Southern Spartans vs Mumbai Marines, BCL, Today Match Prediction 17 December 2024

SS vs MM Match Prediction & Analysis

One game on Monday saw a combined total of 458 runs scored and both teams will be looking to match this when this fixture gets underway on Tuesday in Surat.

Overall, the tournament continues to deliver exciting moments and the combination of retired marquee players along with emerging talent has been one which has produced some great cricket.

In this game, Southern Spartans will have their work cut out to try and stop Mumbai Marines who have been one of two very impressive sides in the competition.

Expect more attacking shots and a host of emerging players looking to knock some big names down!

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SS

L W L

SS

171/10 in 20.0 8.55

BCL

UP Brij Stars beat Southern Spartans by 5 runs 16 Dec 2024

UPBS

176/7 in 20.0 8.8

RR

138/9 in 20.0 6.9

BCL

Southern Spartans beat Rajasthan Regals by 6 wickets 13 Dec 2024

SS

142/4 in 15.4 9.06

SS

203/4 in 20.0 10.15

BCL

Northern Challengers won by 6 wickets 12 Dec 2024

NC

205/4 in 18.4 10.98

MM

W W W

MM

209/3 in 20.0 10.45

BCL

Mumbai Marines beat Rajasthan Regals by 40 runs 15 Dec 2024

RR

169/10 in 18.3 9.14

NC

83/10 in 15.5 5.24

BCL

Mumbai Marines beat Northern Challengers by 4 wickets 14 Dec 2024

MM

84/6 in 14.5 5.66

UPBS

95/10 in 17.5 5.33

BCL

Mumbai Marines beat UP Brij Stars by 4 wickets 13 Dec 2024

MM

99/6 in 15.2 6.46

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Southern Spartans Preview

Southern Spartans were beaten by 5 runs in their last game by UP Brij Stars and they will need to do more than just alter a couple of things with bat and ball if they are to succeed against Mumbai Marines.

With the ball, the duo of Abhimanyu Mithun and Abhishek Sakuja will both come into this game after taking 2/20 and 2/24 in the last match but there is not much else in the bowling attack who look capable of restricting the runs and picking up wickets.

The batting line up saw five of their own make scores between 21 and 33 in Match 9 but those type of scores are rarely enough to secure a victory. All eyes will be on captain Suresh Raina and Aman Khan to deliver big scores in this clash.

Southern Spartans Predicted Playing XI:

Solomon Mire, Phil Mustard, Faiz Fazal, Suresh Raina (c), Shrestha, Herschelle Gibbs, Aman Khan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhishek Sakuja, Milin Yadav, Asmut Fayaz

Southern Spartans Actual Playing XI:

FY Fazal, Solomon Mire, Suresh Raina, Phil Mustard, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhishek Sakuja, Aman Khan, Abdul Rehman, Asmut Fayaz, Santosh Yadav, Milin Yadav, Shrestha

Mumbai Marines Preview

After having Monday as a day of rest, Mumbai Marines will be excited to return to the field of play in Surat as they look to extend their 100% record in the tournament to four games.

Against Rajasthan Regals in their last match, the bowling attack came under some fire as they conceded 169 but did bowl out the opposition from 18.3 overs. We expect them to take a similar approach in this game with wickets the priority and not much care given to preventing the runs being scored across the innings.

Jesal Karia (4/23) and Manan Sharma (3/23) look like the biggest threats with the ball for the Marines with the former also hitting a 56-ball century in the last game.

Mumbai Marines Predicted Playing XI:

Mihir Agarwal, Chamara Silva, Jesal Karia, Irfan Pathan (c), Manpreet Gony, Manan Sharma, Abhishek Kaul, Vineet Singh, Happy Nagarwal, Malinda Pushpakumara, Shivam Kumar

Mumbai Marines Actual Playing XI:

Chamara Silva, Happy Nagarwal, Mihir Agarwal, Abhishek Kaul, Malinda Pushpakumara, Manan Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Mohamed Faheem, Shivam Kumar, Suboth Bhati, Vineet Singh, Jesal Karia

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The sun always seems to be shining in Surat! According to the forecast it will be another hot day with very little cloud cover and the temperature up at around 30 degrees from start to finish.

SS vs MM Pitch Report

Of course it is not a pitch where teams do not have to lift a finger to hit 200+, but the basic ingredients for batting success are there for all to see! Short boundaries and consistent bounce means a par first innings score is likely to be 210+.

Toss: To Bowl

With the pitch not changing much from innings to innings, the decision at the toss comes down to what do the players prefer doing. In T20 cricket, it tends to be chasing so we predict that both teams will choose to bowl first.