With the UP T20 League 2024 inching toward the climax, it’s about time the final round-robin fixtures come forth. The defending champions, Kashi Rudras, will be seen in action on Sunday, September 8th, against the Noida Super Kings at 3 P.M Indian Standard Time (IST) in the opening fixture of the day. The match will be live from the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Kashi Rudras are at that stage where they either clinch a playoff spot or get themselves out of the tournament. They sit in 4th place – the last playoff position – with 8 points from 9 matches. The team badly needs to win this match if they want to hold onto this position.
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Consequently, Noida Super Kings have been having a dismal season with 4 points after 8 games. With a promising playoffs effort last season, the year 2024 has turned out to be a dampener so far for them since many of their key players have failed to show up.
Match Details
Time: 3:00pm, Indian Standard Time (IST), Sunday, 8 September
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vijapyee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Head-to-Head Battle
Kashi Rudras: 3
Noida Super Kings: 1
Weather Forecast And Pitch Report
The weather will remain mostly cloudy with minimal threat of rain. The humidity will remain 68-77%.
Pitch Report- The conditions will remain average for both batting and bowling
Expected Playing XI
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
Noida Super Kings: Rahul Rai, Prashant Veer, Aditya Sharma, Nitish Rana (C), Mohammad Sharim, Kartikeya Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Kavya Teotia, Naman Tiwari, Kunal Tyagi, Bobby Yadav
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Key Players To Watch Out For
Kashi Rudras: Sunil Kumar has been the top bowler for Rudras, he has taken 13 wickets in 9 matches.
Noida Super Kings: Prashant Veer has been the top batter, he has scored 157 runs in 8 innings with a strike rate of 133.05.
Points Table
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | Net RR | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meerut Mavericks | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.246 | W-W-W-W-L |
| 2 | Lucknow Falcons | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.548 | W-L-W-W-W |
| 3 | Gorakhpur Lions | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.087 | L-W-W-L-W |
| 4 | Kanpur Superstars | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.590 | W-W-L-L-L |
| 5 | Kashi Rudras | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.096 | L-L-L-L-W |
| 6 | Noida Super Kings | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.899 | L-L-L-W-L |
