce back after early losses in the last match as they lost 4 wickets for 62 runs in the 11th Over. They still had some quality batters despite losing the top 4. 

Angelo Perera, Colin de Grandhomme, and Thisara Perera are all match-winning legendary batters in the lower middle order of Manipal Tigers. Their failure to rise to the occasion and lead a comeback shows that the Tigers are dependent on the top 4 to set them up for a big finish.

Though Angelo and Thisara Perera have made significant contributions in the previous outings, they will need to have a platform set by the top-order batters on which the two Sri Lanka legends can build.

There is great variety in the bowling attack and with Harbhajan Singh in great form delivering consistently, Manipal Tigers look quite threatening. They’ve also got Imran Khan and Parvinder Awana who are among the top wicket-takers for the side.

Manipal Tigers Predicted Playing XI:

Robin Uthappa (wk), S Badrinath, Hamilton Masakadza, Mohammad Kaif, Angelo Perera, Colin de Grandhomme, Thisara Perera, Imran Khan, Harbhajan Singh (c), Mitchell McClenaghan, Parvinder Awana

Manipal Tigers Actual Playing XI:

Mohammad Kaif, Kyle Coetzer, Colin de Grandhomme, Thisara Perera, Chadwick Walton, Harbhajan Singh, Pankaj Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Imran Khan, Angelo Perera, Praveen Gupta, Amit Verma

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It is a batting-friendly pitch that will offer even bounce and pace allowing batters to play their strokers quite comfortably. However, the bowlers will also find some purchase from the surface and it can be an even contest between the bat and ball. The weather will be cloudy with a high of 31 degrees Celsius in Vishakhapatnam on the match day.

INDCAP vs MT Pitch Report

India Capitals will take on Manipal Tigers at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. Though there have been some high-scoring T20Is here, it is not a particularly high-scoring venue. The average 1st innings score here in T20 internationals is 128 runs. In this match, we reckon, a 175+ total should be a match-winning score.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first have won 7 of the 10 T20Is played at this venue. Both teams have a strong bowling attack and the skippers will back their bowlers to put the opposition on the backfoot early in the game. Capitals have recently chased down a total successfully and will be confident to repeat the same.