GUJ Vs GOA Dream11 Team, Probable Playing 11, Toss, Pitch And Match Report: After topping their respective groups, Gujarat and Goa throw open the doors of the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy.
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When Gujarat and Goa clash heads today in the first quarter-final of the Ranji Trophy, we are going to be in for a tie befitting of the stature of a quarter-final. Both these outfits were unbeaten in their group stage encounters, coming into this encounter with a runaway lead atop of ther groups.
Finishing in the pinnacles of Elite Group A and B with the four wins and three draws, for Gujarat, the ongoing edition of the tournamnet couldn’t have gotten any better till now. They not only emerged as leaders amongst stiff competition but came up with some pleasing to the eye displays, performances which won us over given their clinical nature.
Elsewhere, Goa were comprehensive in their path to making it over here as well with the side winning 6 out of 8 ties in the Plate Group. While in Gujarat they face a massively superior opponent than the ones they came across in the group stages, the way they torched their way into this round will have instilled in their ranks colossal confidence preceding the imminent tie.
GUJ Vs GOA Probable Winner
With the group toppers of their respective groups taking on each other, we are going to be in for a ravishing affair when these two go at loggerheads. What gives Goa the edge in this one is not only the fact that they are playing in akin conditions but the repertoire of bats they have in their unit, ones who’ll guide the side to the ensuing round.
Pitch Conditions And Toss
This is a surface where the side winning the toss will be looking to come out and subject itself to batting first. With the conditions being batting conducive on day one before the track eventually cracks open to favour the spinners, the team chasing will be in for a travesty in this encounter.
Probable Playing 11
Gujarat
Kathan Patel, Priyank Panchal, Samit Gohel, Bhargav Merai, Manprit Juneja, Roosh Kalaria, Parthiv Patel (C, WK), Piyush Chawla, Chintan Gaja, Siddharth Desai, Arzan Nagwaswalla
Goa
Patel (C), Verma (WK), Misal, Gawas, Pandrekar, Kaushik, Garg, Parab, Govekar, Sirur, Harikant
Match Details
Ranji Trophy 2019-20
Match: Gujarat Vs Goa Quarter-Final 1
Date And Time: 20th February, Thursday- 9:30am IST
Venue: Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Valsad
5 Must Have Picks
Gujarat
- Kathan Patel, Priyank Panchal, Bhargav Merai, Chintan Gaja, Siddharth Desai
Goa
- Patel, Verma, Pandrekar, Kaushik, Garg
GUJ Vs GOA Dream11 Wicket-Keeper
With 236 runs in his bygone outing in the tournamnet, Goa’s wicket-keeper, Smit Patel is a good option for us but Parthiv Patel being a majority pick, we have to go with Parthiv Patel.
Toss Trick : We can add Smit Patel Parthiv patel to the squad if Goa Bats First
GUJ Vs GOA Dream11 Batsmen
With 344 runs in 5 ties, Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal was a must have pick for us for this forthcoming fixture. He’s going to find company in M Juneja who has the 444 runs in those same encounters with the two players making for resplendent partnership, one comprising of two instrumental names in Gujarat’s batting unit.
Goa Batsmen are the reason they topped the Ranji Trophy Group C. We are going with the duo of S Kauthanker and S Amonkar from Goa.
GUJ Vs GOA Dream11 All-Rounders
After a gargantuan effort of 236 in the foregone encounter, Amit Verma was always going to be an instant pick for us from Goa this imminent tie. Elsewhere, we are indulging in the services of the one player from Gujarat as well with Axar Patel being indulged in courtesy of the 7 wickets he returned with the last time around.
GUJ Vs GOA Dream11 Bowling Order
With the 17 wickets apiece in their artillery, the formidable and daunting partnership of Chintan Gaja and Arzan Nagwaswalla marauds into our Dream 11 unit for this encounter from Gujarat. The two comprise of lethal bowlers, players whose ability to persistently send down wicket to wicket line and length deliveries makes them instant picks.
Teajs Patel got 2 wickets in the first Innings of his last match. Also him being a cheap buy, we have to go for him along with the enigmatic Heramb Parab form Goa .
Captain And Vice-Captain
Karnataka Bat First: Priyank Panchal will captain our side with A Verma being the vice-captain given the electric form the two are in this season.
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Goa Bat First: Same Captain and Vice Captain with S Patel Coming in for A Patel
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Dream 11 Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.
