New Star Club vs Gauhati Town Club, ASMT20, Today Match Prediction 03 September 2024

NSC vs GTC Match Prediction & Analysis

New Star Club look to make it five consecutive victories against Gauhati Town Club and build on their 4-0 head-to-head record against this opponent when the two teams meet on September 3. Gauhati Town Club made a winning start to the season with a 42-run success over Bud CC. Meanwhile, New Star were unable to experience any success of their own with their match abandoned. New Star and Gauhati Town were able to enjoy a strong finish to the group stages last season.

Just like every other match in the Assam T20 Pride Cup 2024, the matches will be played at the Nehru Stadium. After having witnessed both teams make drastically different starts to the season, a lot hinges on the match.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NSC

GTC

W

BCC

64/10 in 14.2 4.47

ASMT20

Gauhati Town Club beat Bud Cricket Club by 42 runs

02 Sep 2024

GTC

106/10 in 20.0 5.3

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

New Star Club Preview

New Star Club will look to get the season underway with the first victory. After having only settled with a point from the first match, it is important that the team do not wait for long. Last season, New Star Club did well to finish fourth in the standings and progress into the semifinals where they were unable to get past eventual winners Bud CC.

The first match being abandoned is a big blow to the rhythm built up by New Star over the last few months. Still, the team has a great opportunity to progress into the next round courtesy of several top batsmen still left in the squad. Parvej Musaraf was the top scorer last season with 436 runs from 10 matches. Musaraf also came in as the top wicket-taker for the team with 12 from 10 matches.

Amit Boro came second with 11 wickets from his seven innings. New Star have a decent balance across the squad and they should have enough belief coming into the game.

New Star Club Predicted Playing XI:

Hirok Jyoti Deka, Md Habibullah, Ziabur Rahman, Arun Sonar, Subrata Das, Kalam Raiza, Rajiv Kalita, Piyush Kamati, Imran Seikh, Rajib Das, Rakesh Das

Gauhati Town Club Preview

Gauhati Town Club have suffered numerous times at the hands of this opposition. A string of four losses is likely to raise concerns with the team ahead of this game. However, Gauhati Town Club’s two points from the first match are likely to lower the pressure ahead of this game. The team have the only victory so far in the group even if this proposition could change with Ankurjyoti Club and River Rine Club playing earlier.

Sumit Kashyap was the top scorer for Gauhati Town in 2023 with 350 runs from his nine innings with a strike rate of 130. Kangkan Talukdar had a big impact with the ball last season after picking up nine wickets from his nine innings at an average of 15.78. Talukdar was among the more economical bowlers in 2023.

The presence of a strong top and middle batting order will give Gauhati Town plenty of belief coming into the match.

Gauhati Town Club Predicted Playing XI:

Krishna Karmakar, Arnab Borah, Yuvraj Tewari, Dhruv Bishnoi, Mudit Bajaj, Hrishikesh Borah, Bishal Sharma, Prithwirup Choudhury, Kangkan Talukdar, Md Saif Ali, Mantu Yadav

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Nehru Stadium has long been a great destination for spinners, but it is slowly becoming more balanced. Now, even batsmen can expect some assistance from the pitch while also profiting from the fast outfield. The game is expected to be played in tricky weather conditions with thunderstorms before the start. There is a 70% precipitation probability during the match.

NSC vs GTC Pitch Report

The T20 matches at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati have witnessed scores of 130 on average in the recent 10 matches. If we were to consider an innings basis, the first innings score stands at 130 while the second innings score will be at 100.

Toss: To Bat

The team which wins the toss is likely to bat. The outfield is known to be quite fast and there will be excellent opportunities to set a big total. The preference amongst River Rine Club and Ankurjyoti Club will be to bat first with both teams having a strong batting line-up.