Legends Special T20 2022

Match 5: GJG vs MNT

Preview

GJG will clash with MNT in the fifth match of the Legends Special T20 2022 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday, September 22. 

GJG are ruling the chart and are sitting in first place on the points table having won both the matches they have played so far. On the contrary, MNT are currently placed at the bottom of the points table having lost two out of two matches. 

GJG and MNT clashed with each other in the 3rd match of this season in which GFG came out victorious by two wickets. MNT while batting first scored 120 runs with the likes of Mohammad Kaif and Ravikant Shukla jointly scoring 56 runs. The opponent’s bowling attack was led by Ashok Dinda and Tillakaratne Dilshan who picked a couple of scalps each. Being on the chasing side, GJG chased down the target of 121 runs in just 17.2 overs. Parthiv Patel scored the maximum from this side (34 runs off 17 balls) leading to their second win.   

Match Details

Match: GJG vs MNT, 5th Match, Legends Special T20 2022

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch in the Arun Jaitley Stadium is a well-balanced surface for both the batters and the bowlers. Although the pitch will assist the seamers more than the spinners. The pacers will be able to disturb the batters in the initial phase of the match and the spinners will be able to put a check on the run rate. The captain winning the toss will choose to chase the target. The last two out of three matches played on this pitch have been won by the bowling side. 

GJG vs MNT Squads

GJG: Virender Sehwag (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Kevin O Brien, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lendl Simmons, Thisara Perera, Joginder Sharma, Yashpal Singh, Graeme Swann, Rayad Emrit, KP Appanna, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ashok Dinda, Stuart Binny, Manvinder Bisla, Richard Levi, Ajantha Mendis, Chris Tremlett, Chris Gayle, Daniel Vettori, Elton Chigumbura

MNT: Tatenda Taibu (wk), Harbhajan Singh (c), Shivakant Shukla, Swapnil Asnodkar, Mohammad Kaif, Ravikant Shukla, Pardeep Sahu, Corey Anderson, Ryan Jay Sidebottom, Chris Mpofu, Muttiah Muralitharan, Daren Sammy, Vikram Singh, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Phil Mustard, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Reetinder Sodhi, Ricardo Powell, Lance Klusener, Imran Tahir, Parvinder Awana, Brett Lee

GJG vs MNT Probable Playing XIs

GJG: Virender Sehwag (C), Kevin O’Brien, Yashpal Singh, Manvinder Bisla, Parthiv Patel, Thisara Perera, Elton Chigumbura, Ryan Emrit, Richard Levi, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ashok Dinda, K Appanna, Graeme Swann

MNT: Phil Mustard, Corey Anderson, Mohammad Kaif, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Lance Klusener, Daren Sammy, Harbhajan Singh (C), Ryan Sidebottom, Imran Tahir, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan

Match Prediction

GJG are in the seventh heaven after winning both their matches in this league. They are definitely ahead of MNT to win the third match and remain undefeated this season.

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