Southern Spartans vs UP Brij Stars, BCL, Today Match Prediction 16 December 2024

SS vs UPBS Match Prediction & Analysis

There was never any doubt that the 2024 Big Cricket League would attract plenty of interest due to the revolutionary way the teams were put together. What was in question, was whether this product would be able to deliver top quality contests between players who are no longer playing at the peak of their powers and an emerging group.

Well, that question has certainly been answered and over the first seven games of the tournament the Big Cricket League has put on a fantastic show in of both entertainment and quality!

Batting is always meant to be easier in T20 cricket and on this Surat pitch, there is an advantage for the batters, and we expect the bowlers to be in for a tough time again in this clash.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SS

W L

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

UPBS

L L

UPBS

168/5 in 20.0 8.4

BCL

MP Tigers beat UP Brij Stars by 71 runs 15 Dec 2024

MPT

239/3 in 20.0 11.95

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

After losing their opening game and the inaugural contest of the 2024 Big Cricket League, Southern Spartans came fighting back in their second game and had no problem defeating Rajasthan Regals.

And it was a remarkable performance from Southern Spartans who excelled with both bat and ball! Therefore, they are likely to be very hard to stop in this game if they replicate their levels.

With the bat, Shrestha was the star, smashing 51 runs from only 18 balls and we can expect him to look to clear the ropes at every opportunity in this fixture.

Abhishek Sakuja and Abhimanyu Mithun were the standout bowlers in the last game and both will come into this clash full of confidence.

Southern Spartans Predicted Playing XI:

Solomon Mire, Phil Mustard, Shrestha, Herschelle Gibbs, Aman Khan, Abdul Rehman, Faiz Fazal, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Milin Yadav, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhishek Sakuja

Southern Spartans Actual Playing XI:

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

UP Brij Stars Preview

It was the bowlers for UP Brij Stars who did not get their team off to a strong enough start in the match against MP Tigers and as a result they were hit to all parts and the game was already lost by the halfway stage.

Imran Tahir was expected to be the real trump card for UP Brij Stars but he will be desperate to improve on his figures of 1/43 in Saturday's defeat with only Ishwar Pandey and Vedprakash Manda also picking up wickets.

With the bat, the Stars may have lost, but captain Chirag Gandhi will come into this fixture after hitting one of the innings of the tournament - an unbeaten 101 from only 58 balls.

UP Brij Stars Predicted Playing XI:

Jitender Singh, Muhammad Sami Khan, Chirag Gandhi (c), Asghar Afghan, Raahat Agarwal, Aryan Praveen, Apoorva Mehrotra, Ishwar Pandey, Monu Kumar, Imran Tahir, Vedprakash Manda

UP Brij Stars Actual Playing XI:

Hamilton Masakadza, Chirag Gandhi, Narendra Kr. Meena, Vedprakash Manda, Imran Tahir, Monu Kumar, Salil Yadav, Aryan Praveen, Jitender Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Sami Khan, Asghar Afghan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It's going to be a very warm day in Surat and during this game the temperature is forecast to be over 30 degrees throughout! No clouds and no rain are in the forecast.

SS vs UPBS Pitch Report

This Surat pitch is a good one for batting on. There is pace in the wicket and there are also some short boundaries for the batters to take advantage of. Whoever bats first will be looking to post 220+.

Toss: To Bat

We have seen the teams batting first making the most of the pace on the ball and in the wicket and posting big scores over recent games. We expect both sides to want to bat first once again in this fixture.