Morrisville Samp Army vs The Chennai Braves, ABDT10, Today Match Prediction 30 November 2023

MSA vs TCB Match Prediction & Analysis

If you love T10 cricket then the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament is the one for you and once again we have three games to enjoy on Thursday with the Morrisville Samp Army vs The Chennai Braves the middle fixture.

Moeen Ali's Morrisville Samp Army need to bounce back from their opening day defeat to Northern Warriors but he will need more from his team in all three disciplines against The Chennai Braves who won their first match of the campaign.

Jason Roy starred for The Chennai Braves and he looks like a man on a mission, keen to prove the England selectors wrong for leaving him out of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Another big score for Roy should be enough for another win for the Braves!

RECENT PERFORMANCE

MSA

L

NRW

103/5 in 10.0 10.3

ABDT10

Northern Warriors beat Morrisville Samp Army by 9 runs 28 Nov 2023

MSA

94/8 in 10.0 9.4

TCB

W

TADH

111/4 in 10.0 11.1

ABDT10

The Chennai Braves beat Team Abu Dhabi by 4 runs 29 Nov 2023

TCB

115/4 in 10.0 11.5

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Morrisville Samp Army Preview

The post-match chatter from fans of Morrisville Samp Army followed a similar pattern after their defeat to Northern Warriors - "not good enough with the ball and not good enough with the bat!".

However, one player who did put in a good shift with the ball was the 23 year old Afghan leg-spinner Qais Ahmad who dismissed Adam Hose and Angelo Mathews in the same over on his way to exceptional figures of 2/12. Karim Janat was the only other bowler for the Samp Army to pick up a wicket in Tuesday's defeat and the team management will be looking to the likes of Jason Holder, Peter Hatzolglou and Salman Irshad, all of who have very good white ball records, to step up in this match.

Faf du Plessis and Ibrahim Zadran will not need to be told their combined returns of 14 runs from 9 balls is not the expected level for players of their ability. Fortunately for the Samp Army, both du Plessis and Zadran have proved their skills at the highest level on many previous occasions. Skipper Moeen Ali looked in good form on Tuesday and will come to the crease after already hitting four boundaries in the tournament.

Morrisville Samp Army Predicted Playing XI:

Andries Gous (wk), Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Jason Holder, Najibullah Zadran, Basil Hameed, Qais Ahmad, Peter Hatzoglou, Salman Irshad

Morrisville Samp Army Actual Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis, Najibullah Zadran, Andries Gous, Peter Hatzoglou, Salman Irshad, Basil Hameed, Jason Holder, Karim Janat, Moeen Ali, Muhammad Irfan II, Qais Ahmad

The Chennai Braves Preview

After a disappointing campaign in 2022, The Chennai Braves were desperate to get off to a winning start and fortunately for them they had Jason Roy at the top of the order with a point to prove!

The former England all-format player struck 84 of The Chennai Braves 115 runs on Wednesday, 73% of their runs, and all at a strike-rate of 215.38. Although his team will not be able to rely on him to do the same throughout the tournament, he was unbeaten at the end of their innings against Team Abu Dhabi so the powerful right-hander will be keen to carry on where he left off in this game. Alongside him, look out for Stephen Eskinazi, who made only 4 runs in Match 4, to go on the attack from his first ball at the crease.

If Roy dominated with the bat then it was certainly a team effort with the ball in their opening game win but Sam Cook, who has been continually overlooked at international level, was the standout bowler for The Chennai Braves. Obed McCoy had an off day as he conceded 34 runs from his 2 overs but with 112 T20 wickets to his name, do not be surprised if the big man comes roaring back in this fixture.

The Chennai Braves Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Kobe Herft, George Munsey, Stephen Eskinazi, Charith Asalanka (c), Mohammad Nabi, Kai Smith (wk), Aayan Afzal Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sam Cook, Obed McCoy, Imran Tahir

The Chennai Braves Actual Playing XI:

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, George Munsey, Jason Roy, Kobe Herft, Stephen Eskinazi, Kai Smith, Junaid Siddique, Obed McCoy, Samuel Cook, Aayan Khan, Mohammad Nabi

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It will be a warm early evening game between these sides in Abu Dhabi on Thursday evening. Humidity will be up above 60% throughout and will not change much during the match. Once again, there is no danger of any rain coming in to interrupt proceedings.

MSA vs TCB Pitch Report

T10 cricket is a batter's game and the pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium looks tailor made for big scores. A par total looks likely to be around 110 in this match and bowlers, be they slow, spin or pace, will need to be extremely accurate, to avoid leaking high numbers of runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Two out of the three games were won by the team fielding first on Wednesday and so far in this year's Abu Dhabi T10 we have seen only one team win the toss and choose to bat first. Ahead of this game on Thursday, we anticipate that both captains will decide to field first if they win the toss.