Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024- Match 3, MD vs HT and Match 4, KBB vs MW - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: August 16th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Maharaja T20 Trophy, Match 3- Mangaluru Dragons vs Hubli Tigers and Match 4- Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysore Warriors, which will be played on the 16th of August at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Match 3- Mangaluru Dragons vs Hubli Tigers (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)


Current Form Mangaluru Dragons:

Mangaluru Dragons finished at the 5th position on points table in the previous edition of Maharaja T20 Trophy. They managed to win only 4 games in the competition.

The top run scorer for Mangaluru Dragons in the previous edition of Maharaja T20 Trophy was Krishnamurthy Siddharth with 309 runs to his name.

The top wicket scorer for Mangaluru Dragons in the previous edition of Maharaja T20 Trophy was Paras Arya with 10 scalps under his belt.

Mangaluru Dragons have a relatively weaker squad compared to the other teams participating in Maharaja T20 Trophy. It will be a surprise if they make it to the Playoffs.

Players to look out for:

1. Shreyas Gopal - He is a skilled bowling all rounder who has improved his batting to good standards in the last couple of years. Gopal has a terrific record at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. He is expected to be Mangaluru Dragons' best batter this season.

2. Paras Arya - He was the top wicket taker for Mangaluru Dragons in the last edition of Maharaja T20 Trophy. He can provide breakthroughs at crucial junctures of the match.


Current Form Hubli Tigers:

Hubli Tigers are the defending champions of Maharaja T20 Trophy. They defeated Mysore Warriors in the Finals of last edition by 8 runs.

The top run scorer for Hubli Tigers in the previous edition of Maharaja T20 Trophy was Mohammed Taha with 448 runs to his name.

The top wicket scorer for Hubli Tigers in the previous edition of Maharaja T20 Trophy was Manvanth Kumar with 22 scalps under his belt.

Hubli Tigers have talented players in their squad like Mohammed Taha, Manish Pandey and Manvanth Kumar. Hubli Tigers are expected to make it to the Playoffs without any hassles.

Players to look out for:

1. Mohammed Taha - He is a hard hitting batter who played an important role for Hubli Tigers in the previous triumphant season of Maharaja T20 Trophy. Taha can provide acceleration when his team needs the most. He is expected to be Hubli Tigers' best batter this season.

2. Manvanth Kumar - He was the joint highest wicket taker last season. Kumar can provide early in-roads for his team and also bowls economically; not giving enough room to the batters to work with.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Mangaluru Dragons:

Rohan Patil, Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Nikin Jose, Dheeraj J Gowda, Macneil Hadley Noronha, Tushar Singh, Lankesh KS, Sagar Solanki, Lochan Gowda, Shreyas Gopal, Sanjay Ashwin, Paras Gurbax Arya, MB Darshan, Sankalp Shettennavar, Nischith N Rao, Abhilash Shetty, Pranav Bhatia, Samarth Nagaraj


Hubli Tigers:

Mohammed Taha, Thippa Reddy, Manish Pandey, Rishi Bopanna, Madhav Prakash Bajaj, Aneeshwar Gautam, Manvanth Kumar L, Karthikeya KP, Krishnan Shrijith, Aadarsh Prajwal, Kruthik Krishna, KC Cariappa, Vidhwath Kaverappa, LR Kumar, Daman Deep Singh, Nishchith Pai, Mitrakanth Yadav, Shreesha Achar


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Hubli Tigers

Who will win?- Hubli Tigers

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Mohammed Taha (Hubli Tigers), Shreyas Gopal (Mangaluru Dragons)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Manvanth Kumar (Hubli Tigers), Paras Arya (Mangaluru Dragons)

Most Sixes – Mohammed Taha (Hubli Tigers), Shreyas Gopal (Mangaluru Dragons)

Player of the Match - Mohammed Taha (Hubli Tigers)

Team Scores Batting first – Hubli Tigers 190+, Mangaluru Dragons 165+

Match Handicap:  Hubli Tigers

Match 4- Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysore Warriors (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)


Current Form Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters:

Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 1 victory to their credit.

The top run scorer for Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters in Maharaja T20 Trophy is LR Chethan with 53 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters in Maharaja T20 Trophy is Aditya Goyal with 3 scalps under his belt.

Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters have won their first match of the competition against Gulbarga Mystics by a big margin of 9 wickets.

Gulbarga Mystics batted first and they posted a total of 116 before being bowled out. Luvnith Sisodia and Devdutt Padikkal gave a decent start to their team by scoring 14 and 20 runs respectively. Once these two got out, Gulbarga Mystics lost their way. They started losing wickets in regular succession and the game went out of their reach. Aditya Goyal picked up 3 wickets for Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters as Gulbarga Mystics were bowled out for a small total of 116.

During the chase, LR Chethan and Mayank Agarwal took the responsibility of taking Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters over the line. They scored 53 and 47 runs respectively to win the match for Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters with 9 wickets in hand.


Current Form Mysore Warriors:

Mysore Warriors Blasters are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 victory to their credit.

The top run scorer for Mysore Warriors in Maharaja T20 Trophy is Manoj Bhandage with 42 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Mysore Warriors in Maharaja T20 Trophy is Jagadeesha Suchith with 2 scalps under his belt.

Mysore Warriors have won their previous match against Shivamogga Strikers by 7 runs (DLS method).

Mysore Warriors batted first and they got off to a horrible start, losing 5 wickets for just 70 runs. Big players like Karun Nair and Jagadeesha Suchith failed with the bat. Manoj Bhandage then played a match winning knock of 42 runs in 16 balls to help Mysore Warriors get to a strong total of 159 for 8 in 20 overs.

During the chase, Shivamogga Strikers lost Nihal Ullal and K Rohit cheaply. Abhinav Manohar tried his best to get Shivamogga Strikers back into the game. He smashed 52 off 29 balls. However, Manohar got very little support from the other batters. Shivamogga Strikers were 80 for 5 in 9 overs when the rain arrived. The match couldn't restart and Mysore Warriors were declared winners by 7 runs (DLS method).

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters:

Mayank Agarwal, Mohsin Khan, Santok Singh, Varun Rao TN, Shubhang Hegde, Aniruddha Joshi, Aditya Goyal, LR Chethan, Suraj Ahuja, Shivkumar Rakshith, Naveen MG, Prateek Jain, Kranthi Kumar, Lavish Kaushal, Varun Kumar HC, Niranjan Naik, Shikhar Shetty, Bheem Rao Navale

Mysore Warriors:

Karun Nair, SU Karthik, Deepak Devadiga, Harshil Dharmani, Dhanush Gowda, Codanda Ajit Karthik, Manoj Bhandage, Samit Dravid, EJ Jasper, Muralidhara Venkatesh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sarfaraz Ashraf, Jagadeesha Suchith, Vidyadhar Patil, Gautam Mishra, Prasidh Krishna, Smayan Srivastava


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters

Who will win?- Mysore Warriors

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Karun Nair (Mysore Warriors), LR Chethan (Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jagadeesha Suchith (Mysore Warriors), Gneshwar Naveen (Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters)

Most Sixes – Karun Nair (Mysore Warriors), LR Chethan (Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters)

Player of the Match - Karun Nair (Mysore Warriors)

Team Scores Batting first – Mysore Warriors 175+, Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters 170+

Match Handicap: Mysore Warriors


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