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UP T20 League 2024: Gorakhpur Lions Vs Kashi Rudras, Pre-Match Report

Sunil Kumar has been a standout bowler for Kashi Rudras. He has saved his team time and again with his lethal bowling. 

UP T20 League: Gorakhpur Lions will be playing against Kashi Rudras
UP T20 League: Gorakhpur Lions will be playing against Kashi Rudras

The UP T20 League 2024 is going strong, the match 19 will feature Gorakhpur Lions and the Kashi Rudras. The head-on match will be played on September 3 at 7:30pm (IST). It will be held at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The playoff spot is still a possibility for the Gorakhpur Lions, who’ll be eyeing a win to seal their position. The unavailability of some leading performers like Dhruv Jurel and Aryan Juyal, amongst others, owing to preparation for the Duleep Trophy, has been a major setback for the team.

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Defending champions Kashi Rudras suffered a loss in their opening match against Rinku Singh led Meerut Mavericks. But the Rudras bounced back stronger and are almost confirmed with a playoffs spot, but the team needs to continue doing better. Recently they lost to Meerut Mavericks after rain disrupted the match.

Also Read: UP T20 League 2024: Rinku Singh Sparks with Quickfire 39 From 12 Balls For Meerut Mavericks

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Match Details

Time: 7:30 P.M Indian Standard Time (IST), 3 September, Tuesday 2024

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Head-to-Head Battle

Gorakhpur Lions: 1

Kashi Rudras: 2

Weather Forecast And Pitch Report

The weather will remain mostly cloudy, there’s little to no threat of rain throughout the day. The humidity will be 75-85%.

The temperature will be between 31-29 degrees

Pitch Report- The conditions will be average for all kinds of bowling.

Also Read: UP T20 League 2024: From Orphaned Teen To India U-19 Captain, Mohd. Amaan Reflects On His Cricket Career

Expected Playing XI

Gorakhpur Lions: Yashu Pradhan, Hardeep Singh, Abhishek Goswami, Akshdeep Nath (C), Siddharth Yadav, Amit Rakesh, Vijay Yadav, Hiralal Maurya, Abdul Rehman, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Ankit Rajpoot

Kashi Rudras: Karan Sharma (C), Shiva Singh, Almas Shaukat, Shivam Bansal, Prince Yadav, Ghanshyam Upadhyay, Yashovardhan Singh, Aranav Baliyan, Shivam Mavi, Jasmeer Dhankar, Atal Bihari Vipin Rai

Key Players To Watch Out For

Gorakhpur Lions: 

The batters have been struggling throughout the season, but pacer Ankit Rajpoot has outshone everyone with his consistency. He has been  a backbone to team’s bowling lineup.

Kashi Rudras: 

Sunil Kumar has been a standout bowler for Kashi Rudras. He has saved his team time and again with his lethal bowling.

Points Table

Pos Team Matches Won Lost No Result Points NRR
1 Meerut Mavericks 5 4 1 0 8 +2.047
2 Kashi Rudras 5 4 1 0 8 +0.161
3 Lucknow Falcons 5 2 3 0 4 +0.307
4 Gorakhpur Lions 5 2 3 0 4 -0.112
5 Kanpur Superstars 5 2 3 0 4 -0.481
6 Noida Kings 5 1 4 0 2 -1.636

HISTORY

Written By

Daisy Mehta


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