J&K is all set to share the battleground with Himachal Pradesh after a stonking win against Haryana in the domestic 20twenty. The face-off is going to be held on November 8, 2021, at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara.
So far, both the teams have won one each in the three squared off matches, though having similar points and win-loss ratio, with four points in their kitty, Jammu & Kashmir stand above Himachal Pradesh and on the fourth position in the table of groups.
Himachal Pradesh is positioned fifth, right below J&K based on run rate.
After back-to-back losing, the J&K unit has bounced back with a more robust course of action by They were defeating the star-studded team of Haryana by seven wickets.
Pacer Umran Malik and senior cricketer Parvez Rasool were the team’s star performers, while Shubham Pundir, Vivrant Sharma, Mujtaba Yousuf and Aquib Nabi also brought laurels. Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh is coming into this fixture after a loss against Rajasthan in their previous game.
Pitch report – J&K vs Himachal Pradesh
The stadium offers remarkably for both batters and bowlers. The second innings probably would bring toiling for the bowlers, especially those of pacers.
The teams might find it hard to strategize their game plans and put their best foot forward.
Weather forecast – J&K vs Himachal Pradesh
The approximate temperature is 35 degrees Celsius implying that the team needs to sweat their skills off in the boil against their opponents.
The afternoon match with soaring temperature remains a concern demanding more effort to bring the ball on their court at the end of the game.
The probably 11 – J&K vs Himachal Pradesh
As observed in the last three outings of Jammu and Kashmir, all batters seem to have been in a good position and contributed significantly to each game the confrontation unit seems to have covered all their bases too.
J&K – (captain) Shubham Pundir, (wicketkeeper) Ian Dev Singh, Imran Malik, Abid Mushtaq, Henan Nazrin, Vivrant Sharma, Parvez Rasool, Auqib Nabi, Abdul Samad, Mujtaba Yousuf and Manzoor Dar.
Any change in the playing 11 is though unlikely. Management continues to consider the following as the comprising. However, the team has not been in a good position in the past few matches; it is anticipated that they might try to change the gameplay techniques of the group besides the players remaining the same.
Himachal Pradesh – Ankur Bedi, Abhimanyu Rana, Prashant Chopra, Shubham Arora, Rishi Dhawan, Nitin Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Vaibhav Arora, Nikhil Gangta, Akash Vasisth and Pankaj Jaswal.
Match Prediction – J&K vs Himachal Pradesh
The confrontation would be flaming hot since both the teams are very competent to reserve a position in the quarterfinals. The match is going to be a thrilling one, with both teams striving to attain victory.
Team Jammu and Kashmir is expected to continue its winning spree and might overpower Himachal Pradesh.
This match’s outcome could prove to be a cracker in determining a spot in the quarterfinals for both teams.
It would be worth noticing how both the team’s level up and bring out their game to win the trophy.
The match might prove to be an eye-opener for both teams in terms of performance, and while neither of them has performed any great in the previous three games, let’s see how well the players cope up to the situation.
