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