It will be a face-off between the Bhilwara Kings and the Manipal Tigers in Legends League Cricket on Monday. Both the teams have played 3 matches each so far in this edition of the tournament and while Bhilwara Kings have registered one win, a solitary defeat with one of their matches being washed out, Manipal Tigers are still in search of their first win in the competition. The Harbhajan Singh-led team, in fact, have lost two matches and has seen one of their fixtures being abandoned due to rain.
Before the two teams meet at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, here is a look at the match prediction, toss prediction, predicted powerplay score and the average first innings total at this venue.
1. Toss Prediction
Bhilwara Kings have won both their tosses. So with a 100 per cent toss winning rate in LLC 2022, expecting them to win the toss.
2. Win Possibility
From what has been on display so far in the tournament, Manipal Tigers haven't been up to the mark. Hence predicting Bhilwara Kings to win this contest. The Kings too haven't been as consistent with the result as they would have liked but at least have a win against their name and the fact that it came against the same opposition makes it easier to choose them as the predicted winner.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is Bhilwara Kings. Although the team has the worst net run rate among the four sides, they have crossed the winning line once and that should give them the confidence to do it more often ahead in the competition.
4. Powerplay Score and Average Score
160 has been the average first innings total in this competition so far. This is set to be the first match in Cuttack in LLC 2022 so it will be interesting to see how the wicket behaves. The predicted powerplay score should be in the range of 30-45.
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